Media inquries contacts
Robin West, Sr. Director of Communications (347) 604-0063
Robin.west@urbanhealthplan.org
Alessandra Mautone, Communications Specialist (347) 225-2192
Alessandra.mautone@urbanhealthplan.org
2016 Press Releases (TBD)
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Archived releases (2009-2015)
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2014
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2011
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12-01-0608-05-0607-24-06Don’t Let Us Get Caught With Our Pints down This Summer
Urban Health Plan, Inc. presents its 2nd Blood Drive of 2006 (PDF)07-01-0605-20-0605-03-0603-01-06SILENT KILLER “EXPO”SED IN THE SOUTH BRONX
Urban Health Plan, Inc. presents its third annual Diabetes Expo at C.S. 134 in the South Bronx (PDF)02-21-0601-20-06
UHP In the News
07-31-15
El Bronx Registra la Mayoría de Muertes por Diabetes en EEUU (NY 1 Noticias)
04-15-15
A Perfect Ten, Un Diez Perfecto (Bronx Free Press)
12-09-09
Health Center Opens in Morrisania (News 12)
02-16-15
08-14-14
Tapping into “Liquid Gold” (Bronx Times)
06-27-14
Building Healthy Lives and Finding Care (Queens Tribune)
06-21-14
06-05-14
The Bronx’s Weight Problem (WNYC)
05-22-14
05-22-14
05-07-14
2014 Top 25 Hispanic Nonprofit Organizations (Hispanic Business Magazine)
04-25-14
04-25-14
04-04-14
Advertising to Blame for Bronx Obesity (ABC Nightly News)
04-01-14
Parts of the Bronx count 10 bodegas for every supermarket (NY Daily News)
02-06-14
New Health Center Helps Residents Get Insurance (DNAInfo.com)
01-05-14
Children and Asthma (NBC Dateline)
04-13-11
UHP ribbon cutting ceremony for new clinical space (Bronx Free Press)
04-08-11
UHP ribbon cutting ceremony with NYS Health Commissioner (Serrano newsletter)
03-24-11
UHP Honored by Visions (Bronx Times Reporter)
02- 2011
LIU Alumni News – Profile on Dr. Izquierdo
01-01-11
03-14-11
12-01-10
05-30-10
05-27-10
05-23-10
05-01-10
04-19-10
Case Study: Iris Scans for Patient ID; An urban clinic avoids calling up the wrong record (Healthcareinfosecurity.com)
04-15-10
04-05-10
03-19-10
Campaign against childhood obesity (Telemundo news segment)
03-15-10
At Bronx clinic, the eyes are windows to medical records (CNN.com article)
03-04-10
EHR helps Urban Health Plan attend to ‘whole-patient’ (Healthcare IT News article)
03-03-10
New charter school to prepare kids for health careers (Bronx Times Reporter article)
12-15-09
Health Clinic operator awarded $12m in stimulus funds (New York Daily News article)
03-23-09
02-23-09
09-04-08
05-01-07
04-01-07
01-23-07
Annual Report
Fact Sheet
- Founded in 1974 by Dr. Richard Izquierdo, a local family practitioner who has been practicing in the community since 1962, as a not-for-profit, Article 28 Diagnostic and Treatment Center licensed by the New York State Department of Health
- Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) designation obtained in 1999
- Accredited by the Joint Commission in 2003; reaccredited in 2006 and 2010
- Recipient of the Nicholas E. Davies Award for Excellence from the Health Information Management Systems Society for its excellence in the use of electronic health records
- Awarded Level 3 recognition as a Physician Practice Connections – Patient-Centered Medical Home (PPC-PCMH) from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Level 3 recognition is the highest awarded by the NCQA.
- Relocated to a new, $14 million state-of the art facility in 2001
- In 2014, there were more than 68,000 patients and close to 350,000 patient visits
- 764 staff members and 108 medical providers (use 2015 numbers when available)
- Largest employer in zip code 10459