Institute for Family Health
Institute for Family Health
Grant Status
In Progress
Project Title
Access to Primary Care for the Underserved in the Mid-Hudson Valley
Award Amount
$1,056,453
Location
Manhattan
Website
Date Awarded
September 20, 2007
The Institute for Family Health is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the quality and availability of family practice services to medically underserved populations. Founded in 1983, the Institute operates a freestanding primary care network that includes 10 community health centers located in the Bronx and Manhattan, and this grant will allow completion of the acquisition of additional centers in the Mid-Hudson region.
As of 2007, the Mid-Hudson Network was losing $100,000 per month and was on the brink of insolvency. After Mid-Hudson asked the Institute for Family Health to assume its operations, the Institute acquired six of Mid-Hudson’s family practice centers in Ulster and Dutchess counties. These centers are the major source of primary and preventive care in New Paltz, Kingston, Ellenville, and Hyde Park. Collectively, the centers provide care to 43,000 patients, who make approximately 165,000 visits per year, and are virtually the only local source of care available to people who receive Medicaid or who have no insurance; 63% of the centers' patients are publicly insured or uninsured. With NYSHealth’s support, the Institute will close on the loan, complete the acquisition, and complete the implementation of the electronic heath record system.