PCDC NEWS

PCDC continues to make headway in our efforts to ensure excellent healthcare in every neighborhood.

PCDC HELPS KEEP MID-HUDSON PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS ON THEIR FEET AND PROVIDING  HEALTHCARE TO MORE THAN 40,000 PATIENTS: Institute for Family Health (IFH) acquired Mid-Hudson Family Health Institute, saving access to high quality primary care for patients in New York’s Mid-Hudson region. PCDC provided a loan of $5.8 million. 

Times Herald-Record 10.29.07-“ Takeover means major overhaul in family health”

PCDC RECIEVES $40 MILLION IN TAX CREDITS: PCDC receives $40 million in tax credits from the U.S. Treasury Department to provide low-interest loans to community health centers across New York State. Read more.

Crain’s Health Pulse 10.12.07-“PCDC Award”

PCDC NATIONAL SUMMIT ON PRIMARY CARE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: PCDC thanks the supporters, speakers, and all those  who attended the Summit on September 19th, 2007 in NYC! Read Summit highlights and presentations and learn more about our national Primary Care Emergency Preparedness Program™.

PCDC RECIEVES HIT GRANT: PCDC receives a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to study effective information technology strategies for improving control of hypertension among low income immigrant populations. Read more.

The New York Sun 10.23.07-“Funds to Study Impact of Health Information Technology”

PRIMARY CARE POLICY: PCDC is committed to advancing New York State's primary care system and is proud to be one of the founding founders of the Primary Care Coalition. To learn more about the Primary Care Coalition, please go to www.nyprimarycarehome.org.

NYC PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE REPORT: PCDC and The New York Health and Hospitals Corporation issued a report showing a significant shortage of primary care physicians serving low-income communities in New York City. To learn more, please read the report: A Primary Care Capacity Shortage in New York City and The Potential Impact of Hospital Closures.