Chase Brexton Health Care patients experiencing financial hardship during the COVID-10 crisis will benefit from a $7,500 grant awarded to the community health center from The Baltimore County COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund at the Baltimore Community Foundation.
The grant will enable Chase Brexton's Randallstown Center to provide rental assistance to patients in need.
Chase Brexton Health Care patients will benefit from a $82,231 grant awarded to the community health center earlier this month by PNC Charitable Trust.
The director of our LGBT Health Resource Center, Sam McClure, recently penned an op/ed for Baltimore OUTLoud in which she discussed the dramatic, emotional swings in recent events, and shared her personal journey in navigating them.
Ebony Beckles and Heidi Whiting from our Medication Support Team were recently honored by the Baltimore Sun as "Heroes of the Week" for their extraordinary efforts to help Chase Brexton patients adhere to their medication plans and treatment regimen.
From the Baltimore Sun's story:
"It already was difficult to get their HIV-positive patients to adhere to their medication regimen, but COVID-19 has made the work of Beckles and Whiting that much more difficult.
Chase Brexton Health Care patients facing hypertension or cardiovascular disease will benefit from the community health care center’s purchase of new EKG machines, made possible by a recent $74,000 grant from CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield.
The grant award was made as part of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield’s "Improved Access to Chronic Disease Management Services for Low-Income Populations Diagnosed with Hypertension or Vascular Disease” program.
By Mark Ridderhoff, LCSW-C
The LGBT Health Resource Center of Chase Brexton Health Care
On May 27 we lost one of the many great leaders of the LGBT+ community: Larry Kramer, the founder of Gay Men’s Health Crisis and Act Up.
Chase Brexton Health Care’s ongoing efforts to diagnose and treat COVID-19, as well as its continued care for individuals living with HIV, will be boosted by a recent $25,000 grant from Broadway Cares.
The funds provided by the organization’s Emergency Grant for Pandemic Relief will be used to support patients with immediate needs, whether those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, or those living with HIV or AIDS.
Chase Brexton recently received $50,000 in emergency grant funding from the medical aid organization Direct Relief, in partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers—and Baltimore’s own NBA star, Rudy Gay, visited Chase Brexton’s Mt. Vernon Center to present the funds.
A recent series of grants totaling more than $300,000 has buoyed Chase Brexton Heath Care's continued operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to the generous support of a number of local and national organizations.
The grants include:
Chase Brexton Health Care has once again earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Ambulatory and Behavioral Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards.
The Gold Seal is a symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.
