Baltimore – (April 21, 2020) – The Siemens Foundation today announced it is providing $150,000 to Chase Brexton Health Care to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. The community health center is one of 12 receiving financial support from the non-profit organization established by Siemens USA.
Chase Brexton Launches COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
Seeking to better meet patient needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, Chase Brexton Health Care has established a COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund which will help the community health center maintain patient screening and testing efforts and build its telehealth capability.
Baltimore Sun: Dr. Bruno on How to Treat COVID-19 Symptoms
From The Baltimore Sun, Sunday, March 22, 2020:
“A lot of the self-care advice is the same no matter what it is, with the social distancing aspect to it if it’s coronavirus,” said Dr. Richard Bruno, a primary care doctor at Chase Brexton Health Services.
Whether it’s flu, a cold or coronavirus, Bruno said, “you really need to get some rest.”
Metro Weekly: Dr. Ruhs Discusses Impacts of COVID-19 on HIV+ Individuals
From Metro Weekly, Monday, March 16, 2020:
Dr. Sebastian Ruhs, the director of the Infectious Diseases Center of Excellence at Chase Brexton Health Care in Baltimore, notes that there’s no difference in the risk posed to a healthy LGBTQ person and a healthy heterosexual person — although some LGBTQ people may be at higher risk due to other underlying health conditions or lifestyle choices, such as smoking or vaping, that might compromise their pulmonary health.
Information on COVID-19 and HIV
Dr. Sebastian Ruhs, interim Chief Medical Officer and Director of Infectious Diseases, offered the following information for individuals living with HIV who are concerned about the effects of COVID-19.
LGBT Health Resource Center Joins Open Letter on LGBTQ+ & COVID-19
The LGBT Health Resource Center joined more than 100 other organizations as signatories of a national open letter about coronavirus and the LGBTQ+ communities.
The letter, organized by the National LGBT Cancer Network and GLMA, addresses the LGBTQ+ communities’ increased vulnerability for COVID-19 as a direct result of three factors:
Chase Brexton Employees Raise More Than $25,000 to Support Mission of Healthcare for All
BALTIMORE (January 14, 2020) - Chase Brexton Health Care employees raised more than $25,000 during the organization’s recently completed end-of-year employee giving campaign, which will support their mission to provide welcoming, affordable health care for all.
The final total of $25,709 exceeded the campaign’s goal, with 32 percent of Chase Brexton’s more than 400 employees contributing. The total includes five individual gifts of more than $1,000.
Substance Use Providers Boosted by Federal Loan Repayment Program
From The Baltimore Times, Dec. 13, 2019:
Chase Brexton, a clinic with a mission to provide quality care that honors diversity and improves communities, is among healthcare facilities to receive money in scholarship and loan repayment awards for clinicians and students through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC).
Chase Brexton has locations in the Mount Vernon section of Baltimore, and in Columbia, Easton, Glen Burnie, MICA, and Randallstown.
Chase Brexton Receives More Than $400,000 in Federal Grants
Chase Brexton Health Care recently received more than $400,000 in federal grants recognizing its national leadership in quality care metrics and expanding its dental care programs.
The funding, made available through the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), represents a significant boost to Chase Brexton’s mission to provide welcoming, affordable, quality health care for all.
Remembering Elijah Cummings
We awoke this morning to the news that we lost a great champion of Baltimore and of health care access for all.
