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.
2019 Baltimore AIDS Walk & Music Festival Halfway to $150,000 Goal
With the 2019 Baltimore AIDS Walk & Music Festival now halfway to its goal of $150,000, Chase Brexton Health Care is excited to announce the lineup of performers and Community Partners joining us at Power Plant Live! on Sunday, June 9.
Thanks to the hard work of our teams, sponsors, and Community Partners, more than $85,000 has been raised as of early April. Chase Brexton seeks to raise at least $150,000 to fund a newly established HIV medication messenger delivery service.
New Law Allows PrEP Prescription to Minors Without Parental Consent
Maryland lawmakers on March 25 passed legislation supported by testimony from Chase Brexton Health Care providers allowing the prescription of HIV-preventing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to minors without parental permission.
The bill now heads to Governor Larry Hogan to be signed into law.
PrEP is a single daily pill which is overwhelmingly effective in reducing an individual’s risk of contracting HIV if they are exposed to the virus. Chase Brexton has been a leader in Baltimore and Central Maryland in prescribing PrEP.
Daurice Gorham, Michelle Taylor Honored for Quality, Customer Service
Daurice Gorham of The LGBT Health Resource Center and Michelle Taylor from our Randallstown Center were recently honored by The Healthcare Council of the National Capital Area's Annual Employee of the Year Awards for their dedication to quality and patient satisfaction. Congratulations Daurice and Michelle!
AIDS Walk & Music Festival 2019 to Raise $150,000 for HIV/AIDS Services
Chase Brexton Health Care aims to raise $150,000 to further expand HIV testing, awareness, and care programs during the Baltimore AIDS Walk & Music Festival 2019, presented by Quest Diagnostics, at Power Plant Live! on Sunday, June 9.
