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.
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.
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:
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.
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 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.
We awoke this morning to the news that we lost a great champion of Baltimore and of health care access for all.
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.
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 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!
