With a mission to bring better, more accessible health care to the underserved Bronx, the nonprofit Bronx Community Health Network was founded in 1996.
Founded in 1996
Just a year later, we received our first federally qualified health center grant, partnering with Montefiore Health System and Promesa Systems, and soon expanded into HIV/AIDS care at ten Montefiore health centers, as well as opening the first of nine school-based health centers. Our network of centers has grown to 18 locations, serving approximately 100,000 patients annually.
1997
Received our first federally qualified health center grant, partnering with Montefiore Health System and Promesa Systems, and soon expanded into HIV/AIDS care at ten Montefiore health centers, as well as opening the first of nine school-based health centers. Our network of centers has grown to 18 locations, serving approximately 100,000 patients annually.
2000 - 2009
Oral health and mental health programs were launched, along with our successful community health worker (CHW) program to reach people where they live. Our CHW team has blossomed year by year, and is among the most effective ways to connect our patients to care and to the support services they need. Our focus on parents and children, starting with prenatal care, began with our Healthy Family, Healthy Baby program. Later, our Healthy Start program, partnering with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, gave families the information and tools they need to succeed as a family.
2010 - 2018
Programs launched for smoking cessation, and prevention or management of diabetes, asthma, and high blood pressure. We have responded to the opioid crisis through workshops on the use of naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose.
2019
The COVID-19 pandemic saw BCHN in full response mode, providing nearly 7,000 antibody and diagnostics tests, and expanding safe and easy access to care through ramped up telehealth services. And we put our Outreach Van to work, partnering with Project Bravo food pantry to bring nourishment to those facing food insecurity.
2024
Now BCHN is on a journey to further grow our network of quality health care for all. See our plans in our Growing Our Network of Care initiative.
Growing our network of quality care for all
BCHN is expanding our reach to serve many thousands more Bronx residents with the health care they deserve, close to home!
BCHN is embarking on an initiative to ensure a brighter future of health care
Expanding impact with new partners
New partnerships with health & community organizations will enable BCHN to have a greater impact on health care for all.
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Building a $14M
state-of-the-art health & wellness center
The first phase of our initiative entails establishing a BCHN-owned and -operated state-of-the art health and wellness center, which will provide quality comprehensive direct health care and a full range of community services for all ages.
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Invest in access to high-quality healthcare in our community.
Many FQHCs in New York City and across the country cultivate philanthropic investment to bring a broader range of programs and health care services than federal grants and fees for patient services allow for. Philanthropy opens the door to improving the organization’s core capacity, acquiring much-needed equipment, expanding preventive services, hiring doctors and nurses, enabling greater community outreach through our Community Health Workers, & so much more.
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