Urban renewal. Interview by Rhonda Bergman.
Two physicians and a nurse practitioner set out a decade ago to provide primary care services to families in some of New York City's neediest neighborhoods. In 1984, the group founded the Institute for Urban Family Health, a family practice provider serving patients in the Bronx and Manhattan. Its 12 clinics log 85,000 patient visits annually, supported by a staff that includes 34 full-time physicians and five nurse practitioners. The institute also operates two family practice residency programs in collaboration with two hospitals. Because of these efforts, institute president and co-founder Neil Calman, M.D. (below) last year received a $100,000 Community Health Leadership Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The award recognizes individuals who are reshaping the health care system at the community level. Calman, a family physician, spoke recently to staff editor Rhonda Bergman about the institute and its impact on patients.
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