Urban Health Plan, Inc.

Urban Health Plan’s mission is to continuously improve the health status of underserved communities by providing affordable, comprehensive, and high quality primary and specialty medical care services. With over 40 years of service and a deeply rooted foundation in the South Bronx, Urban Health Plan is dedicated to rendering care in a culturally proficient, barrier free, individualized, and family oriented manner, with an emphasis on prevention through education and the provision of state of the art services.

Accomplishments and recognitions

• The National Exemplary Award from the United States Environmental Protection Agency in 2006 for efforts to reduce asthma rates in the Hunts Point community in the Bronx.
• The Nicholas E. Davies Award for Excellence from the Health Information Management Systems Society for excellence in the use of electronic health records.
• Level 3 recognition as a Physician Practice Connections – Patient-Centered Medical Home (PPC-PCMH) from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Level 3 recognition is the highest awarded by the NCQA.

UHP is affiliated with the following hospitals

• Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center
• Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
• Montefiore Medical Center
• Elmhurst Hospital Center
• Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital

https://www.urbanhealthplan.org/