Sunday, May 11, 2025
5/11/2025
OP EARLY INTERVENTION SVCS W/RESPECT TO HIV DISEASE - Project Title: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Early Intervention Services Program: Existing Geographic Service Areas Applicant Name: Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Inc. (BPMC) Address: 650 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217 (Main Site) Project Director: Harry Crevecoeur, MD Phone Number: 718-596-9800 Email Address: hcrevecoeur@brooklynplaza.org Website Address: www.brooklynplaza.org Program Funds Requested: $368,859 Funding Preference: None requested BPMC will implement the Ryan White (RW) Part C Program in the underserved community of Central Brooklyn in New York City (NYC), including the Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, Fort Greene, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, and Park Slope neighborhoods. BPMC’s target population—people living with HIV (PLWH) in the designated service area—are underserved and experience disproportionately poorer health outcomes. Fully 85% of BPMC’s patients are persons of color (78% are African American or Black, and 13% are Hispanic or Latino) and 61% are female; 17% live in public housing. The specific subpopulations with the greatest need for RWHAP Part C funded services include racial/ethnic minority populations (Black and Hispanic), men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender persons, substance users, and women of color. While new diagnoses across NYC have steadily declined over the last three years, Brooklyn continues to the have the highest (2018 and 2018) or second highest (2019) number of new diagnoses compared to the other boroughs. In 2022, Brooklyn accounted for 28% of new diagnoses and 24% of all PLWH in NYC. In Brooklyn in 2022, 85% of all new diagnoses were among Black and Hispanic individuals, and half were among MSM. Similarly, in Central Brooklyn, Black and Hispanic individuals bear the brunt of the burden, accounting for 88% of new diagnoses, 83% of PLWH, and 94% of HIV deaths in 2022 in these neighborhoods; just over one-third (38%) of new diagnoses were among MSM. In NYC, HIV diagnosis rates are highest in “high” (20% - <30% below FPL) or “very high” (> 30% below FPL) poverty neighborhoods, which include almost all BPMC’s Central Brooklyn service area. In 2022 in NYC, 55 transgender individuals were newly diagnosed, and of these, 95% were women and 78% were Black or Hispanic. The viral suppression rate among Black and Latino PLWH in Bedford-Stuyvesant-Crown Heights was 75% and 79%, respectively, lower than all other racial/ethnic groups in this neighborhood and all PLWH in NYC overall (88%). Among MSM, 82% are virally suppressed citywide, with lower rates among MSM in Bedford-Stuyvesant-Crown Heights (76%). These disparities highlight the persistent inequities in accessing and remaining engaged in care for Black, Latino, and MSM people in Brooklyn. BPMC’s proposed RW Part C Program outpatient core medical services will be designed to address gaps in care, including knowledge of HIV status, access to HIV care services tailored to the target populations’ needs, and ongoing retention and adherence activities. Services will be provided through BPMC’s comprehensive and integrated primary and behavioral health care and supportive services. to residents living in Brooklyn. Part C services will include targeted HIV testing and counseling; primary care; oral health services; women’s health; prenatal care, obstetric, and perinatal care; medical evaluations; appropriate treatment; outpatient behavioral health that includes mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders treatment; referral to on- and off-site specialty care; nutritional screening, education, and counseling; and medical case management services. BPMC will monitor project progress through a robust clinical quality management program led by the Project Director, with support from the Program Coordinator and Nurse Practitioner. In total, BPMC will engage 200 clients in Years 1, 225 clients in Year 2, and 250 clients in Year 3; and in Year 1; and aims to achieve a viral suppression rate of at least 85%.
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