Urban Health Plan Medical Plaza

NYCR-CDE provided $20 million in New Markets Tax Credit financing to help fund a new 87,000 square foot healthcare facility in the South Bronx.

The capital is enabling Urban Health Plan, one of the largest Federally Qualified Heath Center systems in New York State, to construct a new administrative and programmatic hub known as the Urban Health Plan Medical Plaza. The new facility will house critical mental health services, WIC (Women, Infant, and Children) nutrition services, and a centralized training and continuing education center for Urban Health Plan’s approximately 1,000 employees. The facility will enhance service delivery and workforce development while supporting the organization’s mission to expand access to care and strengthen community health in a highly distressed area.

The new Medical Plaza will also house Odyssey House, a non-profit organization specializing in substance use disorder treatment and transitional housing, as well as MetroPlusHealth, a Medicaid managed care organization that serves low-income individuals. The addition of these tenants will enhance care coordination and strengthen the delivery of services and make it easier for Bronx residents to receive comprehensive healthcare. 

Urban Health Plan serves 89,000 unique patients and 430,000 patient visits annually. The organization has a network of twelve primary care sites, two mental health facilities, and twelve school-based health centers in the Bronx, Central Harlem, and Corona, Queens.  Established in 1974, Urban Health Plan focuses on delivering comprehensive healthcare and social services to the low-income, uninsured and medically underserved population. The organization offers services such as primary care, pediatrics, women’s health, behavioral health, dental, vision, and specialty care regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. 

“Our mission is to improve health and quality of life by increasing community access to primary care, critical subspecialty care services, and innovative disease prevention programs.”

– Paloma Hernandez, President and CEO, Urban Health Plan