UHF's Impact

Despite a limited knowledge of the disease and the best ways to address it in the early 1980s, United Hospital Fund did not hesitate to respond to the crisis as a strategic grantmaker. In all, UHF awarded nearly $3 million in HIV and AIDS-related grants during the first decade of the epidemic.

UHF's early childhood literacy project was a perfect fit for Children’s Aid Milbank Health Center which was provided guidance, resource connections, book donations, and $7,500 in funding that enabled the organization to take its literacy help far beyond the page.

Dr. Jean Lesko, a fellow with United Hospital Fund/Greater New York Hospital Association’s Clinical Quality Fellowship Program, found a way to safely decrease the number of unnecessary CTA tests in her hospital's emergency department, streamlining opertations and reducing radiation exposure for patients.

One pediatrician participating in UHF’s Pediatric Steps to Literacy, One Book at a Time project created a program tailored to the pre-kindergarten 4-year-old checkup called “Hello, Bronx Reader.” Using resources and financial support provided by UHF, the program focuses on helping children increase their likelihood to succeed academically when entering kindergarten.

UHF has added illuminating Medicaid unwinding datasets to its Public Health Insurance Dashboards, tracking the massive effort to redetermine Medicaid eligibility for millions of New Yorkers.

Former United Hospital Fund president James R. Tallon, Jr. passed away on July 9 after a distinguished career as a legislator and leader in health care. Jim channeled his exemplary abilities as an educator, communicator, and consensus-builder toward the persistent fight for an effective and equitable health care system accessible to all.