Developing Health: A clinic grows in Brooklyn

At his Wednesday press conference during the healthymagination technology showcase in New York, GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt announced the launch of a new 3-year, $25 million program to help increase access to primary care for underserved communities in the US. Joining Jeff on stage was Ulysses Kilgore III, president of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center in Brooklyn, NY — one of the first four clinics in the program. In the video below, Ulysses explains the clinic’s work and how the new “Developing Health” initiative can help.

Just launched in New York City, “Developing Health” is a 3-year, $25 million program that provides grant funding to selected health centers across the US, with the goal to increase access to primary care for underserved populations.

GE, the GE Foundation, and the GE Corporate Diversity Council modeled the new initiative on GE’s successful philanthropic program, “Developing Health Globally,” which directly impacts more than 4.8 million people worldwide by improving access to quality healthcare for some of the world’s most vulnerable populations. The program uses GE products, expertise and employee engagement to offer sustainable “enterprise solutions” to address some of the critical gaps that exist in developing-world healthcare facilities.

New York City is home to the first four health centers awarded grants as part of the program. Grants totaling one million dollars have been awarded to the Bedford-Stuyvesant clinic; Urban Health Plan, Inc.; Brownsville Multi-Service Family Health Center; and Charles B. Wang Community Health Center.

* Learn more about the Developing Health initiative
* Read the announcement
* Learn more on the Developing Health Globally website

Read our recent stories from the new healthymagination technology showcase:
* “Prof. Bruce Nussbaum on design, tech & emotion”
* “Dr. Gaynor: Individualizing cancer therapies is the goal”
* “Pediatric design turns scary MRIs into ‘Adventures’”
* “GE announces cancer research; $250M fund; clinic aid”
* “GE webcasts Oct. 21 healthymagination press conference”
* “A closer look at GE’s pocket-sized Vscan ultrasound”
* “Vscan pocket-sized, ultra-smart ultrasound unveiled”
* “A breakthrough decision support solution for docs”
* “Tackling access with Brivo imaging technologies”
* “The business of bringing healthymagination to market”
* “At the showcase: Health by design and window tweets”
* “Scintillating tech: The world’s 1st high-def CT scanner”
* “Healthymagination tech showcase kicks off in NYC”

Check out photos from the healthymagination showcase on Flickr