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[PA-34] Howard University Hospital and la Clinica del Pueblo Cooperative Agreement Isabel Van Isschot, MS, La Clinica del Pueblo, Washington, DC
Author: Isabel Van Isschot (LCDP, 1470 Irving St., NW, WDC 20010) & Leah Lujan
Howard University Hospital (HUH) was first established in 1862 on the grounds of the Camp Barker, 13th and R Streets, NW. Originally Freedmen's Hospital and Asylum, HUH cared for freed, disabled, and aged African Americans. Established in 1983, LCDP is a community-based free health clinic located in Columbia Heights, NW, serving predominantly Latinos. In 1999 an affiliation was formed between these two minority organizations with the primary intention of increasing access to culturally competent healthcare services to the District's growing Latino and immigrant community. To carry out this Cultural Competency Program, LCDP has hired a Cultural Liaison to:
- Coordinate linguistic and cultural competency trainings,
- Organize community forums, and patient/staff focus groups to identify barriers to access,
- Carry out patient satisfaction surveys and subsequent analysis and response,
- Assist patients in navigating the Hospital system.
Through this affiliation an increased number of Latinos have been able to access specialty healthcare services at HUH. Additionally HUH Resident Physicians have rotated through LCDP Adult Medicine, Pediatric and Prenatal Clinics - thereby acquiring greater experience serving Latinos. Furthermore HUH is investing in LCDP's new medical building which demonstrates HUH's commitment to the Latino community in the greater metropolitan area.
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Date: July 10-12, 2002
Location: Hilton Hotel & Towers, Washington, DC
Sponsor: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health / Office of Public Health and Science
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