Community Care Center Opens In Bronx

Amerigroup Community Care opened its first facility in the Bronx to help lower-income families access free and low-cost health care. Eligibility is dependent on income and household size. Once a patient is accepted, the facility helps to manage his or her care in partnership with doctors in nearby Bronx hospitals and clinics.

“What’s unique is [that] it’s centrally located in an area where there is a high need among residents for quality health care,” said Diana Acevedo, manager of community relations for Amerigroup.

Anthony Woods, vice president of sales and marketing for Amerigroup, noted that the facility serves predominately the Spanish and Caribbean ethnic communities.

“I think it’s an opportunity for us to reach an audience that we probably haven’t had much access to in the past,” he said.