9/11 Clinic Receives Additional Funding

WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

A clinic at Bellevue Hospital has started to treat people with illnesses associated with 9/11. Funding for the clinic was supposed to expire, but

REPORTER: Alan Aviles of the city's Health and Hospitals Corporation, says a $16-million commitment by Mayor Bloomberg will keep it running for the next 5 years.

AVILES: Many of them are uninsured, many of them are new immigrants, many of them are exactly the patients who we otherwise serve day in and day out. Now we have the funding to create the center of excellence that they deserve.

REPORTER: Aviles says the clinic's staff of approximately 8 should increase by 50% in the coming months. It's the only one that treats patients who lived near the World Trade Center site, not just people who worked in rescue and recovery efforts.

Bellevue's clinic has served about a thousand people since being established more than a year ago. Hundreds of people are on the waiting list for examination and treatment, and it currently takes about a month to get an appointment.

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