Howard Brown Health Welcomes Healthcare Operations Leader Melba Ansah as Chief Operating Officer
Ambulatory operations expert joins Midwest’s leading LGBTQ+ health center to advance access, efficiency and patient-centered care CHICAGO – Howard Brown Health today announced that Melba Ansah, MBA, BS, joined the organization as its new Chief Operating Officer, bolstering the leadership…
Howard Brown Health Appoints National Health Equity Leader Dr. Justin M. List as Chief Medical Officer
Chicago, IL — Howard Brown Health, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ affirming federally qualified health centers, today announced the appointment of Dr. Justin M. List, MD, MAR, MSc, FACP as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. List is a nationally recognized physician executive…
Howard Brown Health Announces Dr. Travis Gayles to Serve as New CEO
(Chicago, IL – February 4, 2025) Today, Howard Brown Health, the Midwest’s leading health center dedicated to inclusive care, announced the appointment of Dr. Travis Gayles, MD, PhD as its new Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Gayles brings a wealth of…
Howard Brown Health Reaches Mutual Settlement with National Labor Relations Board
(November 22, 2024 – Chicago, IL) – Howard Brown Health has reached a mutual settlement agreement with Region 13 of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regarding unfair labor practice charges filed by the Illinois Nurses Association (INA). The mutually…
Howard Brown Health Welcomes Michelle DallaPiazza, MD As Medical Director of TGD Care
(November 13, 2024 – Chicago, IL) – Howard Brown Health, the Midwest’s largest LGBTQ+ health center, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michelle DallaPiazza, MD as the organization’s new Medical Director of TGD Care. Dr. DallaPiazza brings years of specialized…
Letter to Community: We Will Survive This Together
This email was sent to over 40,000 Howard Brown Health community members on the morning of November 6, 2024. Dear Community Members, We hoped that we didn’t have to send this email. The results of today’s presidential election mean that…
Howard Brown Health to Honor the Legacy of the Lesbian Community Cancer Project
(September 18, 2024 – Chicago, IL) – Howard Brown Health is proud to announce the upcoming installation of a tribute wall honoring the legacy of the Lesbian Community Cancer Project (LCCP), a pioneering organization that provided critical support, care, and advocacy…
Letter to Staff: Important Steps to Position Howard Brown for the Next 50 Years
This letter was distributed to all members of Howard Brown Health staff on the morning of July 1, 2024. Dear Colleagues, Today, Howard Brown begins a new fiscal year, and with it comes the commemoration of our 50-year anniversary. This…
Joint Statement from Howard Brown Health and Thresholds
(June 10, 2024 – Chicago, IL) – Howard Brown Health and Thresholds remain committed to our ongoing partnership providing integrated mental and physical healthcare to our 400 shared patients. Many of these patients have very complex behavioral health diagnoses alongside multiple…
Howard Brown Health Welcomes the 2024 Shapen Fellows
(May 24, 2024 – Chicago, IL) – Every summer, Howard Brown Health supports a group of up to six undergraduate fellows through the Gregory Shapen Public Health Fellowship program. The program was established in June 2020 after a $1 million gift…
Howard Brown Health to Close Diversey and Thresholds South Locations, Integrate Patients into Other Clinics
(May 20, 2024 – Chicago, IL) – Howard Brown Health has announced that its Diversey clinic at 2800 North Sheridan Road and Thresholds South clinic at 734 West 47th Street will close by early fall. The decision was made to…
Howard Brown Health Ratifies First-Time Contract Agreement with Union-Represented Staff
(May 2, 2024 – Chicago, IL) – Howard Brown Health and its workers represented by the Illinois Nurses Association have reached an agreement on a first-time contract that will cover nearly 400 administrative, clinical, and retail employees after unionized staff…