Test to Treat celebrates success as grant program concludes
September 8,
2023By Physicians for a Healthy California Test to Treat
The COVID-19 Test to Treat Equity Grant, administered by Physicians for a Healthy California in partnership with the California Department of Public Health, concluded August 11, 2023. During the grant period, 242 safety-net providers, public health systems and community and faith-based organizations received over $72 million to operationalize access to clinically appropriate COVID-19 therapeutics, focusing on testing, prescribing and treating. Program highlights include:
- $42 million supported physicians, pharmacists, nurses, physician assistants and administrative staff for expanded COVID-19 testing, patient evaluation and prescribing.
- Approximately 821,000 patients evaluated due to project funding.
- 170,000 patients were prescribed COVID-19 treatment.
- Established 67 partnerships between safety-net providers and community based and faith-based organizations to support communities with education and COVID-19 services.