Medical Providers Network Reports
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May 2023
NYLPI has released our Medical Providers Network’s Mid-Year Update! We are deeply committed to uplifting and recognizing the vital efforts of our medical provider volunteers. The report provides updates about our related advocacy, including the launch of Health Justice program’s Transplant Equity Report. It also includes an overview of the MPN’s cases and referrals received between August 2022 to May 2023, and information about how to join and other related opportunities volunteering for the network.
August 2022
NYLPI has released our Medical Providers Network’s Mid-Year Update! We are deeply committed to uplifting and recognizing the vital efforts of our medical provider volunteers. The report provides updated information about the network’s newest steering committee members, an overview of the MPN’s cases and referrals received between January and July 2022, and critical information about our collective response to the ongoing immigration detention crisis.
December 2021
NYLPI has released our Medical Providers Network Fall 2021 Update as part of our commitment to recognizing the outstanding efforts and commitment of our medical provider volunteers. The report provides updated information about the network’s volunteers, an overview of the MPN’s cases and referrals received between May and October of 2021, and an overview of the initiatives that the MPN, in partnership with community and coalition partners, have participated in and led to demand change.
May 2021
NYLPI released our Spring 2021 Report of the NYLPI Medical Providers Network in May, as a continuation of our newsletter series, highlighting the outstanding efforts and commitment of our medical provider volunteers. The report details our work supporting the release of people in immigration detention and incarceration settings in New York City. The report also goes into depth the various medical conditions most encountered and serious patterns of abuse and neglect from both immigration detention facilities across New York and New Jersey and jails in the New York City metro area. We hope that this report allows our community to learn more about the work of NYLPI’s Medical Providers Network and recognize the invaluable commitment and support from our medical allies.
November 2020
In November 2020, NYLPI released its Fall 2020 Medical Providers Update Report as a continuation of its newsletter campaign. This report provides a deeper analysis on the impact COVID-19 has had on NYLPI’s work to combat the human rights crisis in immigration detention. Data on the spread of COVID-19 within ICE immigration facilities and New York City jails and prisons is also included in the report to provide a thorough overview of the current health crisis. We appreciate the dedication of our medical providers and are pleased to highlight their critical work and contributions to the network.
July 2020
In July 2020, NYLPI released its Summer 2020 Medical Providers Newsletter. This newsletter highlights outstanding medical provider volunteers, who went above and beyond to support NYLPI’s immigrant health justice efforts. This newsletter also summarizes the number of cases received, occurring medical conditions, and successful cases in which the medical advocacy of our volunteers made a significant contribution to the release of individuals from immigration detention.
January 2020
In January 2020, NYLPI released its MPN 2019 Year End Review Report. This report provides a thorough summary of the number of cases received, types of medical conditions managed, and much more.
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