Project Access-New Haven

What Project Access-New Haven does

Project Access-New Haven (PA-NH) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2009 and headquartered at 63 York Street, New Haven, Connecticut. Its mission is to increase access to medical care and services for underserved individuals in the Greater New Haven area. The organization serves uninsured residents of 13 Greater New Haven towns who earn at or below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level, with additional reach into undocumented populations and breast cancer patients requiring diagnostic and treatment navigation.

PA-NH's core programs are the Urgent Specialty Care Program and the Breast Health Navigation Program, supported by bilingual (English/Spanish) Patient Navigator services and Community Health Worker services that address social determinants of health such as housing instability, food insecurity, and transportation. Care is delivered through a Volunteer Provider Network of more than 500 physicians drawn from Yale Medicine, Northeast Medical Group, and independent practices, with Yale New Haven Hospital donating ancillary and inpatient services, Quest Diagnostics providing laboratory services, Quinnipiac University donating physical therapy, and Metro Taxi/M7 providing free rides. The organization uses the Epic electronic medical record system to receive referrals from healthcare providers such as Fair Haven Clinic and Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center, and reported a 14-day average time to initial appointment and a 97% patient show-up rate in supplied operational data. Additional programs include the 2021 COVID-19 Trusted Messenger Initiative, Pressure Check, and CT InCK.

PA-NH's business model is grant-funded and donation-supported rather than revenue-generating. Operating support comes primarily from regional foundations including the Connecticut Health Foundation, NewAlliance Foundation, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, and Tufts Health Plan Foundation, with smaller contributions from individual donations channeled through the Network for Good platform, GivingTuesday, and the Great Give annual event. In-kind donations of medical care from the volunteer provider network have exceeded $100 million cumulatively since 2010, but these are not recognized as revenue on PA-NH's books. All patient services are provided free of charge, with no fees billed to patients, and the organization has no parent company, subsidiaries, or disclosed funding rounds.

Name

Project Access-New Haven

Legal name

Project Access-New Haven

Website

https://pa-nh.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Project Access-New Haven is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that mobilizes a 500+ physician volunteer network with Yale New Haven Hospital to provide free specialty care, patient navigation, and community health worker services to uninsured residents below 250% of the Federal Poverty Level across 13 Greater New Haven towns.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Access Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLAFAGAN

Primary Care for Underserved Populations (e.g., migrant, homeless, refugee clinics)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Primary Care & Community Health Providers

SECONDARYBPAGACAM

Rare Disease & Special Needs Support Organizations

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Health & Medical Nonprofits

Keywords

• Patient navigation services
• Community health workers
• Free specialty care
• Uninsured healthcare access
• Volunteer provider network

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: PA-NH is primarily funded through grants from foundations including Connecticut Health Foundation, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation, Tufts Health Plan Foundation, and NewAlliance Foundation. Funding supports CHW positions, patient navigation, and specific programs like COVID-19 vaccine outreach.
2. Individual Donations: The organization receives donations through GivingTuesday campaigns, Great Give events, and everyday giving programs via Network for Good platform. Donations support the general mission of increasing access to medical care for underserved residents.
3. In-Kind Donations of Medical Care: Over $100 million in donated medical care has been mobilized since 2010 through volunteer provider network (physicians, hospitals, diagnostic services). This represents in-kind contributions rather than direct revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Project Access-New Haven coordinates free medical specialty care for uninsured, low-income residents of Greater New Haven by mobilizing a volunteer provider network of 500+ physicians and partnering with Yale New Haven Hospital. Bilingual (English/Spanish) patient navigators and community health workers coordinate appointments, remove access barriers such as language and transportation, and connect patients to resources addressing social determinants of health, including housing, food, and transportation needs.

Product overview

Project Access-New Haven (PA-NH) operates as an integrated healthcare access program combining multiple coordinated services. The core offerings include the Urgent Specialty Care Program and Breast Health Navigation Program, which provide patient navigation and access to donated medical care for uninsured Greater New Haven residents. These are supported by bilingual Patient Navigator (PN) Services that coordinate appointments and remove access barriers, and Community Health Worker (CHW) Services that address social determinants of health. The organization also operates a COVID-19 Trusted Messenger Initiative for vaccine education. All services are delivered through a Volunteer Provider Network of over 500 physicians and Yale New Haven Hospital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Urgent Specialty Care Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $100 million in donated medical care mobilized since 2010
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Yale New Haven HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) is the primary hospital partner, donating full spectrum ancillary and hospital-based services including diagnostic testing, surgical facilities, and inpatient care. This partnership enables PA-NH to provide comprehensive medical services to uninsured patients.
• Yale MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYale Medicine physicians volunteer to provide free specialty care to PA-NH patients. Over 500 physicians participate across multiple specialties.
• Northeast Medical GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNortheast Medical Group (NEMG) physicians volunteer to provide free specialty care to PA-NH patients.
• Quest DiagnosticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuest Diagnostics donates laboratory services for PA-NH patients, enabling diagnostic testing at no cost.
• Quinnipiac UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQuinnipiac University donates physical therapy services for PA-NH patients.
• Metro Taxi/M7secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetro Taxi/M7 provides free taxi rides to medical appointments for PA-NH patients, addressing transportation barriers.
• Cornell Scott-Hill Health CentersecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFederally qualified health center that refers eligible patients to PA-NH and collaborates on community health initiatives.
• New Haven Medical AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical association partnership supporting physician engagement and community health initiatives.
• Yale New Haven HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent health system partner for community health initiatives and listening sessions on health equity.
• HAVEN Free ClinicsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStudent-run clinic providing comprehensive primary care; strong partner in community health network.
• Junta Inc.secondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity organization partner for events and outreach activities.
• IRISsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorImmigrant and refugee services organization partner for community events.
• Clifford BeerssecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMental health and community services partner for CT InCK program and community events.
• Community Action Agency of New Haven (CAANH)secondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCommunity partner for events including Chili & Gumbo Fest; provides emergency food pantry and basic needs programs.
• Health Equity SolutionssecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for health equity initiatives; awarded Patricia Baker Award to PA-NH staff member.
• Access Health CTsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConnecticut's health insurance marketplace; PA-NH provides assistance with enrollment and coverage information.
• Fair Haven CliniccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary care clinic that serves as a key referral source for PA-NH's urgent specialty care program.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Project Access Northwest: Project Access Northwest operates the same volunteer physician network model as PA-NH in the Seattle/Puget Sound region, coordinating donated specialty care for low-income uninsured patients through healthcare provider partnerships and patient navigation.
• Project Access of Buncombe County (WNC Health Network): A direct Project Access affiliate in western North Carolina that mobilizes volunteer physicians and donated specialty care for uninsured residents, mirroring PA-NH's specialty-care navigation model.
• Healthcare Access Maryland: Maryland-based nonprofit that connects uninsured and underinsured residents to health coverage and care through navigator and community health worker programs, comparable to PA-NH's patient navigation and access-to-care mission.
• Volunteers in Medicine (VIM): National network of free clinics relying on volunteer physicians to serve uninsured patients, sharing PA-NH's volunteer provider model and mission of expanding access to care for underserved populations.

Emerging players

• Health Leads: National nonprofit that places volunteers and community resource specialists in clinical settings to address social determinants of health, closely comparable to PA-NH's CHW and patient navigation services for underserved patients.
• Findhelp (formerly Aunt Bertha): Social care network connecting patients to community resources addressing social determinants of health such as housing, food, and transportation — comparable to PA-NH's CHW referral and social needs navigation function.

Broad incumbents

• National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC): Umbrella organization supporting 1,400+ free and charitable clinics across the U.S. that provide healthcare access to uninsured and underinsured populations, the broader national ecosystem within which PA-NH operates.
• Community Health Center, Inc. (CHCI): Federally qualified health center operating one of the largest primary care networks for underserved populations in Connecticut and nationally, overlapping with PA-NH's patient base and provider ecosystem.

Regional players

• Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center: New Haven-based federally qualified health center and key PA-NH referral partner that provides primary care to underserved residents; comparable mission and overlapping patient population.

Others

• Patient Advocate Foundation: National nonprofit providing case management and care navigation services to patients facing chronic, life-threatening, or debilitating illnesses, thematically related to PA-NH's patient navigation mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ProjectAccessNH
• Facebookfacebook.com/ProjectAccessNewHaven
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/project-access-of-new-haven

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Project Access-New Haven