Baylor’s Post-COVID clinic receives federal funding

Baylor College of Medicine hosted U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) for a check presentation from the Congressional Community Project Funding program that will support Baylor and Harris Health's long-COVID care clinics. The funding is part of the Bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations Bill.

The bill allocated $10.2 million for Community Project Funding, of which $1.1 million was awarded to Baylor to support long-COVID care facilities, which will be expanding to Harris Health's Strawberry Clinic located in East Harris County in the 29th Congressional District.

In addition to the establishment of a dedicated physical clinic location, Baylor will develop a secure COVID-19 database, maintained and analyzed by experts in the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research at Baylor. This will create a resource to help understand the varied impacts of Covid-19 on our diverse population and to determine best practices for care concerning long-COVID symptoms.