The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will provide additional support for primary and urgent care services in Braddock as part of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights.

The three-year agreement is meant to resolve a complaint filed by Braddock Borough Council President Jesse Brown in December that UPMC had violated the federal Civil Rights Act when it closed UPMC Braddock Hospital on Jan. 31. The complaint alleged the hospital closure would cause undue hardship in accessing healthcare for residents in the predominantly black and poor community.

UPMC spokesman Paul Wood said the agreement codifies "everything UPMC indicated it would do before complaints were received by the OCR or before discussions between the OCR and UPMC were initiated."

According to HHS, the agreement requires UPMC to provide door-to-door transportation services to its outpatient facilities in Forest Hills and to UPMC McKeesport for Braddock area residents, as well as wellness screenings.

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