BROOKLYN, N.Y. – January 15, 2026
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center (Wyckoff) and the American Diabetes Association partnered to test and develop a program to improve the early screening of gestational diabetes in pregnant individuals and enhance education and care coordination through a community health worker model. Based on the success of this initiative started in 2024, the CVS Health Foundation has granted the American Diabetes Association® (ADA) $2.6 million to expand its maternal health initiative to two additional communities within New York City. As phase 2 is implemented, Wyckoff will continue to be a partner site offering mentorship and educational opportunities to increase access to trained providers and quality diabetes services in our communities.
“Wyckoff Heights Medical Center is extremely grateful to continue partnering with the CVS Health Foundation and the American Diabetes Association on phase 2 of an ongoing collaboration to lower diabetes risk, increase care coordination, and improve diabetes care outcomes in our communities with a focus on perinatal health and gestational diabetes. Over the next three years, this project will focus on increasing diabetes screening rates among Wyckoff patients, monitoring, and treatment coordination and will aim to increase access to continuous glucose monitoring and nutrition planning for diabetes management plans,” said Vali Gache, President and CEO for Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.
Success and Expansion
At Wyckoff, more than 20% of patients have diabetes, and 56% have an A1C above 9%, signaling dangerously poor blood sugar control. The ADA funding opportunity will support Wyckoff in expanding access to timely and vital screenings, patient care coordination, and provider education to increase treatment capacity on-site. The program expansion will focus on enhanced electronic medical records (EMR) dashboards to streamline referrals between obstetricians, primary care practitioners, and endocrinologists, ensuring seamless care transitions
Phase 2 of the program will also deliver on multilingual education for both patients and community health workers to provide tools to support healthy pregnancies and postpartum care.
“Everyone living with diabetes deserves high quality care. Through the collaboration with the CVS Health Foundation, we’ve been able to open doors to new care opportunities for women with gestational diabetes. We look forward to continuing this important work to increase access to maternal health services and diabetes support,” said Osagie Ebekozien, MD, MPH, the ADA’s chief quality officer.
“Over the past 18 months, our work with the American Diabetes Association has delivered tremendous results for New York families,” said Jenny McColloch, President of the CVS Health Foundation. “This is why we’re boosting our support with a $2.6 million grant to expand this proven program to two additional communities. Together, we’re building a model that improves care during pregnancy and sets the foundation for healthier futures for mothers and babies.
About the Wyckoff Gestational Diabetes project
- Goals: Improve cardiometabolic outcomes and reduce health disparities in maternal health through integrated, evidence-based interventions for GDM, obesity, and postpartum diabetes risk. Address and lower the high A1C burden and uncontrolled diabetes prevalence among many of our patients with diabetes.
- Scope: Expand access to multilingual education materials, enhance EMR provider tools, and screen and track patient outcomes for improved care coordination.
- Funding: CVS Health Foundation and American Diabetes Association
Media Contact
Kiyana Allen
Executive Assistant to the President & CEO
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
374 Stockholm Street
Brooklyn, NY 11237
(O) 347.417.8689
(E) kallen@wyckoffhospital.org