BACKGROUND: The Wetmore Tuberculosis (TB) Clinic in New Orleans serves patients who often lack Flower Girl Dress primary care (PC) or specialty care (SC), which is complicated by comorbidities.An initiative to provide on-site PC and coordinate care aims to enhance TB patient management.METHODS: Data collection involved categorizing patients based on their PC status: Group I (regular PC), Group II (intermittent PC), and Group III (no PC), with on-site Nurse Practitioner-based Bridge Care (NPBC) provided as needed.RESULTS: Over 12 months, 209 out of 354 patients required NPBC and PC/SC coordination, with a 20% shift from Group III to Group I, reducing the need for Treatments - Cold NPBC.
CONCLUSION: The program improved TB care at Wetmore TB Clinic, offering a potential model for other TB clinics to enhance patient adherence and TB and post-TB treatment follow-up.