New York, April 30 -- NYC Health + Hospitals today announced the expansion of free health-related legal services for its patients in partnership with LegalHealth, a division of the New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG). Nearly 5,000 patients accessed legal services at NYC Health + Hospitals in 2023. The expansion includes increased staffing, capacity building for increased patient access, and data driven analysis on how legal services can impact patient health. Patients can access free health-related legal services over the phone or in person at one of twelve brick-and-mortar sites in the health system through a referral by a doctor, social worker, or community health worker. This is one of the longest-running and largest medical-legal ...