EXCLUSIVE: Backlog of 9/11-illness cases sparks opening of new lower Manhattan clinic

“This is serious progress,” said Kimberly Flynn, chair of the World Trade Center’s Health Program’s Survivors Steering Committee. “Survivors’ needs are getting addressed — people looking to get certifications to support their Victim Compensation Fund claims are going to get them, and people who want the specialized care that only the WTC Health Program provides are going to get it.”