Holyoke Health Center Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICE - THE HOLYOKE HEALTH CENTER’S (HHC) “RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICE” (RSS) PROJECT WILL ESTABLISH STRATEGIES AND COLLABORATIONS THAT ADDRESS THE BARRIERS IN ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, WHICH INCLUDE MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT/RECOVERY (MAT/R) TREATMENT, RECOVERY SUPPORT, AND HUMAN SERVICES THAT IMPACT HISPANIC/LATINX, BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN, INDIGENOUS AND INDIVIDUALS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, IN ORDER TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO LONG-TERM RECOVERY FOR THESE COMMUNITIES. THESE POPULATIONS EXPERIENCE DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, OPIOID USE DISORDER, OPIOID OVERDOSE DEATHS, HIV/AIDS, HCV, MENTAL HEALTH, AND OTHER RELATED CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS. GUIDED BY THE FOUR DOMAINS OF RECOVERY PRESENTED BY SAMHSA (HEALTH, HOME, PURPOSE AND COMMUNITY), OUR PROPOSED INTERVENTIONS ARE OUTLINED IN OUR 3 PROJECT GOALS: 1. CREATE A NEW SPACE WITHIN THE HOLYOKE HEALTH CENTER’S FACILITY THAT WILL HOUSE THE RSS PROGRAM OVERSEEN MAINLY BY RECOVERY COACHES, WHICH WILL ENABLE PEOPLE SEEKING AND/OR IN RECOVERY TO BUILD PEER RELATIONSHIPS, CONNECT TO THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY, INCREASE RECOVERY CAPITAL, AND ACCESS LONG-TERM RECOVERY; 2. INCREASE THE CAPACITY AND EXPAND THE DELIVERY OF EQUITABLE MAT/R AND OTHER HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS SERVICES, INCLUDING SMOKING CESSATION TREATMENT AND SUPPORT, TO DISPROPORTIONALLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES; AND 3. FORMALLY INTEGRATE ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND INCREASE AND ESTABLISH FORMAL COLLABORATIONS WITH TREATMENT, RECOVERY SUPPORTS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROVIDERS. EXAMPLES OF OUR MEASUREABLE OBJECTIVES FOR THESE GOALS INCLUDE ENSURING ALL STAFF ARE TRAINED IN VARIOUS EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES BY FEBRUARY 2022, OFFERING SMOKING CESSATION SERVICES TO 100% OF INDIVIDUALS WITH NICOTINE DEPENDENCE DIAGNOSIS IN THE MAT/R PROGRAM BY SEPTEMBER 2022, AND ESTABLISHING NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS WITH 10 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS BY SEPTEMBER 2022. OBJECTIVES FOR THESE GOALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ACHIEVED BY THE FIRST YEAR OF THE PROJECT AND ENHANCED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS 2-5. WE AIM TO SERVE 75 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS ON THE FIRST YEAR AND 100 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR FROM YEARS 2-5, FOR A TOTAL OF 475 INDIVIDUALS ACCESSING RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND TREATMENT.

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS - PROJECT TITLE: COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING (CPF/CDS): FACILITIES AND/OR EQUIPMENT PROJECTS APPLICANT: HOLYOKE HEALTH CENTER, INC. ADDRESS: 230 MAPLE ST. HOLYOKE MA 01041-6260 PROJECT DIRECTOR: ALEJANDRO ESPARZA PEREZ, CEO PHONE: 413 420 2110 FAX: 413 534 5416 E-MAIL: ALEJANDRO.ESPARZA@HHCINC.ORG WEB SITE WWW.HHCINC.ORG FUNDING REQUESTED: $1,000,000.00 SUMMARY OF REQUEST: HOLYOKE HEALTH CENTER (HHC) IS REQUESTING COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FUNDING FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE SECOND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING TO HOUSE OUR NEWLY DEVELOPED REGIONAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTER. BACKGROUND: HHC IS THE ONLY FREE-STANDING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CENTER IN THE GREATER HOLYOKE AREA WITH AN ONSITE 340B PHARMACY, PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, AND INTEGRATED ORAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. HHC’S SERVICE AREA IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDERSERVED AREAS IN MASSACHUSETTS WITH THE SECOND HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF ITS FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY IN THE STATE, WAS RANKED 14TH OUT OF 14 COUNTIES FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES BY COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS & ROADMAPS, HAS AMONG THE HIGHEST PREVALENCE RATES IN THE STATE OF HIV, ASTHMA, OBESITY AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. ADDITIONALLY OUR SERVICE AREA IS HOME TO THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF LATINO-IDENTIFIED RESIDENTS IN THE STATE AT 48.4% AND HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA PERCENTAGE OF PUERTO RICAN RESIDENTS IN THE COUNTRY, OUTSIDE OF PUERTO RICO. OUR PATIENT POPULATION MIRRORS OUR SERVICE AREA POPULATION WITH OVER 72% OF OUR PATIENTS RECEIVING MEDICAID AND 64% OF OUR PATIENTS IDENTIFYING AS HISPANIC/LATINO. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED: THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR EXPANDING THE PIPELINE FOR TRAINED HEALTHCARE SUPPORT STAFF IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE WIDESPREAD VACANCIES WHICH HAVE IMPACTED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS ACUTELY SINCE THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. HHC IS EXPANDING OUR EXISTING TRAINING PROGRAMS AND WILL INCLUDE DENTAL ASSISTANTS, MED ICAL ASSISTANTS, PHARMACISTS, REGISTERED NURSES AND FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONERS. HHC NEEDS ADEQUATE PHYSICAL SPACE FOR THIS ENHANCED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER AND WILL RENOVATE THE SECOND FLOOR OF AN ADJACENT BUILDING THAT HHC HAS ACQUIRED. THROUGH THE CREATION OF A STATE OF THE ART TRAINING CENTER, HHC WILL FOCUS ON CAREER GROWTH FOR EXISTING HEALTH CARE STAFF AS WELL AS TRAINING FOR INDIVIDUALS NOT CURRENTLY EMPLOYED IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE AVAILABILITY OF WELL-TRAINED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO FILL OPEN JOB POSITIONS AND SUSTAIN THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE IN THE SERVICE AREA. PROPOSED SERVICES: HHC WILL RENOVATE THE 10,000 SQUARE FOOT SECOND FLOOR OF THE STEIGER BUILDING AND CREATE CLASSROOMS, MOCK EXAM ROOMS, LECTURE HALLS, A DENTAL OPERATORY FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE, AND CREATE A STATE OF THE ART TRAINING CENTER TO ATTRACT BOTH NEW AND EXISTING HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE IN THE SERVICE AREA. OBJECTIVES: HHC WILL RENOVATE THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE STEIGER BUILDING: MAKE NECESSARY ENERGY EFFICIENT UPDATES AND CREATE THREE CLASSROOMS, TWO MOCK EXAM ROOMS, ONE LECTURE HALL, TWO DENTAL OPERATORIES, AND NINE OFFICES WHICH WILL HOUSE THE REGIONAL HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTER. FUNDING REQUESTED: $1,000,000.00

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

DENTAL FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

HEALTHY TOMORROWS PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C EIS COVID-19 RESPONSE

DENTAL FACULTY LOAN REPAYMENT

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

HOLYOKE HEALTH CENTER'S "ASTHMA IN RETREAT" PROJECT WILL TAKE PLACE IN HOLYOKE, MA. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF K

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

HEALTHY TOMORROWS PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM