Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

OP EARLY INTERVENTION SVCS W/RESPECT TO HIV DISEASE

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

OP EARLY INTERVENTION SVCS W/RESPECT TO HIV DISEASE

RACIAL AND ETHNIC APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY HEALTH US

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

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

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXPANSION PROJECT - GLFHC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROJECT GLFHC WILL USE SAMSHA'S ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1M) FUNDING TO INVEST IN NEEDED AND SUSTAINABLE EXPANDED AND NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO TREAT MORE PATIENTS AND REDUCE THE SIGNIFICANT UNMET MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF GLFHC'S SERVICE AREA. SAMSHA FUNDS WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING PROJECT INITIATIVES: - RECRUITMENT OF MORE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIANS AND CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALIST - ADDITION OF FULL-TIME TELEPSYCHIATRY PRESCRIBING SERVICES - IMPLEMENT NEW GROUP THERAPY PROGRAMS, EMPOWERMENT VERSUS LONELINESS GROUPS, ACES/RESILIENCY PROGRAM, HOMELESS PRESCRIBING PROGRAM - NEW COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF FOR EXPANDED ACCESS AND NEW TREATMENT PROGRAMS - MEDIA MENTAL HEALTH PREVENTION AND PROMOTION OF PROGRAMS - EXPANDED ACCESS WEBSITE REDESIGN TO STREAMLINE PATIENT INTAKE GLFHC CURRENTLY SERVES ~62,000 RESIDENTS AND OPERATES NINE CLINIC FACILITIES, SIX LOCATED IN LAWRENCE (INCLUDING ONE SCHOOL-BASED CLINIC), ONE IN METHUEN AND HAVERHILL, AND ONE SCHOOL-BASED CLINIC IN ANDOVER. THESE CLINICS OPERATE FULL-TIME, WITH ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY DURING EVENING AND WEEKEND HOURS. GLFHC'S PRIMARY GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA IS SHOWN BELOW AND WHERE OUR MENTAL AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES ARE AND WILL BE, DELIVERED. THE GLFHC PATIENT POPULATION MIRRORS OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. ACCORDING TO THE 2021 UNIFORM DATA SYSTEM (UDS), GLFHC PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO A PREDOMINANTLY LATINO POPULATION (86% OF OUR PATIENTS); 75% ARE RESIDENTS OF LAWRENCE, AND 86% OF GLFHC'S PATIENTS ARE BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL). THE MAJORITY OF OUR PATIENTS, 74%, ALSO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AS "BEST SERVED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH," PRIMARILY SPANISH. DESIGNATED A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA (MUA), LAWRENCE LACKS PROVIDERS WITH MULTILINGUAL CAPACITY AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY TO SUPPORT THE LOW-INCOME MINORITY POPULATIONS. LATINOS IN GREATER-LAWRENCE FACE LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL BARRIERS TO ACCESSING COVERAGE AND CARE; UNFAMILIAR WITH OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, THEY OFTEN DELAY OBTAINING NEEDED MEDICAL CARE, EXACERBATING AN ARRAY OF MEDICAL PROBLEMS. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROJECTS' OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNIQUE PATIENTS TREATED BY THE END OF THE 12 MONTHS BY 25%, SERVING AN ADDITIONAL 400 PATIENTS, WHICH WOULD BRING THE TOTAL SERVED BY THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM AT GLFHC TO 1,875 UNIQUE PATIENTS. KEY OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE: - INCREASE STAFF CAPACITY BY 6.67 FTES BY 9/30/23 - EXPAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS TO OFFER OPEN ACCESS ‘WALK-IN’ CARE, TELEPSYCHIATRY, GROUP THERAPY, OLDER ADULT LONELINESS TO EMPOWERMENT GROUP THERAPY, HOMELESSNESS BH WORK, AND YOUTH TRAUMA PROGRAMMING BY 9/30/23 - INCREASE THE ANNUALIZED NUMBER OF BH PATIENTS VISITS BY 10% BY 9/30/23 AS A RESULT OF CONDUCTING TEN MEDIA CAMPAIGNS.

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - LAWRENCE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY AT GREATER LAWRENCE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER 34 HAVERHILL ST. LAWRENCE, MA 01841-2884 HTTPS://GLFHC.ORG/RESIDENCY/ LAWRENCE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY (LFMR) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1994 AS THE NATION’S FIRST ACCREDITED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER-SPONSORED FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY WITH GREATER LAWRENCE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, AN FQHC SERVING THE MERRIMACK VALLEY IN NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS. IN 2011, THE RESIDENCY WAS DESIGNATED BY HRSA AS ONE OF THE NATION’S FIRST TEACHING HEALTH CENTERS UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT. ADDITIONALLY, THE RESIDENCY WAS SELECTED BY ACCREDITING BODY ACGME IN MAY 2012 AS A PILOT FOUR-YEAR RESIDENCY FOR ITS NATIONAL FOUR-YEAR LENGTH OF TRAINING STUDY AND IS A WINNER OF THE SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF FAMILY MEDICINE INNOVATIVE PROGRAM AWARD. RESIDENTS ARE TRAINED IN LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS, AN IMMIGRANT CITY SINCE ITS BEGINNINGS WITH THE INDUSTRIAL MILLS OF THE MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY. THE SERVICE AREA POPULATION IS MAJORITY LATINO AND SPANISH-SPEAKING, MAINLY FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND PUERTO RICO. WE PRIDE OURSELVES ON TRAINING THE DOCTORS THAT OUR PATIENTS NEED. TO THAT END, WE ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS ATTAIN PROFICIENCY IN SPANISH IN ADDITION TO CROSS-CULTURAL FULL-SPECTRUM CARE. WE GROUND OUR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS TO BUILD THE HEALTH OF OUR PATIENTS AND OUR CITY FROM THE GRASSROOTS. WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN OUR NATIONAL REPUTATION FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND FOR TRAINING FAMILY PHYSICIANS WITH THE SKILL SET TO SERVE PATIENTS WITH COMPASSION, EMPATHY, AND ADVOCACY. LFMR SEEKS SUPPORT FOR THCGME EXPANSION OF 2.0 FTE RESIDENTS PER YEAR FOR FOUR YEARS (8.0 TOTAL FTE) IN THE FAMILY MEDICINE PROGRAM. THIS ALLOWS FOR EXPANSION OF THE RESIDENCY FROM 10 TO 12 RESIDENTS PER CLASS FOR A TOTAL EXPANSION FROM 40 TO 48 FTE OF RESIDENTS. CURRENT THC SUPPORT HAS ENABLED US TO EXPAND IN SERVICE OF OUR MISSION, TO CREATE AND NURTURE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WHERE PHYSICIANS ARE INSPIRED TO DEVELOP EXPERTISE IN FAMILY MEDICINE. WE FEEL THAT OUR GRADUATES DEMONSTRATE RESULTS THAT FULFILL THAT MISSION, AS OUTLINED BELOW: TOTAL GRADUATES: 210 WORKING IN A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER: 117 WITH AN URBAN/RURAL OR UNDERSERVED AREA (INCLUDING OVERSEAS): 169 SPECIFICALLY IN A RURAL SETTING: 33 REMAINED PRACTICING IN LAWRENCE, MA: 40 WORKING IN A PRIMARY CARE SETTING; AMBULATORY CARE; OR TEACHING: 208 WE PLAN TO CONTINUE WORK IN SERVICE OF OUR MISSION, TRAINING HIGHLY SKILLED FAMILY PHYSICIANS TO CARE FOR THE UNDERSERVED LOCALLY AND ACROSS THE U.S. OUR RESIDENCY EMPHASIZES EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND THRIVES ON INNOVATION, FOSTERING IMPROVED COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTCOMES BOTH LOCALLY. IN ALL THE COMMUNITIES OUR GRADUATES WILL IMPACT THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS. WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN FULFILLING THAT MISSION AND VISION.

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

DRUG FREE COMMUNITIES SUPPORT PROGRAM

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

MEDFORD HEALTH MATTERS - STOP ACT GRANT

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

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

NURSING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY GRANTS

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ADDRESS – GREATER LAWRENCE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER 700 ESSEX STREET LAWRENCE, MA 01841 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME – RICH NAPOLITANO CONTACT PHONE NUMBER – (978) 852-1623 EMAIL ADDRESS – RICHARD.NAPOLITANOJR@GLFHC.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS – WWW.GLFHC.ORG GREATER LAWRENCE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (GLFHC), A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, SEEKS $2.0 MILLION IN FEDERAL COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING TO EXPAND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES AT 700 ESSEX STREET IN LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS CALLED OUR WEST SITE. THIS FUNDING WILL ALLOW GLFHC TO CREATE AN ADDITIONAL 4,855 SQUARE FEET OF NEW SPACE, GREATLY EXPANDING PATIENT ACCESS AT ONE OF ITS BUSIEST CLINICAL LOCATIONS. THE NEW SPACE WILL ALSO ALLOW EXPANDED ACCESS TO PHARMACY SERVICES AND CREATE BETTER PATIENT FLOW THROUGHOUT THE CLINIC. GLFHC CURRENTLY OPERATES SEVEN HEALTH CENTER SITES IN LAWRENCE, METHUEN, AND HAVERHILL AND HAS IDENTIFIED THE NEED TO EXPAND SERVICES IN THE CITY OF LAWRENCE AT THIS SITE, PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION IN THE CITY. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS/ECONOMIC IMPACT: THE HEALTH CENTER'S ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE REGION IS STAGGERING AND OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE ENHANCED WITH A LARGER SITE AT 700 ESSEX STREET IN LAWRENCE. THE HEALTH CENTER, DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY, EMPLOYS CLOSE TO 950 INDIVIDUALS WITH A TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OVER $133M, EQUATING TO AROUND $20M IN ANNUAL FEDERAL AND STATE TAX REVENUES COMBINED. THE VALUE IMPACT OF THE HEALTH CENTER ON OUR MEDICAID POPULATION REFLECTS A 24% SAVINGS TO THE HEALTH SYSTEM IN THE AMOUNT OF $63MM ANNUALLY. 1. EXPANDING PATIENT ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE: CURRENTLY, THE HEALTH CENTER SERVES OVER 62,000 PATIENTS, AND SPECIFICALLY, OVER 8000+ PATIENTS CURRENTLY USE THIS SITE FOR THEIR PRIMARY CARE NEEDS. THE SPACE IS BECOMING TOO SMALL TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWING DEMAND IN THIS SECTION OF THE CITY. THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE ADDITION OF 3,855 SQU ARE FEET OF SPACE BUILT OUT AND THE RENOVATION OF 8767 SQUARE FEET OF EXISTING SPACE. 2. EXPANDING ACCESS TO PHARMACY SERVICES: ADDING 3,855 SQUARE FEET OF ADDITIONAL SPACE WILL ALSO HELP BOOST THE PHARMACY OPERATION AND FOOTPRINT, ALLOWING FOR INCREASED ACCESS FOR ALL PATIENTS TO THEIR MEDICATIONS AND MEDICATION COUNSELING IN A TIMELIER AND MORE EFFICIENT MANNER. 3. CONTINUITY OF CARE: EXPANDING ACCESS AT THIS SITE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A STREAM OF PATIENTS AND REFERRALS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH BOTH LAWRENCE GENERAL HOSPITAL AND HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL, A MORE ROBUST CONTINUUM OF PATIENT CARE SERVICES FOR ALL PATIENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE. 4. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER/HOMELESS: THE EXPANSION AND RENOVATION OF THIS SPACE WILL ALSO ALLOW THE HEALTH CENTER TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND INCREASED ATTENTION ON THE OPIOID CRISIS AND CARING FOR OUR CITY'S MOST VULNERABLE HOMELESS RESIDENTS. 5. RESIDENCY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES: GREATER LAWRENCE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER CURRENTLY OPERATES TWO RESIDENCY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN FAMILY MEDICINE AND CLINICAL PHARMACY AND WILL SOON ADD A THIRD IN COLLABORATION WITH REGIS COLLEGE IN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING AT ITS HAVERHILL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER LOCATION. 6. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING: A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE REGIONAL ECONOMY. THE ADDITIONAL SPACE AND RENOVATIONS AT THE 700 ESSEX STREET CLINIC WILL CREATE AT LEAST 20 NEW JOBS IN YEAR ONE AND PROVIDE A POSITIVE IMPACT FROM THE CONSTRUCTION JOBS IN THE BUILD-OUT AND RENOVATION PROJECT.