Wood River Health Services Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - WRHS IS REQUESTING $1M IN FEDERAL EARMARK FUNDS TO SUPPORT OUR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WHICH INCLUDES AN EXPANSION TO OUR HOPE VALLEY FACILITY AS WELL AS RENOVATION TO OUR EXISTING FOOTPRINT. THE NEW BUILDING WILL BE TWO STORIES AND APPROXIMATELY 9000 SQUARE FEET. THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND OUR CLINICAL SPACE BY 57% BY ADDING NEW SPACE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, GROUP EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, PHYSICAL THERAPY, RADIOLOGY, WIC, DENTAL OPERATORY, AND MEDICAL EXAM ROOMS. SPACE WILL ALSO BE UTILIZED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND MEDICAL STAFF.

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

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

ARP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT FOR RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS - WOOD RIVER HEALTH OPERATES AND MAINTAINS FACILITIES AT 823 MAIN STREET IN HOPE VALLEY AND 11 AND 17 WELLS STREET IN WESTERLY. IN 2023, WE REPORTED THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF ENCOUNTERS IN OUR HISTORY, DEMONSTRATING OUR COMMUNITY’S GROWING NEED FOR THE HIGH-QUALITY HEALTHCARE SERVICES WE DELIVER: 9,186 UNIQUE PATIENTS, 23,543 PRIMARY CARE VISITS, 6,335 DENTAL VISITS, AND 5,074 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VISITS. THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE OF OUR PATIENTS (30%) RESIDE IN WESTERLY, AND THEIR HEALTHCARE REQUIREMENTS CONTINUE TO GROW. DUE TO RISING DEMAND FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES, OUR WESTERLY SITE HAS REACHED ITS CAPACITY. OUR WESTERLY FOOTPRINT HAS LIMITED SPACE/STAFFING: FIVE EXAM ROOMS, ONE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ROOM, TWO PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS AND ONE FRONT DESK STAFF. PROVIDERS’ PANELS IN WESTERLY ARE CLOSED (THEY CANNOT TAKE NEW PATIENTS). THIS EXPANSION WILL ENABLE US TO HIRE THREE PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, THREE MEDICAL ASSISTANTS, ONE HEALTH INFORMATION STAFF, ONE FRONT DESK STAFF AND ONE REGISTERED NURSE, WHO WILL FUNCTION AS THE PRACTICE MANAGER. A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIAN WILL BE ADDED IN YEAR 2. BY INCREASING STAFFING, WOOD RIVER HEALTH WILL BE ABLE TO EXTEND OUR OPERATING HOURS AT OUR WESTERLY SITE SO THAT WE CAN BEGIN OFFERING EVENING AND SATURDAY APPOINTMENTS. THIS WILL DRAMATICALLY INCREASE OUR COMMUNITY’S ACCESS TO THE HEALTHCARE SERVICES THEY REQUIRE. THIS EXPANSION WILL ALSO ALLOW US TO ADD EXPRESS CARE AND LAB SERVICES IN WESTERLY. TO INCREASE THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE AT OUR EXISTING STRUCTURE, WE PURCHASED A 3,000 SQUARE FOOT UNIT THAT BECAME AVAILABLE AT OUR 17 WELLS STREET FACILITY. TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND EXPRESS CARE SERVICES AT THIS SITE, WE WILL NEED TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND RECONFIGURE THE INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS OF THE EXISTING FACILITY THIS GRANT FUNDING WILL SUPPORT RENOVATIONS AT OUR NEWLY ACQUIRED PROPERTY (SUITE 102) AT 17 WELLS STREET. WHEN CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN COMPLETED, WE WILL BE ABLE TO INCREASE PATIENT ENCOUNTERS BY 6,567 IN YEA R 1; EXPRESS CARE VISITS BY 2,974 IN YEAR 2, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ENCOUNTERS BY 1,200 IN YEAR 2. WE WILL ALSO GENERATE RENTAL INCOME BY SUBLEASING SPACE TO A LABORATORY SERVICE PROVIDER. WE PLAN TO BREAK EVEN ON THIS INVESTMENT WITHIN 37 MONTHS. CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN IN JUNE 2024 AND IS PROJECTED BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 2024.

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM