Metropolitan Family Health Network Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

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

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC IN HUDSON COUNTY, NJ APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: METROPOLITAN FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK, INC. APPLICANT ADDRESS: 935 GARFIELD AVENUE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07304-2731 PROJECT DIRECTOR: SCOTT CAREY, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER PROJECT DIRECTOR CONTACT #S: VOICE: 201-478-5829; FAX: 201-478-5814 E-MAIL ADDRESS:SCAREY@METROFHN.ORG WEB SITE ADDRESS: WWW.METROFHN.COM THE MISSION OF THE METROPOLITAN FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK, INC. (MFHN) IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE TO THE UNDER-SERVED POPULATION IN OUR COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. MFHN IS REQUESTING $388,306 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC – PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION (PCHP) FUNDING FROM AUGUST 1, 2022 THROUGH AUGUST 1, 2024 TO SERVICE A COUNTY TARGET POPULATION OF 672,391. THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT HIV SCREENING, TESTING, COUNSELING, AND RISK REDUCTION SERVICES FOR AT RISK INDIVIDUALS IN HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. MFHN HAS BEEN A LEADER IN HUDSON COUNTY, NJ SINCE THEIR INCORPORATION IN 2006 AND PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN PROVIDING VALUABLE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE INCLUDING ADULT AND PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SERVICES, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, DENTAL, INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS) AND ACCESS TO LOW-COST MEDICATIONS THROUGH THEIR 340B PHARMACY PROGRAM. THE CDC IDENTIFIED HUDSON COUNTY, NJ AS ONE OF ONLY 48 COUNTIES NATIONWIDE THAT ACCOUNTED FOR MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF NEW HIV DIAGNOSIS (CDC.GOV). MFHN WILL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO INTEGRATE HIV SCREENING, TESTING, COUNSELING AND RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES INTO ALL OF ITS CLINICAL SERVICE AREAS TO ADDRESS THIS NEED AND SUPPORT THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES INITIATIVE TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF HIV IN THE US BY 75% WITHIN 5 YEARS. SINCE MFHN’S OFFICIAL OPENING IN 2006, THE NUMBER OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN SERVED HAS INCREASED FROM 12,114 PATIENT VISITS PER YEAR TO 53,403 VISITS IN 2019 (UDS 2019). MFHN IS PROJECTED TO SERVE 17,000 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS IN 2021. MFHN EMPLOYS OVER ONE-HUNDRED CULTURALLY DIVERSE STAFF MEMBERS, INCLUDING 14 PHYSICIANS. ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE ENGAGED IN REDUCING THE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH INCIDENCE OF CHRONIC DISEASE AND POOR HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY. MFHN IS A 501 (C) (3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION THAT RECEIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES AND THE NEW JERSE Y DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SENIOR SERVICES. MFHN IS A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND RECOGNIZED BY THE NCQA AS A PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME.

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - METROPOLITAN FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK, INC. : PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION HEALTH CENTER GRANT #: H80CS07588 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: SCOTT CAREY PHONE NUMBERS: 201-478-5829 E-MAIL ADDRESS: SCAREY@METROFHN.ORG CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS: APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: NJ-010; SERVICE AREA: NJ-008, NJ-013 FUNDING REQUEST: $1.1 MILLION TWO-YEAR PROJECT PERIOD. METROPOLITAN FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK, INC, (MFHN) HAS BEEN A LEADER IN HUDSON COUNTY, NJ SINCE THEIR INCORPORATION IN 2006 AND PLAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN PROVIDING VALUABLE PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE TO THE UNDERSERVED INCLUDING ADULT AND PEDIATRIC MEDICAL SERVICES, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, DENTAL, INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND ACCESS TO LOW-COST MEDICATIONS THROUGH THEIR 340B PHARMACY PROGRAM. MFHN PROVIDED SERVICE TO 13,000 INDIVIDUALS AND MANAGED OVER 40,000 VISITS IN 2023 (UDS 2023). MFHN HAS TWO LOCATIONS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY: THE MAIN SITE AT 935 GARFIELD AVENUE IN JERSEY CITY AND 5300 BERGENLINE AVENUE IN WEST NEW YORK, NJ. IN ADDITION TO ITS PRIMARY SERVICES, MFHN SERVES A GROWING NUMBER OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AT ITS MAIN SITE IN JERSEY CITY AS IT SEARCHES FOR A NEW INDEPENDENT LOCATION FOR ITS HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM. MFHN IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION THAT RECEIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES AND THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SENIOR SERVICES. MFHN IS A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND RECOGNIZED BY THE NCQA AS A PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME. IN 2023 MFHN’S DIVERSE PATIENT POPULATION INCLUDED 1,221 ASIANS, 14 NATIVE HAWAIIAN/OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS, 5,202 BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICANS, 5,467 HISPANICS, 37 AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVES, 518 WHITES, 40 PATIENTS OF MORE THAN ONE RACE AND 338 PATIENTS THAT WERE UNREPORTED OR REFUSED TO REPORT RACE (UDS 2023). HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY HAS THE LE AST ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN THE STATE. THERE ARE 1,080:1 RESIDENTS FOR EVERY MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER COMPARED TO THE STATE AVERAGE OF 340:1 (COUNTYHEALTHRANKINGS.ORG). THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES INVENTORY AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR NEW JERSEY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RANKS HUDSON COUNTY AS ONE OF THE PRIMARY COUNTIES NEEDING ALCOHOL AND DRUG TREATMENT WITH A TOTAL NEED OF 44,279 INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. MFHN WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD/MOUD SERVICES BY ALLOCATING MORE TREATMENT SPACE AND HIRING ADDITIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIANS. MFHN EXPECTS TO PROVIDE THE EXPANDED SERVICE TO 1,250 PATIENTS AND MANAGE OVER 3,000 VISITS AT ITS EXISTING LOCATIONS AND THROUGH COLLABORATIVE ARRANGEMENTS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUD AGENCIES. PROJECT FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THE CALL TO ACTION BY IMPROVING VITAL PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY’S PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM TO EXPAND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE IN HUDSON COUNTY, NJ.

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - PURPOSE: TO RESTORE AND RENEW THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR INFRASTRUCTURE OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER THAT SERVES 16,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND MANAGES 60,000 MEDICAL, DENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VISITS PER YEAR. DESCRIPTION: THE RENOVATIONS WILL INCLUDE IMPROVEMENTS TO PORTIONS OF THE 70-YEAR OLD EXTERIOR AND 27-YEAR OLD INTERIOR OF THE HEALTH CENTER INCLUDING AN ENHANCED HVAC SYSTEM TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY, REFURBISHING OF THE BUILDING'S GROUNDS AND EXTERIOR, EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES UPGRADES TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF CARE AND IMPROVE SAFETY. THE FUNDING REQUESTED WILL RENEW AND RESTORE A VITAL PART OF JERSEY CITY’S PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE IN THE GREATEST NEED AND TYPICALLY THE HARDEST TO REACH. THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL FORTIFY THE CENTER’S ABILITY TO RESPOND TO THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. OVERVIEW: THE PROJECT RENEWS AND PRESERVES A VITAL PART OF JERSEY CITY’S PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAS MANAGED AN ESTIMATED 1.8 MILLION MEDICAL VISITS DURING ITS 37-YEAR HISTORY OF PUBLIC SERVICE. TAXPAYERS WILL BE SUPPORTING AND IMPROVING AN ORGANIZATION WHO’S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE HEALTH CARE TO THE UNDER-SERVED POPULATION IN ITS COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. METROPOLITAN FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK IS A 501 (C) (3) NONPROFIT CORPORATION THAT RECEIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES AND THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SENIOR SERVICES. MFHN IS A MEMBER OF THE NEW JERSEY PRIMARY CARE ASSOCIATION, ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AND RECOGNIZED BY THE NCQA AS A PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME. ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT CENSUS DATA AVAILABLE, MFHN CURRENTLY SERVES A TOTAL HUDSON COUNTY POPULATION OF 691,643 AND A SMALL PORTION OF ESSEX COUNTY AS WELL. THE POVERTY LEVEL OF PATIENTS LIVING IN MFHN’S PRIMARY ZIP CODE AREAS IS GREATER THAN 40%. THIS INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 825 HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AN D A HOMELESS RATE OF 9.6% (THE SECOND HIGHEST IN THE STATE). OF THE FIVE PRIMARY ZIP CODES IN MFHN’S SERVICE AREA, MFHN IS THE DOMINANT HEALTH CENTER IN ZIP CODES 07304 AND 07305. 60% OF LOW-INCOME PATIENTS LIVING IN ZIP CODE 07305 VISIT MFHN. 52% OF LOW-INCOME PATIENTS LIVING IN ZIP CODE 07304 VISIT MFHN. SIMPLY PUT, THE FUNDING INVESTS IN THE FUTURE AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT NEED IT THE MOST. EXPANDING ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE AT A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER INVESTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH AND LOWERS COSTS. THE MORE TAXPAYERS SPEND ON AFFORDABLE PRIMARY CARE, THE LOWER THE SPENDING IS ON THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF EMERGENCY ROOMS AND HOSPITALS FOR ROUTINE CARE.