Rock River Community Clinic Inc

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM - FORMED THROUGH THE MERGING OF THREE RURAL FREE CLINICS, ROCK RIVER COMMUNITY CLINIC (RRCC) IS THE SOLE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND PARTS OF DODGE AND WALWORTH COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN. THE 13 ZIP-CODE SERVICE AREA ENCOMPASSES 44 RURAL COMMUNITIES BETWEEN MADISON AND MILWAUKEE AND INCLUDES OVER 34,000 RURAL LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS ACCORDING TO THE 2022 CENSUS (33% INCREASE FROM 2019). RRCC IS THE ONLY RURAL FQHC-LAL IN WISCONSIN AND IS MAINTAINED THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THE NAP FUNDS AND H80 GRANT DESIGNATION WOULD SUSTAIN, STRENGTHEN, AND EXPAND OUR CLINIC SERVICES IN SERVING OUR MOST VULNERABLE FAMILIES, INCLUDING A GROWING POPULATION OF HISPANIC AND LATINO IMMIGRANTS. RRCC INCLUDES TWO MEDICAL CLINICS LOCATED IN WHITEWATER AND WATERTOWN, AND ONE DENTAL CLINIC IN FORT ATKINSON. THE WHITEWATER CLINIC IS LOCATED IN A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA (MUA) AND SERVES AS OUR PRIMARY, FULL-TIME MEDICAL CLINIC SITE WITH ONE-DAY/WEEK OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ADDED IN 2023. THE WATERTOWN CLINIC IS LOCATED ON THE EDGE OF JEFFERSON AND DODGE COUNTY AND SERVES AS A PART-TIME MEDICAL CLINIC SITE WITH ACCESS TO WHITEWATER’S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES VIA A TELEHEALTH ROOM. BOTH CLINIC SITES PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES AND WORK IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH THEIR REGIONAL HOSPITAL TO PREVENT, SUPPORT, AND COMPLETE NEEDED PATIENT CARE. THE FORT ATKINSON CLINIC IS LOCATED IN A DENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) AND SERVES AS THE SOLE MEDICAID DENTAL PROVIDER IN JEFFERSON COUNTY. THE FORT CLINIC SITE PROVIDES ROBUST PREVENTATIVE AND RESTORATIVE DENTAL CARE, AND WORKS IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS, PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND HEADSTARTS TO CONNECT PATIENTS TO NEEDED DENTAL CARE. RRCC IS ON TRACK TO SERVE 4,233 PATIENTS ACROSS OVER 8,153 VISITS IN 2024 ENCOMPASSING A 42% INCREASE IN PATIENT VOLUME FROM 2023, AND 75% INCREASE FROM 2022. THIS GROWTH IS LED BY A GROWING INCREASE OF HISPANIC/LATINO FAMILIES, MANY ARRIVING IN JEFFERSON COUNTY AS IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES WORKING IN DAIRY FARMS, FOOD SERVICE, AND MANUFACTURING WITHOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE. SINCE 2022, THE NUMBER OF HISPANIC/LATINO PATIENTS SERVED AT RRCC HAS GROWN FROM 30% OF OUR MEDICAL PATIENTS TO OVER 72% OF MEDICAL PATIENTS. TO MEET THIS GROWING DIVERSE NEED, ALL FRONT DESK STAFF, CARE NAVIGATORS, AND BILLING TEAM MEMBERS ARE BILINGUAL AND FROM MANY OF THE SAME COMMUNITIES AS OUR PATIENTS. TRUE TO OUR MISSION OF QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE FOR ALL, OVER 95% OF OUR PATIENTS ARE AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE POVERTY LINE. WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE NAP FUNDING, WE PROJECT TO SERVE 6,350 PATIENTS IN 2026 THROUGH APPROXIMATELY 17,040 VISITS, AN INCREASE OF 50% IN PATIENT VOLUME FROM 2024. FUNDS WILL BE USED TO BUILD OUT INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND EXPAND CAPACITY OF OUR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TEAM TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN ADDITIONAL PROVIDERS WITH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY OF CARE. TO DO SO, RRCC PLANS TO EXPAND THE EXISTING SITE IN WHITEWATER LOCATED IN A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA, AND OPEN A NEW, CENTRALLY LOCATED SITE IN JOHNSON CREEK, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TO EXPAND ACCESS TO SERVICES AND GAIN OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORKFORCE PARTNERSHIPS WITH TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, A NEW INTEGRATED SITE AT JOHNSON CREEK SETS THE STAGE TO BUILD UPON THE EXISTING RRCC FOUNDATION FOR REAL EXPANSION AND ADVANCEMENT, FORMALLY INTRODUCING RRCC AS A PILLAR AND ACCESS POINT TO QUALITY COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE IN RURAL SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN.