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INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM AT SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AFFILIATION WITH MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - O CLAYTON COUNTY CURRENTLY LACKS CAPACITY AND ACCESS OF CARE TO EFFICIENTLY ADDRESS ITS MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC RELATED NEEDS. THE NUMBERS OF EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, HOSPITALIZATIONS, AND DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO MANAGEABLE OR EVEN PREVENTABLE MENTAL HEALTH INCIDENTS ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE OVERALL CURRENT SOCIOECONOMIC STATE OF THE COUNTY, LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, AND HEAVY BURDEN ON THE COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES. THUS, SRMC HAS MADE IT A PRIORITY TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS STARTS WITH ENSURING PATIENTS WHO SEEK CARE FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECEIVE THE INITIAL TREATMENT THEY SO DESPERATELY NEED WHEN ARRIVING AT SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. FUNDING THE HOLD UNIT AND STAFFING NEEDS FOR TWO YEARS WILL GIVE THE HOSPITAL THE TIME TO ABSORB THE COST OF THIS UNIT IN ITS GENERAL OPERATING BUDGET. O SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SERVES ATLANTA’S SOUTHERN CRESCENT, WITH 75% OF THE POPULATION SERVED LOCATED IN CLAYTON COUNTY. MANY RESIDENTS SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES, EXACERBATED BY A LACK OF INSURANCE AND LIMITED POOL OF MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO TURN FOR HELP. WITH NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN, RESIDENTS SHOW UP AT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTANCE WHERE SRMC HAS LIMITED RESOURCES FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. O FEDERAL FUNDING IS REQUESTED BECAUSE THOSE SERVED BY THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ARE IN CRISIS. THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE'S HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DESIGNATED PORTIONS OF SRMC'S SERVICE AREA AS A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA, AN AREA WHERE A SHORTAGE OF MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES EXISTS. ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE SERVICES IMPACTS THE HEALTH OF AN INDIVIDUAL — THEIR OVERALL PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH — AS WELL AS THE OVERALL COMMUNITY. BARRIERS TO SERVICES WILL DELAY INDIVIDUALS FROM RECEIVING APPROPRIATE CARE AND NEEDED PREVENTATIVE SERVICES, PLACE A FINANCIAL BURDEN ON INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY, AND LEAD TO HOSPITALIZATIONS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED O THE HOLD UNIT WILL FREE UP SPACE IN THE ED FOR OTHER EMERGENCIES. THE BEHAVIORAL HOLD AREA WILL SPECIALIZE TO PROVIDE, CARE, AND SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO SHOW UP TO SRMC'S ED. SRMC WILL HIRE STAFF INCLUDING NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER SERVICES TO SUPPORT PATIENTS FACING A MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE CRISIS. THEIR STAY AT SRMC WILL INCLUDE THE CRISIS MANAGEMENT PATIENTS REQUIRE UNTIL A MORE SUITABLE PLACEMENT IS FOUND, WHETHER AT IN-TREATMENT FACILITY OR FROM AN OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. O THE CAPITAL BUDGET SUPPORTS $4,115,719, WHICH INCLUDES A 10% CONTINGENCY OF $374,156. AN OPERATIONAL LOSS IS EXPECTED FOR THE INITIAL YEARS OF OPERATION RELATED TO START UP AND INCREASED LABOR EXPENSE PARTICULARLY IN NURSING POST COVID.

LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED WORKFORCE TO INCREASE COVID-19 VACCINE ACCESS

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM - NAME OF THE GRADUATE MEDICAL TRAINING PROGRAM: THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM DISCIPLINE OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM: PRIMARY CARE TYPE OF APPLICATION: NEW AWARD ELIGIBLE ENTITY TYPE: ACCREDITED PRIMARY CARE RESIDENCY PROGRAM GME CONSORTIUM YEAR STARTED: JULY 2024 ORGANIZATION’S WEBSITE: HTTPS://SOUTHERNREGIONAL.ORG/ TOTAL FTE POSITIONS TO BE FUNDED: 45 (15-15-15) FOR AY 2025-2027 ROTATION SITES: THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM OPERATES AS A GME CONSORTIUM AT THE FOLLOWING ROTATION SITES: THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER AT SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (THE COMMUNITY-BASED AMBULATORY PATIENT CARE CENTER), PIEDMONT RHEUMATOLOGY CONSULTANTS, NEUROLOGY ASSOCIATES, CITY OF HOPE, SOUTHERN REGIONAL’S DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY CENTER, EMORY HEART AND VASCULAR CENTER AT EXECUTIVE PARK, AND ONE ADDITIONAL SITE TO BE DETERMINED. OVERVIEW OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM: FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SERVED CLAYTON COUNTY AND THE METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AREA. WITH A DIVERSE POPULATION OF MORE THAN 5.1 MILLION IN THE ATLANTA REGION, THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO DECREASE MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. CLAYTON COUNTY, GEORGIA, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN CRESCENT OF METROPOLITAN ATLANTA, IS DESIGNATED A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA (MUA), IDENTIFYING A SHORTAGE OF 40 PRIMARY CARE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS. TO ANSWER THE PRIMARY CARE NEEDS OF THOUSANDS OF LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS AND THE SHORTAGE OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN THE LOCAL UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, SOUTHERN REGIONAL RECENTLY OPENED THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER TO HOUSE THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM (SRMC INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM). THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME). THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM'S MISSION IS TO TRAIN DIVERSE AND COMPASSIONATE PHYSICIANS THROUGH A DIVERSE RANGE OF CLINICAL AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND TO FOSTER THE CONTINUED QUEST FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE THAT LEADS TO ADVANCING HEALTHCARE AND WELL-BEING AMONG OUR RESIDENTS AND WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THEY SERVE. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-FOCUSED MULTI-SPECIALTY TRAINING THAT ATTRACTS GRADUATING RESIDENTS TO REMAIN WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, WHETHER IN PRIVATE PRACTICE, SERVING IN LOCAL CLINICS, OR SERVING IN THE HOSPITAL SETTING, THEREBY FULFILLING THEIR PURPOSE, GIVING BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND CLOSING THE GAP IN HEALTHCARE INEQUITY.

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