Lehigh Valley Health Network

HEMOPHILIA TREATMENT CENTERS (SPRANS)

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

FLEMING MEMORY CENTER: SPECIALIZED SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ADRD CONSUMERS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY REGION OF PENNSYLVANIA

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE PROGRAM-IMPACT - COMMUNITY OPIOID NETWORK ENSURING COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT (CONECTRS) ADDRESSES THE NEED FOR SYSTEM-LEVEL DEVELOPMENT AND COORDINATION OF COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUDS) IN SCHUYLKILL AND MONROE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. BOTH RURAL COUNTIES EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT GAPS IN CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH SUD, INCLUDING HIGH RATES OF DRUG OVERDOSE AND ALCOHOL-RELATED DEATHS, LOWER THAN AVERAGE ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE, POOR COORDINATION WITH ACUTE CARE SERVICES, LOW ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT (MAT), AND LACK OF ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE. THESE RURAL COUNTIES HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN STIMULANT OVERDOSE DEATHS, SHOWING A NEED TO RETOOL SERVICES TO MEET EMERGING NEEDS. LEVERAGING THE PRESENCE OF LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL, INC. (LVH), PART OF JEFFERSON HEALTH, IN BOTH COUNTIES AND BUILDING ON NEWLY ESTABLISHED PARTNERSHIPS, CONECTRS WILL: GOAL 1: DEVELOP A SYSTEM OF DIRECT PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SERVICES TO REACH PEOPLE WHO USE DRUGS THROUGHOUT THE RURAL SERVICE AREA. CONECTRS BUILDS AN INTEGRATED, COMPREHENSIVE CASCADE OF CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH SUD ENCOMPASSING: A. PREVENTION THROUGH YOUTH EDUCATION AT SPORTING EVENTS, SCREENING, BRIEF INTERVENTION AND REFERRAL TO TREATMENT (SBIRT) IN AT LEAST EIGHT PRIMARY CARE ADDICTION MEDICINE (PCAM) MEDICAL HOMES, AND MOBILE OUTREACH TO ENGAGE HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS. B. TREATMENT IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS THROUGH EXPANSION TO CREATE EIGHT PCAM MEDICAL HOMES WITH FLEXIBLE ENGAGEMENT TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO CARE, A NEW TELEHEALTH BRIDGE CLINIC FOR ACUTE CARE TRANSITIONS AND RAPID ACCESS TO MAT, EXPANDED INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND A NEW PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED. C. RECOVERY SUPPORT THROUGH EXPANSION OF CASE MANAGEMENT AND PEER SUPPORT. GOAL 2: COLLABORATE WITH RECOVERY ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS TO PROVIDE OR ENABLE SUPPORTIVE SOCIAL SERVICES, FOCUSING ON THE NEEDS OF HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN, PEOPLE WHO WERE RECENTLY INCARCERATED, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED, AS WELL AS THOSE WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND POLYSUBSTANCE USE INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND STIMULANTS THAT ARE AT HIGH RISK OF OVERDOSE DEATH. GOAL 3: STRENGTHEN THE SUD-RELATED WORKFORCE IN THE TARGET RURAL SERVICE AREA BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP FOR: A. PEER SUPPORT BY SPONSORING CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALIST TRAINING BY COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SUPPORTING ANNUAL RE-CERTIFICATION FEES/TRAINING FOR TEAM MEMBERS. B. PRIMARY CARE CLINICIANS AND TEAMS THROUGH MONTHLY PODCASTS AND PRACTICE FACILITATION TO PROVIDE WHOLE-PERSON, PRIMARY CARE ADDICTION MEDICINE, C. NURSING STUDENTS THROUGH DIDACTIC AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, D. RURAL FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS, PREPARING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CLINICIANS WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED FOR TEAM-BASED, PRIMARY CARE ADDICTION MEDICINE THROUGH A NEW LONGITUDINAL EXPERIENCE TO CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH SUD AND PRESCRIBE ALL FDA-APPROVED MAT. E. ADDICTION MEDICINE FELLOWS THROUGH LONGITUDINAL EXPERIENCES WITH TELEHEALTH BRIDGE AND ELECTIVE OPPORTUNITIES WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO LEARN ABOUT CONDITIONS AFFECTING RURAL POPULATIONS WITH SUD. GOAL 4: ENGAGE A MULTI-SECTOR NETWORK TO IMPLEMENT ALL PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND SUSTAIN SERVICES AFTER THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE USING A COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL. THE NETWORK WILL INCLUDE KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND DECISION MAKERS FROM GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC HEALTH, NON-PROFITS, BUSINESS, AND HEALTHCARE. CONECTRS, WHEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED, WILL DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS: 1) INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WITH SUD IN THE SERVICE AREA WHO ENGAGE WITH PRIMARY CARE, RECEIVING MAT AND INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT, 2) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO LEAVE ACUTE CARE AND RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS WITH CONNECTION TO PRIMARY CARE TREATMENT AND SUPPORT, AND 3) ULTIMATELY DECREASE POOR OUTCOMES SUCH AS SUBSTANCE USE RELATED HOSPITALIZATION, INCARCERATION, AND OVERDOSE DEATHS.

RURAL RESIDENCY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

WHOLE HEALTH CONNECTION

PRIMARY CARE TRAINING AND ENHANCEMENT -- RESIDENCY TRAINING IN STREET MEDICINE - THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A STREET MEDICINE RESIDENCY TRAINING TRACK (SMRTT) THROUGH A COLLABORATION BETWEEN AN EXISTING LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME) ACCREDITED DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY TRAINING PROGRAM AND THE STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM AT VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER LOOK-ALIKE. THE PROPOSED SMRTT WILL CLOSE GAPS IN RESIDENT TRAINING AND PREPARE FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS TO DELIVER HIGH QUALITY PRIMARY CARE TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN THE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE LEHIGH VALLEY REGION OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA BY CONCENTRATING ON BOTH THE DIDACTIC EDUCATION AND EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION OF THOSE RESIDENTS. THIS PROJECT WILL SERVE THE GROWING UNHOUSED POPULATION IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY. THIS POPULATION FACES CHALLENGES IN OBTAINING HEALTH CARE – LEADING TO HIGHER RATES OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS, MORE SEVERE ILLNESS, HIGH RATES OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. WHEN HEALTH CARE IS ACCESSED, IT TENDS TO BE INEFFICIENT, HIGH COST AND LOW CONTINUITY, COMPOUNDING THE DIFFERENCES IN HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES. DIDACTIC TRAINING FOCUSES ON THE CHALLENGES THAT COMMUNITY HEALTH INFLUENCES CREATE IN THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT FOR UNHOUSED PATIENTS, AS WELL AS UTILIZING APPROPRIATE REFERRALS TO SOCIAL SERVICES, AND HOW TO ORGANIZE AND DELIVER HEALTHCARE SERVICES OUTSIDE TYPICAL HOSPITAL AND CLINIC SETTINGS. THE SMRTT PROJECT TEAM COMPRISING INDIVIDUALS FROM VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERS AND LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL WILL BUILD A CURRICULUM FOCUSING ON DELIVERING PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO A POPULATION EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. FOR RESIDENTS CHOOSING SMRTT, THE CURRICULUM WILL CONTAIN OPPORTUNITIES IN THE PRACTICE OF STREET MEDICINE INCLUDING DISEASE MANAGEMENT WITH SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT OF PEH, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT, MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIPS, WORKING IN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAMS, AND REFLECTIVE AND SELF-CARE PRACTICES. DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE SERVICES BY RESIDENTS, SUPERVISED UNDER CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES RULES, WILL OCCUR WHEREVER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE LOCATED SUCH AS ENCAMPMENTS, SOUP KITCHENS, DROP-IN CENTERS, EMERGENCY WARMING STATIONS, AND UPON RELEASE FROM INCARCERATION. DELIVERY OF ADDICTION TREATMENT SERVICES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE WILL OCCUR IN THE SAME SETTINGS. RESIDENTS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO OBSERVE AND INTEGRATE WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES. THIS PROJECT IS SEEKING A FUNDING PREFERENCE FOR A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FOR PLACING RESIDENTS WHO COMPLETE YOUR PROGRAM IN PRACTICE SETTINGS THAT SERVE IN MUCS.

LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL – SCHUYLKILL. HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDS FOR COVID-19 RELATED EXPENSES.

LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL – SCHUYLKILL - EMERGENCY GRANTS TO RN STUDENTS.

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

WORKFORCE TRAINING

DENTAL REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM

DENTAL REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM

DENTAL REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM

GERIATRICS WORKFORCE ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM