Westside Family Healthcare Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS - WESTSIDE FAMILY HEALTHCARE (WESTSIDE) HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE, AND A LONG HISTORY OF EXPERIENCE AND SUCCESS, IN PROVIDING PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE TO DIVERSE PATIENT POPULATIONS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH LOW INCOMES, THOSE WHO ARE UNDER/UNINSURED, AND HARD TO REACH POPULATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 1988, WITH THE MISSION TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING EQUAL ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE, REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. WESTSIDE IS A NON-PROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) IN 1994. WESTSIDE RECEIVES SECTION 330(E) AND SECTION 330(G) US PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FUNDS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF DELAWARE AND THE SPECIAL POPULATION OF MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKERS (MSAWS) IN KENT AND WESTERN SUSSEX COUNTY. IN 2023, WESTSIDE CARED 24,524 PATIENTS THROUGH 121,928 PATIENT VISITS. FORTY-ONE PERCENT OF OUR PATIENTS ARE UNINSURED. FOUR IN TEN PATIENTS ARE BEST SERVED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH. EIGHTY-FIVE PERCENT OF OUR PATIENTS LIVE AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. WITH FUNDING FROM THE FY2024 COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING; FACILITIES AND/OR EQUIPMENT PROJECTS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, WESTSIDE WILL EXPAND BUILD A NEW STAND-ALONE HEALTH CENTER FACILITY IN THE CITY OF MILFORD, DELAWARE SERVING SOUTHERN KENT COUNTY IN DELAWARE. THIS WILL BE OUR SIXTH DELIVERY SITE MAXIMIZING THE $5,000,000 GRANT AWARD. THIS SPACE'S PRIMARY USE WILL BE DEDICATED TO DELIVERING PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES THAT WILL INCLUDE AT LEAST 10 EXAM ROOMS. THIS SITE WILL INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF PERMANENTLY AFFIXED EQUIPMENT, MOVEABLE EQUIPMENT, HVAC MODIFICATIONS, ELECTRICAL UPGRADES, AND PLUMBING WORK.

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NAVIGATORS IN FEDERALLY-FACILITATED AND STATE PARTNERSHIP MARKETPLACES

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NAVIGATORS IN FEDERALLY-FACILITATED EXCHANGES

RECOVERY ACT HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PROGRAM

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

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NAVIGATORS IN FEDERALLY-FACILITATED AND STATE PARTNERSHIP MARKETPLACES

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NAVIGATORS IN FEDERALLY-FACILITATED AND STATE PARTNERSHIP MARKETPLACES

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NAVIGATORS IN FEDERALLY-FACILITATED EXCHANGES

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT NAVIGATORS IN A FEDERALLY FACILITATED EXCHANGE

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - WESTSIDE FAMILY HEALTHCARE, INC. (WFH) IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER IN DELAWARE. THROUGH THE FY24 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES EXPANSION FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, WFH IS REQUESTING $600,000 IN YEAR ONE AND $500,000 IN YEAR TWO DURING THE GRANT PERFORMANCE PERIOD OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 TO AUGUST 31, 2026. OF THE TOTAL REQUESTED, $93,900 WILL SUPPORT ONE-TIME COSTS IN YEAR ONE OF THE GRANT PERFORMANCE PERIOD. WFH CURRENTLY OPERATES FIVE CLINICAL SITES, A MOBILE HEALTH UNIT, AND THREE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES LOCATED WITHIN THE CITIES OF WILMINGTON, NEWARK, BEAR/NEW CASTLE, AND DOVER. WFH FIRST OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1988 AND HAS GROWN TO BECOME A JOINT COMMISSION CERTIFIED PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL HOME. WFH CLINICIANS PROVIDE FAMILY MEDICAL, ORAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO MORE THAN 24,000 PRIMARILY LOW-INCOME AND/OR UNINSURED PATIENTS. IN 2023, WFH CARED FOR 2,220 PATIENTS SEEKING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND 104 PATIENTS WITH SUD WHO RECEIVED MOUD. THROUGH THIS FUNDING, WFH WILL EXPAND OUR CAPACITY TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUD SERVICES. WFH WILL ADD 1.0 FTE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELOR, 2.0 FTE SOCIAL SERVICE CASE MANAGERS, AND 1.0 FTE PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST. ADDITIONALLY, FUNDING WILL SUPPORT 0.5 FTE DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TO FACILITATE WFH'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION STRATEGY, AND 0.5 FTE SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM MANAGER TO OVERSEE OUR SOCIAL SERVICES CASE MANAGERS WHO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS SEEKING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT WILL INCLUDE ORGANIZATION-WIDE SUD STIGMA TRAINING RESOURCES, TOOLS TO EFFECTIVELY PROVIDE TRAUMA-FOCUSED COUNSELING TECHNIQUES, AND A ROBUST PATIENT EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN. WFH EXPECTS TO MEET THE FOLLOWING PROJECT GOALS FOR THE 2024-2026 BUDGET PERIOD: (1) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; AND (2) INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING SUD SERVICES, INCLUDING TREATMENT WITH MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD). FUNDING THROUGH THIS PROPOSAL WILL REACH THESE PROJECT GOALS THROUGH: (1) WORKFORCE RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGAGEMENT; (2) PATIENT EXPERIENCE; (3) ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY; AND (4) INTEGRATED SERVICES.

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ORGANIZATION: WESTSIDE FAMILY HEALTHCARE, INC. ADDRESS: 300 WATER STREET, SUITE 200, WILMINGTON, DE 19801 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: LOLITA LOPEZ, PRESIDENT & CEO CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 302-656-8292 EMAIL ADDRESS: LOLITA.LOPEZ@WESTSIDEHEALTH.ORG WEBSITE: WWW.WESTSIDEHEALTH.ORG AMOUNT REQUESTED: $2,000,000 WESTSIDE FAMILY HEALTHCARE (WESTSIDE) HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, STEADILY EXPANDING THE SERVICES PROVIDED, THE CLINICIANS TRAINED, AND THE COMMUNITIES SERVED. ESTABLISHED IN 1988, WESTSIDE IS A 501(C)3 NONPROFIT DESIGNATED TO PROVIDE EQUAL ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN DELAWARE. WESTSIDE IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (SINCE 1994) AND ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION (SINCE 2000). WESTSIDE RECEIVES SECTION 330(E) AND SECTION 330(G) US PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE FUNDS. WESTSIDE PROVIDES INTEGRATED PRIMARY MEDICAL, ORAL HEALTH, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MORE THAN 28,000 DELAWAREANS. WESTSIDE OPERATES FIVE HEALTH CENTERS AND A MOBILE HEALTH UNIT LOCATED IN FEDERALLY DESIGNATED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS (HPSA), MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS (MUP), AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS (MUA). WESTSIDE PROVIDES INTEGRATED PRIMARY MEDICAL, ORAL HEALTH, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MORE THAN 28,000 DELAWAREANS. WESTSIDE IS THE MOST CONSIDERABLE NON-HOSPITAL, PRIMARY CARE MEDICAID PROVIDER IN DELAWARE, AND IT PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR INCOME. WESTSIDE’S CARE TEAMS CONSIST OF PHYSICIANS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, NURSES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND SUPPORT STAFF WHO PROVIDE PRIMARY MEDICAL, PRENATAL, DENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE. WESTSIDE’S COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES REACH BEYOND CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND ECONOMIC FACTORS THAT CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT HEALTH OUTCOMES. WESTSIDE IS REQUESTI NG $2,000,000 THROUGH FY22 CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING: CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS (HRSA-22-134) TO RENOVATE AND MODERNIZE ITS OLDEST AND LARGEST FACILITY LOCATED AT 1802 WEST 4TH STREET, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE 19805. THE THREE-FLOOR FACILITY IS 23,000 SQUARE FEET IN TOTAL. CURRENTLY, IT CONTAINS TWENTY-SIX EXAM ROOMS, EIGHT DENTAL OPERATORIES, TEAM OFFICES, AND SPACE FOR SOCIAL AND ANCILLARY SERVICE DELIVERY, INCLUDING ONSITE LABCORP, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES. FUNDING WOULD COMPLETE THE FINAL PHASE OF A TEN YEAR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE $3.3 MILLION. THIS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WILL RECONFIGURE AND REDESIGN THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HEALTH CENTER TO BETTER FACILITATE TEAM-BASED APPROACH TO CARE, INCREASE EFFICIENCY, INCORPORATE SPECIFIC CLINICAL SPACE FOR NURSE AND MEDICAL ASSISTANT VISITS, AND EXPAND ITS EXISTING FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN RESIDENT TRAINING PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHRISTIANACARE. WESTSIDE’S PROJECT WILL IMPACT THE ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR OF OUR HEALTH CENTER, A TOTAL OF 6,179 SQ. FT – 27% OF THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE FACILITY. THE PERIMETER DIMENSIONS ARE 89’-6” (NORTH-SOUTH) AND 69’-0”(EAST WEST). THE PROJECT WILL CREATE CLINICAL AREAS THAT TOTAL 2,883 SQUARE FEET (47% OF PROJECT); NON-CLINICAL AREAS THAT TOTAL 1,731 SQUARE FEET (28% OF PROJECT); AND ANCILLARY/COMMON USE AREAS THAT TOTAL 1,565 SQUARE FEET (25% OF PROJECT). WESTSIDE FAMILY HEALTHCARE ANTICIPATES THAT THIS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED BY AUGUST 2023.