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COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - UC MEDICAL CENTER, LLC 234 GOODMAN STREET CINCINNATI, OHIO 45219-2364 PROJECT DIRECTOR: BOB FELDBAUER PHONE: 513-584-8315 ROBERT.FELDBAUER@UCHEALTH.COM HTTPS://WWW.UCHEALTH.COM/ IN 2019, UC HEALTH EMBARKED ON A HISTORIC TRANSFORMATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER (UCMC) EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED). THE UCMC ED SERVES THE ENTIRE REGION WITH ADVANCED CAPABILITIES AND IS THE REGION’S ONLY LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER. IT IS A WELL-KNOWN CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS. AS PART OF OUR ED EXPANSION, WE ARE INCORPORATING LESSONS LEARNED AND BEST PRACTICES FROM RECENT INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS, MASS CASUALTY INCIDENTS, AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE EMERGENCIES TO DESIGN A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY ABLE TO RESPOND TO ANY FORESEEABLE COMMUNITY CRISIS. THE RECENT COVID-19 PANDEMIC TAUGHT US A LOT AND, IN RESPONSE, WE’RE ADDING THREE CAPABILITIES TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT THAT WILL ENHANCE OUR RESPONSE TO THE CURRENT, LINGERING PANDEMIC AND ALL FUTURE EVENTS WE MIGHT FACE: EMS CANOPY AND DECONTAMINATION BAY, DEDICATED NEGATIVE AIR FLOW ROOMS, AND AN ENCLOSED CRITICAL CARE PAVILION BUILD OUT FOR MASS CASUALTIES. THE $4M CDS AWARDED IN THE FY 2022 CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT (P.L. 117-103) WILL SUPPORT THE BUILD OUT OF THE CRITICAL CARE PAVILION BUILD/MASS CASUALTY TRIAGE SPACE.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - IN 2022, THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC ESTABLISHED THE TIMOTHY FREEMAN, MD, CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO DELIVER PERSON-CENTERED, COORDINATED CARE FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, UTILIZING AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CARE MODEL. THIS INITIATIVE ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL NEED FOR SPECIALIZED SERVICES AS INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TRANSITION FROM PEDIATRIC TO ADULT HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS. UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, ALONG WITH ITS PARENT ENTITY, UC HEALTH, IS PIONEERING THIS EFFORT AS ONE OF THE NATION’S FIRST ACADEMIC SYSTEMS TO OFFER SUCH A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM. UC HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO CONSTRUCTING A STATE-OF-THE-ART OUTPATIENT FACILITY DESIGNED TO CATER TO THE UNIQUE PHYSICAL AND SENSORY NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THE $3 MILLION APPROPRIATED THROUGH COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING (CPF/CDS) WILL SIGNIFICANTLY SUPPORT UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER’S INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP THE TIMOTHY FREEMAN, MD, CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND WILL PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN ENSURING THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE CENTER. THE TIMOTHY FREEMAN, MD, CENTER FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WILL OFFER STATE OF THE ART, PERSON CENTERED, COORDINATED CARE FOR ADULTS WITH COMPLEX DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. SPANNING AN EXPANSIVE 15,000 SQUARE FEET, THE FACILITY IS THOUGHTFULLY ARRANGED WITH PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALTY CARE, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ALL CONVENIENTLY SITUATED ON THE GROUND LEVEL. DESIGNED WITH THE UTMOST SENSITIVITY, EVERY PUBLIC AREA, EXAMINATION ROOM, AND TREATMENT SPACE IS FREE OF BARRIERS, ENSURING EASE OF ACCESS AND A WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE FOR BOTH PATIENTS AND STAFF, PARTICULARLY THOSE WITH SENSORY AND MOBILITY CONSIDERATIONS. THE FACILITY INCLUDES TWELVE PRIMARY CARE EXAM ROOMS, EACH STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE ABUNDANT NATURAL LIGHT FROM THE NUMEROUS WINDOWS. ADJACENT TO THESE ARE NINE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSULTAT IONS ROOMS PLACED TO ENHANCE THE INTERDISCIPLINARY CARE MODEL. ADDITIONALLY, THE SPACE WILL BE OUTFITTED WITH UPGRADED UTILITIES, NEW TECHNOLOGY, AND FEATURES SUCH AS SLIDING DOORS AND SURFACES THAT ARE EASY TO CLEAN, ALL CONTRIBUTING TO A SUPERIOR CARE ENVIRONMENT.

CLINICAL INTEGRATION FOR THE OPTIMAL INTEGRATION, CASE MIX, PATIENT ACUITY AND TRAUMA EXPOSURE FOR THE CENTER FOR SUSTAINMENT OF TRAUMA AND READINESS SKILLS (C-STARS) CADRE EMBEDDED AT UCMC. - OPTIMAL INTEGRATION, CASE MIX, PATIENT ACUITY AND TRAUMA EXPOSURE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED FOR CENTER FOR SUSTAINMENT OF TRAUMA AND READINESS SKILLS (C-STARS) CADRE EMBEDDED AT UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER. IN ADDITION, IT IS UNCLEAR HOW DEPLOYMENT CYCLES, AF DUTIES, AND CLINICAL WORKLOAD IMPACT EACH OTHER; THIS MAY MAKE CURRENT AF STAFFING MODELS SUBOPTIMAL AND DOES NOT ALLOW FOR A DATA-DRIVEN GROWTH PROJECTION STAFFING MODEL IF, FOR EXAMPLE, MORE CCAT TEAMS WERE QUICKLY NEEDED FOR FUTURE CONFLICTS. GRANULAR DATA ON PATIENT ACUITY, PATIENT VOLUME, CLINICAL WORKLOAD, ASPECTS OF WORKLOAD RELEVANT TO DEPLOYMENT, AND CMRP REQUIREMENTS CAPTURED FOR ALL AF PERSONNEL EMBEDDED AT UCMC, AS WELL AS FOR A COHORT OF SIMILAR CIVILIAN COUNTERPARTS WITHIN UCMC FOR COMPARISON, WILL BE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED. THIS ANALYSIS WILL ENABLE LOCAL C-STARS AND USAF SCHOOL OF AEROSPACE MEDICINE (USAFSAM) LEADERSHIP TO (1) EVALUATE AF PERSONNEL DEPLOYMENT READINESS, (2) QUANTIFY THE DEGREE OF INTEGRATION THAT THE AF CADRE HAVE WITHIN THE UCMC SYSTEM, AND (3) PROVIDE THE SCAFFOLDING TO CREATE FUTURE DATA-DRIVEN STAFFING MODELS. THIS ONE OF A KIND INFRASTRUCTURE COULD THEN BE DEPLOYED TO THE OTHER C-STARS AND SUSTAINED MEDICAL AND READINESS TRAINED (SMART) PROGRAM SITES AND THE DATA CAPTURE REQUIREMENTS COULD BE CODIFIED WITHIN FUTURE MILITARY-CIVILIAN PARTNERSHIP TAAS. FINALLY, THE METRICS CAPTURED COULD INFORM THE MHS REGISTRY, CURRENTLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT, FOR PURPOSES OF TRACKING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MILITARY-CIVILIAN PARTNERSHIPS.