Esperanza Health Centers

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - ADDRESS: 4700 S. CALIFORNIA AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60632 INTERIM PROJECT DIRECTOR: DR. DEBORAH EDBERG - DEBORAH_EDBERG@RUSH.EDU, 312-942-5225 FUNDING PREFERENCES: 1) HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA 2) MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY NAME OF PROGRAM: RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER/ESPERANZA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM DISCIPLINE: FAMILY MEDICINE TYPE OF APPLICATION: NEW ELIGIBLE ENTITY TYPE: FQHC OPERATING AS PART OF A GME CONSORTIUM YEAR PROGRAM WILL BEGIN TO TRAIN RESIDENTS: AY2022-2023 ORGANIZATION WEBSITE: WWW.ESPERANZACHICAGO.ORG THE RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER/ESPERANZA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM WILL BE LOCATED IN CHICAGO’S SOUTHWEST SIDE COMMUNITY OF BRIGHTON PARK, WHERE ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTERS' FLAGSHIP CLINIC IS LOCATED. LIKE ALL OF ESPERANZA’S SERVICE AREA, BRIGHTON PARK IS A LOW-INCOME, MAJORITY-LATINO COMMUNITY WHERE ACCESS TO BILINGUAL HEALTH CARE IS IN SHORT SUPPLY. ACCORDING TO UDS MAPPER, ALL FIVE ZCTAS THAT MAKE UP ESPERANZA’S SERVICE AREA ARE PRIMARY AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS. EVEN MORE TROUBLINGLY, THE CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH'S HEALTH ATLAS SHOWS THAT IN THE 10 COMMUNITY AREAS THAT COMPRISE OUR SERVICE AREA, SOME 118,000 ADULT RESIDENTS REPORT THEY HAVE NO PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER. THESE COMMUNITY AREAS SEE SIGNIFICANT HEALTH DISPARITIES, WITH ESPECIALLY ELEVATED RATES OF DIABETES, OBESITY, CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE, DEPRESSION/ANXIETY, AND COVID-19 COMPARED TO THE REST OF CHICAGO. IT IS PARTICULARLY STRIKING TO SEE HOW ELEVATED THE COVID-19 CASE RATE IS IN ESPERANZA’S SERVICE AREA, AS THIS IS A SINGULARLY POTENT INDICATOR OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE HOST OF SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS THAT MAKE INDIVIDUALS VULNERABLE TO NEGATIVE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES HAVE COALESCED IN OUR COMMUNITIES. INDEED, SOME OF OUR CORE ZIP CODES HAVE CONSISTENTLY SEEN THE MOST COVID-19 CASES AND DEATHS ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. ESPERANZA WILL PARTNER WITH RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER (RUMC), OU R SPONSORING INSTITUTION, WHICH RECENTLY EARNED A TOP SPOT ON U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT’S ANNUAL BEST HOSPITALS HONOR ROLL. OTHER CLINICAL SITES THAT WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE RESIDENCY ARE RUSH OAK PARK HOSPITAL, OAK STREET HEALTH, AND WARREN BARR NURSING HOME. THE MAIN PRIMARY CARE TRAINING LOCATION WILL BE AT ESPERANZA BRIGHTON PARK, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER. RESIDENTS WILL PERFORM ROTATIONS AT HOSPITAL ROTATION SITES (RUMC AND RUSH OAK PARK HOSPITAL) THAT HAVE PROVIDED EXTENSIVE RESIDENT TRAINING IN PRIOR ACADEMIC YEARS FOR OTHER RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. THE RESIDENCY INCLUDES CURRICULUM IN ADULT MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, OB/GYN, GERIATRICS, END-OF-LIFE CARE, IN-PATIENT CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND SEVERAL SPECIALTY AND SUBSPECIALITY ROTATIONS. THE PROGRAM WILL ALSO INCLUDE A LONGITUDINAL SOCIAL JUSTICE CURRICULUM THAT EXPLORES ISSUES REGARDING HEALTH INEQUITIES, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, HISTORICAL OPPRESSION, BIAS, AND EXPERIENCES OF OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. THE GOAL OF THIS CURRICULUM IS TO EQUIP RESIDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO PROMOTE IMPROVED HEALTH EQUITY. THE PROGRAM IS ACGME ACCREDITED FOR A MAXIMUM OF 24 RESIDENTS (8-8-8). THE TOTAL RESIDENT FTE REQUESTED TO BE FUNDED UNDER THIS PROGRAM FOR ALL POST-GRADUATE YEARS OF TRAINING IS 24. FOR AY2022-2023, WE ARE REQUESTING 6 RESIDENT FTES TO BE FUNDED. WE WILL REACH FULL RESIDENT CAPACITY OF 8-8-8 IN AY2026. OUR RESIDENCY PROGRAM WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF BRIGHTON PARK, TRAIN CLINICALLY EXCELLENT AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE FAMILY PHYSICIANS, AND PRODUCE FAMILY PHYSICIANS WHO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PRIMARY CARE TO PEOPLE LIVING IN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. PERHAPS MOST IMPORTANTLY, OUR RESIDENCY WILL CREATE AN INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT THAT INCORPORATES COMMUNITY RESPONSIVE RESEARCH TO DETERMINE BEST WAYS TO PROVIDE CARE TO INDIVIDUALS FROM HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED COMMUNITIES.

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

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

HEALTHY TOMORROWS PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

HEALTHY TOMORROWS PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - PROJECT ADDRESS: 4720 S CALIFORNIA AVE, CHICAGO, IL PROJECT DIRECTOR: DAN FULWILER, PRESIDENT & CEO DFULWILER@ESPERANZACHICAGO.ORG 773-584-6130 WEBSITE: WWW.ESPERANZACHICAGO.ORG FUNDS REQUESTED: $1,000,000 ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTERS SEEKS CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING THROUGH THE HRSA-22-134 FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SUPPORT EQUIPMENT PURCHASE FOR OUR NEW CLINICAL BUILDING, TO BE ERECTED ON THE LOT OF OUR CURRENT ESPERANZA BRIGHTON PARK SITE, AT 4720 S. CALIFORNIA AVENUE. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR EQUIPMENT-ONLY FUNDING. ESPERANZA’S SERVICE AREA, ON CHICAGO’S SOUTHWEST SIDE, IS IN GREAT NEED OF ADDITIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THE ENTIRE REGION IS BOTH A PRIMARY CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA AND A MENTAL HEALTH CARE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA. THE LOW-INCOME, PREDOMINANTLY LATINX COMMUNITIES WE SERVE HAVE BEEN BESET BY HEALTH AND ECONOMIC INEQUITIES NOW THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WHICH HIT CHICAGO’S SOUTHWEST SIDE WITH SINGULAR FORCE, HAS EXACERBATED THOSE DISPARITIES, LEAVING ILLNESS, DEATH, UNEMPLOYMENT, AND TRAUMA IN ITS WAKE. IN LIGHT OF THIS SITUATION, ESPERANZA IS MOVING FORWARD WITH AN AMBITIOUS EXPANSION PLAN TO ADD A SECOND FACILITY ON THE LOT WHERE OUR LARGEST CLINIC, ESPERANZA BRIGHTON PARK, CURRENTLY STANDS. WE’RE DESIGNING THE NEW BUILDING TO INCORPORATE 43,000 SQUARE FEET OF CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL SPACE. IT WILL CONTAIN 27 STANDARD EXAM ROOMS, 10 STANDARD COUNSELING ROOMS, 2 FLEXIBLE CONGREGATION ROOMS, 2 LAB AREAS, 8 MEDICAL OFFICES, 1 BREAK ROOM, AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT STORAGE. IN ADDITION THE FIRST FLOOR WILL INCLUDE AND EXPANDED GERIATRICS SUITE DESIGNED FOR A PACE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS A FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, CREATED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. WE ARE ALSO INTENT ON MAKING THE EXPANDED ESPERANZA BRIGHTON PARK CAMPUS A COMMUNITY HUB, WHERE PATIENTS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS AND GATHER AND SOCIALIZE. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE BUILDING WILL INCLUDE A LOFTED SUPER LOBBY, IN WHICH SPACES FOR STUDYING, ARTMAKING, FOOD SERVICE, AND CO-WORKING WILL BE CARVED OUT. WE WILL ALSO DEVELOP THE OUTDOOR SPACE TO INCLUDE AND INDOOR/OUTDOOR WALKING TRAIL, PROVIDING ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GATHER AND RECREATE. MANAGEMENT OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CARA GOLDSBERRY OF MCNITT CONSULTING, LLC, MCNITT CONSULTING, A WOMAN-OWNED, FULL-SERVICE FIRM. CARA PROJECT MANAGED THE SUCCESSFUL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF OUR CURRENT ESPERANZA BRIGHTON PARK BUILDING, WHICH OPENED IN MAY 2019, AS WELL AS ESPERANZA’S RECENT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILD-OUT. SHE HAS ALSO WORKED AS PROJECT MANAGER FOR A THREE-FLOOR BUILD-OUT AT NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE, AS WELL AS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A FIVE-STORY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO. THE PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY THE FALL OF 2023. WE ANTICIPATE THE INCREASED CAPACITY BROUGHT BY THIS EXPANSION WILL ALLOW US TO SERVE SOME 15,000 NEW PATIENTS DURING THE BUILDING’S FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION.