Lake County Free Clinic

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ADDRESS: 462 CHARDON STREET, PAINESVILLE, OH 44077-3019 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: W. MARTIN HILLER CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS (VOICE, FAX): V: 440-352-8686; F: 440-352-8107 EMAIL ADDRESS: MHILLER@LAKEFREECLINIC.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS, IF APPLICABLE: WWW.LAKEFREECLINIC.ORG GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION: $100,000 NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED: RECENT NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IN EACH OF THE PRIMARY COUNTIES SERVED BY LAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC HAVE SHOWN A NEED FOR CARE THAT GOES BEYOND THE EXAM ROOM. TOP NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN ALL FOUR COUNTIES HAVE INCLUDED MENTAL HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY, POVERTY, TRANSPORTATION, TRUST AND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. THE 2019 LAKE COUNTY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SHOWED THE COUNTY HAS 48 PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS PER 100,000 RESIDENTS. IN COMPARISON, THE STATE HAS 93 PER 100,000 AND THE COUNTRY AVERAGE IS 88 PER 100,000. HEALTH FACTORS AND ACCESS TO CARE IN THE PRIMARY COUNTIES SERVED AT LCFC ARE NOTABLY WORSE THAN THE REST OF THE STATE. AS THE ONLY FREE CLINIC SERVING UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN LAKE, EASTERN CUYAHOGA, GEAUGA AND ASHTABULA COUNTIES, LCFC IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTHCARE SAFETY NET, OFFERING MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED NEIGHBORS WITHOUT POTENTIAL COST BEING A BARRIER TO CARE. PROPOSED SERVICES: LAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: CARE FOR CHRONIC DISEASES, INCLUDING DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, BREATHING PROBLEMS, THYROID DISORDERS, AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS, DEPRESSION AND MILD ANXIETY. CARE FOR ACUTE ILLNESS, INCLUDING FEVER, SORE THROAT, COUGHS AND COLDS, SPRAINS AND STRAINS, BLADDER INFECTIONS, PINK EYE AND RASHES. PREVENTIVE CARE, INCLUDING WORK, SCHOOL, HEAD START, CAMP AND SPORTS PHYSICALS, PEDIATRIC PHYSICALS, PERSONAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE COUNSELING, AND RELAXATION AND MEDITATION EXERCISES. WOMEN’S HEALTH, WHICH INCLUDES CLINICAL BREAST AND PELVIC EXAMS, BREAST AN D CANCER SCREENINGS, AND REFERRALS FOR MAMMOGRAPHY, INTERVENTION AND FURTHER LAB TESTING. CASE MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING REGULAR FOLLOW-UP CALLS AND VISITS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICATION EDUCATION, REFERRALS TO ORGANIZATIONS LOCAL TO THE PATIENT THAT PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICE AND BASIC NEEDS, AND ADDED ASSURANCE THAT REFERRALS ARE APPROPRIATE AND KEPT. INDIVIDUALIZED PATIENT EDUCATION AND DIAGNOSIS COUNSELING. VISION AND AUDIOLOGY SCREENINGS AND REFERRALS FOR EYE EXAMS AND DIAGNOSTIC EXAMS. DENTAL CARE, INCLUDING TOOTH EXTRACTIONS, EXAMS, X-RAYS, CLEANINGS AND FILLINGS. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUSPENDED SINCE MARCH 2020 DUE TO COVID-19 AND OPERATION IN A TEMPORARY SITE. LAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC MOVED INTO A NEW FACILITY FEB. 1, 2023. THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE CLINIC TO MAKE MUCH-NEEDED RENOVATIONS TO THE SITE THAT WILL ENSURE AN EFFICIENT, FUNCTIONAL SPACE FOR YEARS TO COME BY BOTH ADDING NEW TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE SPACES WHILE REPLACING AND RENOVATING SPACES TO IMPROVE USABILITY. POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED: ON AVERAGE, 91 PERCENT OF LCFC PATIENTS ARE UNINSURED. LCFC ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO ARE PAYING INTO EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE BUT ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH USING THAT INSURANCE. MORE THAN THREE-QUARTERS OF LCFC’S PATIENTS FALL NEAR OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. MANY LCFC PATIENTS ARE EMPLOYED, OFTEN IN MULTIPLE JOBS. THE CHANGING ECONOMY HAS FORCED INDIVIDUALS TO WEIGH THE IMPORTANCE OF BASIC NEEDS AND MEDICAL OR DENTAL CARE; MANY PATIENTS HAVE OPTED TO FOREGO THIS CARE OR MEDICATION DUE TO THE COST. MORE THAN 60 PERCENT OF VISITS TO LCFC ARE FOR CHRONIC CONDITIONS, INCLUDING DIABETES, HEART DISEASE AND LUNG DISEASE. PATIENTS ARE ABOUT EQUALLY SPLIT BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN, BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 AND 98. ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF PATIENTS REPORT HISPANIC OR LATINX ETHNICITY.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ADDRESS: 462 CHARDON STREET, PAINESVILLE, OH 44077-3019 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: W. MARTIN HILLER CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS (VOICE, FAX): V: 440-352-8686; F: 440-352-8107 EMAIL ADDRESS: INFO@LAKEFREECLINIC.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS, IF APPLICABLE: WWW.LAKEFREECLINIC.ORG GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION: $100,000 NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED: RECENT NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IN EACH OF THE PRIMARY COUNTIES SERVED BY LAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC HAVE SHOWN A NEED FOR CARE THAT GOES BEYOND THE EXAM ROOM. TOP NEEDS IDENTIFIED IN ALL FOUR COUNTIES HAVE INCLUDED MENTAL HEALTH CARE, ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY, POVERTY, TRANSPORTATION, TRUST AND ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE. THE 2019 LAKE COUNTY NEEDS ASSESSMENT SHOWED THE COUNTY HAS 48 PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS PER 100,000 RESIDENTS. IN COMPARISON, THE STATE HAS 93 PER 100,000 AND THE COUNTRY AVERAGE IS 88 PER 100,000. HEALTH FACTORS AND ACCESS TO CARE IN THE PRIMARY COUNTIES SERVED AT LCFC ARE NOTABLY WORSE THAN THE REST OF THE STATE. AS THE ONLY FREE CLINIC SERVING UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN LAKE, EASTERN CUYAHOGA, GEAUGA AND ASHTABULA COUNTIES, LCFC IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY'S HEALTHCARE SAFETY NET, OFFERING MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED NEIGHBORS WITHOUT POTENTIAL COST BEING A BARRIER TO CARE. PROPOSED SERVICES: LAKE COUNTY FREE CLINIC PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: -CARE FOR CHRONIC DISEASES, INCLUDING DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, BREATHING PROBLEMS, THYROID DISORDERS, AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS, DEPRESSION AND MILD ANXIETY. -CARE FOR ACUTE ILLNESS, INCLUDING FEVER, SORE THROAT, COUGHS AND COLDS, SPRAINS AND STRAINS, BLADDER INFECTIONS, PINK EYE AND RASHES. -PREVENTIVE CARE, INCLUDING WORK, SCHOOL, HEAD START, CAMP AND SPORTS PHYSICALS, PEDIATRIC PHYSICALS, PERSONAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE COUNSELING, AND RELAXATION AND MEDITATION EXERCISES. WOMEN’S HEALTH, WHICH INCLUDES CLINICAL BREAST AND PELVIC EXAMS, BREAST AND CANCER SCREENINGS, AND REFERRALS FOR MAMMOGRAPHY, INTERVENTION AND FURTHER LAB TESTING. -CASE MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING REGULAR FOLLOW-UP CALLS AND VISITS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICATION EDUCATION, REFERRALS TO ORGANIZATIONS LOCAL TO THE PATIENT THAT PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICE AND BASIC NEEDS, AND ADDED ASSURANCE THAT REFERRALS ARE APPROPRIATE AND KEPT. -INDIVIDUALIZED PATIENT EDUCATION AND DIAGNOSIS COUNSELING. -VISION AND AUDIOLOGY SCREENINGS AND REFERRALS FOR EYE EXAMS AND DIAGNOSTIC EXAMS. -DENTAL CARE, INCLUDING TOOTH EXTRACTIONS, EXAMS, X-RAYS, CLEANINGS AND FILLINGS. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUSPENDED SINCE MARCH 2020 DUE TO COVID-19 AND OPERATION IN A TEMPORARY SITE. THE CLINIC HAS BEEN OPERATING WITH EQUIPMENT THAT HAS EXCEEDED ITS USABLE LIFESPAN. THIS PROJECT WILL ALLOW THE CLINIC TO PURCHASE UPDATED, DURABLE EQUIPMENT TO MEET THE NEED IN THE FUTURE, ALONG WITH INSTALLING WATER LINES THAT ALLOW THE CLINIC TO ADD A LABORATORY AND DENTAL CLINIC TO THE NEW SITE. POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED: ON AVERAGE, 91 PERCENT OF LCFC PATIENTS ARE UNINSURED. LCFC ALSO PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS WHO ARE PAYING INTO EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH INSURANCE BUT ARE UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH USING THAT INSURANCE. MORE THAN THREE-QUARTERS OF LCFC’S PATIENTS FALL NEAR OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. MANY LCFC PATIENTS ARE EMPLOYED, OFTEN IN MULTIPLE JOBS. THE CHANGING ECONOMY HAS FORCED INDIVIDUALS TO WEIGH THE IMPORTANCE OF BASIC NEEDS AND MEDICAL OR DENTAL CARE; MANY PATIENTS HAVE OPTED TO FOREGO THIS CARE OR MEDICATION DUE TO THE COST. MORE THAN 60 PERCENT OF VISITS TO LCFC ARE FOR CHRONIC CONDITIONS, INCLUDING DIABETES, HEART DISEASE AND LUNG DISEASE. PATIENTS ARE ABOUT EQUALLY SPLIT BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN, BETWEEN THE AGES OF 2 AND 98. ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF PATIENTS REPORT HISPANIC OR LATINX ETHNICITY.