Gundersen Lutheran Health System Inc

TELEHEALTH NETWORK GRANT PROGRAM

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

RURAL HEALTH CLINIC VACCINE CONFIDENCE PROGRAM

COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS CONGRESSIONALLY DELEGATED

PRIMARY CARE TRAINING AND ENHANCEMENT

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - ADDRESS 1836 SOUTH AVE, LA CROSSE, WI 54601 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME SARAH ROSSMAN, MS RN CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS (VOICE, FAX) 608-775-3485 EMAIL ADDRESS SJROSSMA@GUNDERSENHEALTH.ORG WEBSITE ADDRESS, IF APPLICABLE HTTPS://WWW.GUNDERSENHEALTH.ORG/ LIST ALL GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION, IF APPLICABLE $230,970 GUNDERSEN HEALTH SYSTEM (GHS) REQUESTS FUNDING THROUGH HRSA’S CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING GRANT PROGRAM TO AID IN THE PURCHASE, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEPLOYMENT OF A MOBILE UNIT TO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT ITS’ 22-COUNTY GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT TO PROVIDE VACCINATIONS, SCREENINGS, MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION, AND OTHER PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO PATIENTS IN NEED. GRANT FUNDING WOULD AID IN THE PURCHASE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE VEHICLE, STAFFING COST FOR OUR PROJECT DIRECTOR’S ROLE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROJECT, AND THE PURCHASE OF A WIRELESS TELEMEDICINE CART AND ASSOCIATED SCOPES AND LENSES TO BE UTILIZED IN GRANT ACTIVITIES. THE ABILITY TO BRING CARE TO THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE WILL IMPROVE ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WHO OTHERWISE MIGHT FACE BARRIERS, SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION AND OFFER SERVICES SUCH AS VACCINATIONS, SCREENING (BLOOD PRESSURE, WEIGHT, LABS), INTERVENTIONS (MENTAL HEALTH/ADDICTION), AND HELP TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND SUPPORT WELLNESS INITIATIVES. BROADENING OUR OUTREACH CAPABILITIES WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN GHS’S POSITION TO BETTER ADVOCATE FOR RURAL PATIENTS’ NEEDS THAT CENTER AROUND: CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, PATIENT EDUCATION, STRONGER ALIGNMENT OF WELLNESS RESOURCES, AND HELPING PROVIDE NAVIGATION FOR INDIVIDUAL SOCIOECONOMIC OR HEALTH DISPARITY CONCERNS. MOBILIZING CARE OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN HEALTHCARE AND EXPAND TELEHEALTH CAPABILITIES IN AREAS WITH POOR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY. UPON AWARD, OUR PROJECT TEAM WOULD COMPLETE A FULL VENDOR EVALUATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF 2CFR200, BUT THE INFORMATION INCLUDED HEREIN IS BASED ON THE PRICING MODEL AND SERVICE OFFERINGS OF MOBILE TESTING CLINIC, A 3RD PARTY VENDOR WHICH OFFERS A PRE-FABRICATED VAN THAT WOULD MEET THE SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO EVALUATING OUTSIDE VENDORS, GHS WILL ALSO EVALUATE THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH CONVERTING A GHS FLEET VEHICLE, OR UTILIZING A VEHICLE FROM OUR PARTNER ORGANIZATION, GUNDERSEN HEALTH SYSTEM AMBULANCE. ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VEHICLE PURCHASE THAT EXCEED THE GRANT BUDGETED AMOUNT WILL BE COVERED BY GHS, OR CONTRIBUTED BY GUNDERSEN LUTHERAN MEDICAL FOUNDATION, INC. – THE HEALTH SYSTEM’S FUNDRAISING ARM.