Fordland Clinic Inc

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS

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

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: DAVID STEINMANN CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 417-767-2273 EXT. 2022 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: DSTEINMANN@FORDLANDCLINIC.ORG WEBSITE: HTTPS://FORDLANDCLINIC.ORG/ HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANT NUMBER: H80CS28965 ADDRESS: 1059 BARTON DRIVE CITY & STATE: FORDLAND, MISSOURI FORDLAND CLINIC IS A FULL-SERVICE HEALTH SYSTEM SERVING AREA RESIDENTS IN WEBSTER, STONE, AND GREENE COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. THE HEALTH CENTER BECAME A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) LOOK-ALIKE IN 2007 AND ACHIEVED FULL FQHC STATUS IN 2015, PROVIDING THE AREA WITH NEEDED MEDICAL, DENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND ENABLING SERVICES. FORDLAND CLINIC’S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THEY HAVE A VISION TO SERVE AS A MODEL FOR QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE BY OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL, DENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH, PREVENTION, AND WELLNESS SERVICES TO EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE AND INCOME. FORDLAND CLINIC SERVED 7,221 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS IN 2023, PROVIDING 802 PATIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND 0 PATIENTS RECEIVED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES. BHSE FUNDING WILL ALLOW FOR THE INCREASE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING BOTH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES. FORDLAND CLINIC OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES DESIGNED TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES AT EVERY STAGE OF THEIR LIFE. FORDLAND CLINIC UNDERSTANDS THAT DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS HAVE UNIQUE NEEDS ENSURING THAT SERVICES ARE TAILORED TO CATER TO SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE OFFERED AT THE FORDLAND AND KIMBERLING CITY CLINIC LOCATIONS, AS NOTED IN FORM 5B. SPECIALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ACROSS THE LIFESPAN INCLUDE: - AGES 0-5: EARLY CHILDHOOD SUPPORT – BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONE ASSESSMENTS, PARENTING SUPPORT, PLAY THERAPY - AGES 6-12: CHILDREN – INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, PLAY THERAPY, FAMILY THERAPY - AGES 13-18: ADOLESCENT – TEEN COUNSELING, SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELING, CRIS IS INTERVENTION, SEXUAL HEALTH COUNSELING - AGES 18 AND ABOVE – INDIVIDUAL THERAPY, COUPLES COUNSELING, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, SEXUAL HEALTH COUNSELING, SUBSTANCE USE COUNSELING FORDLAND CLINIC WILL LEVERAGE HRSA BHSE FUNDS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDITION OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) SERVICES. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: - LEVERAGING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS WITH A DIRECT CONNECTION TO UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS (RACIAL/ETHNIC MINORITIES, PEOPLE WHO ARE UNINSURED, INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, ETC.) - FURTHER INTEGRATING PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT EACH CLIENT ENCOUNTER, CONDUCTING ASSESSMENTS AND CONNECTING CLIENTS WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND SCHEDULING FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENTS - GO BEYOND PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE AND ADDRESSING TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. - EXPAND THE ROLE OF PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS IN THE USE OF FDA-APPROVED MEDICATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF OPIOID USE DISORDER THROUGH TRAINING AND EDUCATION. - HIRING ADDITIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFF TO EXPAND ACCESS AND MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR SERVICES. - CONTRACTING A PSYCHIATRIST TO IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES AND INCREASE AVAILABLE SERVICES AND ACCESS. - HIRING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT STAFF TO SUPPORT IN EFFICIENCY AND THE PROJECTED INCREASE IN PATIENT VOLUME. - RENOVATING CURRENT FACILITIES TO SUPPORT INCREASED BEHAVIORAL AND SUD PROVIDER AND IMPROVE PATIENT FLOW. - INCREASE PROVIDER TRAINING SURROUNDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SUD SERVICES. PROGRAM GOALS TO BE ACHIEVED VIA THE PROJECT ACTIVITIES LISTED ABOVE INCLUDE: - INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; AND - INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS RECEIVING SUD SERVICES, INCLUDING TREATMENT WITH MEDICATIONS FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD)

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM - FORDLAND CLINIC, INC. ADDRESS: 1059 BARTON DRIVE FORDLAND, MO 65652 ENTITY TYPE: FQHC WEBSITE: HTTPS://FORDLANDCLINIC.ORG/ PROPOSED SERVICE REGION: WEBSTER COUNTY, MISSOURI NETWORK NAME: FORDLAND’S RURAL HEALTH NETWORK PLAN LEGISLATIVE AIMS: 1) ACHIEVE EFFICIENCIES; 2) EXPAND ACCESS TO, COORDINATE, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH OUTCOMES; AND 3) STRENGTHEN THE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE FOCUS AREA: CHRONIC CARE MANAGEMENT INCLUDING DIABETIC CARE FUNDING PREFERENCE: FORDLAND CLINIC, INC. QUALIFIES FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY/POPULATIONS (MUC/MUP) FUNDING PREFERENCES. FORDLAND CLINIC, INC. (FORDLAND) IS A FULL-SERVICE HEALTH SYSTEM SERVING AREA RESIDENTS IN WEBSTER, STONE, AND GREENE COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF MISSOURI. THE HEALTH CENTER BECAME A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) LOOK-ALIKE IN 2007 AND ACHIEVED FULL FQHC STATUS IN 2015, PROVIDING THE AREA WITH NEEDED MEDICAL, DENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND ENABLING SERVICES. FORDLAND’S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THEY HAVE A VISION TO SERVE AS A MODEL FOR QUALITY, AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE BY OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL, DENTAL, MENTAL HEALTH, PREVENTION, AND WELLNESS SERVICES TO EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE AND INCOME. FORDLAND IS PROPOSING A RURAL HEALTH NETWORK PLAN, WITH NETWORK MEMBERS WEBSTER COUNTY HEALTH UNIT AND ELECT IN HOME CARE, THAT WILL GREATLY INCREASE AND ENHANCE CHRONIC CARE DELIVERY WITHIN WEBSTER COUNTY. THE OVERARCHING GOALS OF FORDLAND’S NETWORK PLANNING PARTNERSHIP ARE TO: 1) ACHIEVE EFFICIENCIES; 2) EXPAND ACCESS TO, COORDINATE, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF BASIC HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND ASSOCIATED HEALTH OUTCOMES; AND 3) STRENGTHEN THE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE. RESIDENTS IN WEBSTER COUNTY, MISSOURI EXPERIENCE STRUCTURAL CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CHRONIC HEALTH CARE DUE TO SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (SDOH), BEING UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED, GEOGRAPHIC BARRIERS, AND LACK OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN AREA HEALTH PROVIDERS. THE POPULATION OF RURAL WEBSTER COUNTY INCLUDES MANY THAT ARE ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AND AGING ADULTS OVER THE AGE OF 65. THESE POPULATIONS ARE IMPACTED BY VARIOUS CHRONIC HEALTH-RELATED CHALLENGES, INCLUDING RURAL ISOLATION, LIMITED HEALTH LITERACY, AND LIMITED ACCESS TO DISABILITY SERVICES, AMONG OTHER CHALLENGES. PROJECT FOCUS WILL BE ON IDENTIFYING UNIQUE ACCESS BARRIERS OF WEBSTER COUNTY, PLANNING WAYS TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO CHRONIC HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING DIABETIC CARE, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES, CONDUCTING COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS TO BETTER GATHER AND INTERPRET COMMUNITY INPUT, AND BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FRAMEWORK FOR LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF INTEGRATION AND SERVICE OFFERINGS TO WEBSTER COUNTY, REGARDING DIABETIC CARE AND OTHER CHRONIC CONDITIONS. AS A LONG-STANDING AREA FQHC, FORDLAND HAS DEMONSTRATED ITS CAPACITY FOR EFFECTIVE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION. FORDLAND QUALIFIES FOR FUNDING PREFERENCES 1 AND 2 AS FORDLAND’S SERVICE AREA IS LOCATED IN A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA.

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

DIRECT COMMUNITY FACILITY LOANS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION