Lifebridge Health Inc

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - MEET NEEDS OF ALL EMERGENCY PATIENTS THROUGH TOTAL RENOVATION OF EXISTING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT (ED). RENOVATE EXTREMELY HIGHLY UTILIZED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA TO BETTER MEET NEEDS OF POPULATION AND IMPROVE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND OUTCOMES. SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE EXPERIENCES NEARLY 100,000 ER PATIENT VISITS ANNUALLY AND SEES PATIENTS WITH HIGH DEGREES OF ACUITY AS ONE OF ONLY FOUR LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTERS IN THE STATE. SINAI SERVES A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SERVICE AREA THAT INCLUDES 23 ZIP CODES, AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF OVER 900,000 BALTIMORE CITY AND COUNTY RESIDENTS (NIELSEN COMPANY DATA). THE RENOVATION PROJECT WILL ADDRESS HEALTH DISPARITIES IN EMERGENCY CARE, INCREASE INDIVIDUAL ROOM SIZE, UPDATE THE GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINT TO FACILITATE VERTICAL PATIENT FLOW, ADD A DEDICATED ULTRASOUND SUITE, UPDATE THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF THE TRAUMA BAYS, ADDRESS SPECIFIC NEEDS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS, AND CREATE A NEW RAPID OFFLOAD AREA SPECIFICALLY FOR AMBULANCES.

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - SINAI HOSPITAL’S BALTIMORE MANDY AND DENNIS WEINMAN OUTPATIENT CANCER BUILDING WILL BRING ALL SERVICES TOGETHER TO OFFER FULLY INTEGRATED PATIENT CARE WITHIN A STATE-OF-THE ART FACILITY. THE CANCER CENTER WILL SERVICE THE BALTIMORE CITY, COUNTY, AND SURROUNDING JURISDICTIONS FOR ADULT AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. THIS NEW THREE-STORY, 125,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING IS BEING DESIGNED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CLINICIANS, CURRENT AND FORMER PATIENTS, AND FRONTLINE STAFF AND WILL INCLUDE 39 INFUSION BAYS, 22 EXAM ROOMS, A RENOVATED RADIATION ONCOLOGY SUITE, DEDICATED INFUSION PHARMACY, ONCOLOGY SUPPORT RESOURCE CENTER, MEDITATION CENTER, AND COMMUNITY SPACES. TO IMPROVE ACCESS, THE NEW BUILDING IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM CARE DELIVERY – BY DISEASE PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL CARE AT ONE LOCATION. MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS CONSIST OF PROFESSIONALS FROM DIVERSE DISCIPLINES WHO COLLABORATE TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS OF PATIENTS, ESTABLISH EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT PLANS, AND ENGAGE IN NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL TRIALS. THE NEW CANCER CENTER WILL NOT ONLY MEET IMMEDIATE CLINICAL CARE NEEDS, IT WILL ALSO WORK TO ADDRESS HISTORICAL HEALTH DISPARITIES IN NORTHWEST BALTIMORE.

LIFEBRIDGE HEALTH IS REQUESTING FUNDING FOR CENTER FOR HOPE, WHICH HOUSES ITS COMMUNITY VIOLENCE CESSATION PROGRAMS IN BALTIMORE CITY AND BALTIMORE COUNTY. CENTER FOR HOPE PROGRAMS INCLUDE SAFE STREETS DISPUTE MEDIATION AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION, CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER RESPONSE TO CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, EXPLOITATION AND EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE, DOVE (DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESPONSE PROGRAM AT NORTHWEST HOSPITAL), AND THE VIOLENCE RESPONSE TEAMS AT SINAI HOSPITAL AND GRACE MEDICAL CENTER. THIS RESPONSE TO MULTIPLE FORMS OF TRAUMA IS NOT TRADITIONALLY FOUND IN A HEALTH CARE SETTING AND IS THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION. CENTER FOR HOPE SERVES MORE THAN 5,000 CLIENTS ANNUALLY AND OFFERS CRISIS INTERVENTION, COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES, FORENSIC INTERVIEWS AND MEDICAL EXAMS, MEDIATION, SAFETY PLANNING, EMERGENCY SHELTER, AND BED-SIDE VISITS.   SINAI HOSPITAL SERVES A VERY HIGH-RISK POPULATION IN SOUTHERN PARK HEIGHTS—THE NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO THE HOSPITAL SOUTH OF NORTHERN PARKWAY—WHERE POVERTY (MEDIANT INCOME IS $26,015), HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATES (23.6%), AND LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT (ONLY 9.2% OF RESIDENTS HAVE A BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR MORE) CREATE MULTIPLE OBSTACLES TO BOTH WELLNESS AND ACCESS TO CARE FOR A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF PATIENTS.[1] THE LIFE EXPECTANCY IN SOUTHERN PARK HEIGHTS IS 69.6 YEARS COMPARED TO 73.8 YEARS FOR BALTIMORE CITY AND 81.3 YEARS FOR RESIDENTS OF MT. WASHINGTON, JUST TWO MILES NORTH.[2] MORE THAN 15% OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN BALTIMORE CITY REPORT HAVING AN UNMET MEDICAL NEED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.[3] NORTHWEST HOSPITAL, WHICH HOUSES THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (DOVE) PROGRAM IS LOCATED IN RANDALLSTOWN, MARYLAND, IN BALTIMORE COUNTY, JUST OVER THE CITY-COUNTY LINE.   FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THREE NEW POSITIONS: DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES, DATA MANAGER, AND OPERATIONS COORDINATOR. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME FOR THIS PROGRAM IS INCREASED CAPACITY OF THE CENTER FOR HOPE TO SERVE VICTIMS OF COMMUNITY VIOLENCE IN BALTIMORE CITY AND NORTHWEST BALTIMORE. THE NEW POSITIONS WILL ENABLE CENTER FOR HOPE TO SERVE AN INCREASED PATIENT VOLUME, PARTICULARLY AROUND MENTAL HEALTH, AS WELL AS IN ALL COMMUNITY VIOLENCE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, THE NEW DATA MANAGER WILL ENABLE CENTER FOR HOPE TO MORE ACCURATELY ASSESS THE IMPACT OF ITS PROGRAMS THROUGH STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND DATA REPORTING.   [1] 2017 NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH PROFILE: SOUTHERN PARK HEIGHTS. HTTPS://HEALTH.BALTIMORECITY.GOV/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/NHP%202017%20-%2050%20SOUTHERN%20PARK%20HEIGHTS%20(REV%206-9-17).PDF [2] BALTIMORE NEIGHBORHOOD INDICATORS ALLIANCE OF THE JACOB FRANCE INSTITUTE. RETRIEVED ON 9/28/16 FROM HTTP://BNIAJFI.ORG/INDICATORS/CHILDREN%20AND%20FAMILY%20HEALTH/LIFEEXP/. [3] HEALTHY BALTIMORE 2015. BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. RETRIEVED ON 9/24/16 FROM HTTP://HEALTH.BALTIMORECITY.GOV/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/HEALTHYBALTIMORE2015_FINAL_WEB.PDF.

CONGRESSIONALLY-MANDATED HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GRANTS

MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO ELDER ABUSE

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS