Curtis V Cooper Primary Health Care Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

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

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - ABSTRACT- CURTIS V. COOPER PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, INC. – H80CS00082 CURTIS V. COOPER PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, INC. (CVCPHC) IS THE MAJOR PROVIDER OF COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE FOR LOW INCOME, UNINSURED, AND UNDER-INSURED RESIDENTS IN SAVANNAH AND CHATHAM COUNTY, GA AND ACHIEVED PCMH LEVEL III RECOGNITION. CVCPHC STARTED PROVIDING SERVICES IN JULY 1974 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 330 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES ACT. ANNUALLY, CVCPHC SERVES IN EXCESS OF 25,000 USERS AND GENERATES APPROXIMATELY 73,000 PATIENT VISITS. OVER 80% OF THE USERS ARE IN THE CENTER’S TARGET AREA POPULATION (147,088 RESIDENTS), RESIDING IN 37 SAVANNAH CENSUS TRACTS WHICH COMPRISE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CITY’S MINORITY AND POVERTY POPULATION. POVERTY LEVELS (26% FOR SAVANNAH AND 19% CHATHAM COUNTY) REACH UP TO 55% FOR RESIDENTS IN 6 OF THE CENSUS TRACTS SERVED BY CVCPHC. IN ADDITION, CVCPHC’S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HIV/AIDS, STDS, TEENAGE PREGNANCY, UNMET MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND CHRONIC DISEASE (ESPECIALLY CHILDHOOD OBESITY DIAGNOSIS) IN CHATHAM COUNTY (339,000 RESIDENTS) AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES OF BRYAN AND EFFINGHAM. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST IS TO (1) INCREASE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS AND (2) PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS, INCLUDING TREATMENT FOR MOUD. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A LACK OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS IN OUR TARGET POPULATION THAT SERVES THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION AND WITH THE RECENT DOWN-SIZING OF THE LOCAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDERS (MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE) THERE ARE NUMEROUS RESIDENTS WITH UNMET BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. APPROXIMATELY, 40% PERCENT OF CVCPHC PATIENTS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A MAJOR DEPRESSIVE EPISODE OF WHICH THE MAJORITY OF REFERRALS HAVE ACCESS BARRIERS DUE TO THE LACK OF PROVIDERS AND A FULLY INTEGRATED REFERRAL SYSTEM OF CARE TO MEET THESE BH NEEDS. CVCPHC PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, PATIENT-CENTERED HEALTH CARE FOR OUR PATIENT’S MEDICAL, DENTAL AND MENTAL HEALTH WHILE ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS/DRIVERS OF HEALTH. BH SERVICES ARE IN DEMAND FOR CVCPHC PATIENTS AND SURROUNDING AREA THAT CONSIST OF HIGH-RISK POPULATION AND THE MAJORITY OF INDIVIDUALS ARE MINORITIES (61% BLACK/AFRICAN AMERICAN) WHO ARE EITHER UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED (38%), MEDICAID (30%), MEDICARE (8%), EXPERIENCING POVERTY (94% WHOSE INCOME FALL BELOW POVERTY GUIDELINES) AND/OR FACING HOUSING INSTABILITY (3%). PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES: THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE: 1. STRENGTHEN THE SYSTEMS WITHIN CVCPHC AND WITH OUR LOCAL BEHAVIORAL PARTNERS TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT CHALLENGES RELATED TO FRAGMENTED SYSTEMS OF PATIENTS ACCESSING BH SERVICES. UTILIZING A SYSTEM OF CO-LOCATED AND INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (IBH) MODELS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS. 2. DEVELOP OUTREACH TEAMS, FOCUS GROUPS WITH PATIENTS AND PROVIDE AN INCREASE ACCESS TO ADDRESS THE UNFULFILLED NEEDS, BARRIERS AND PERCEPTIONS OF BH SERVICES. 3. INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES VIA MOBILE UNITS TO PATIENTS IN CHATHAM, BRYAN (RURAL COMMUNITY) AND EFFINGHAM (RURAL AREA) COUNTIES, IN GEORGIA, THAT ARE EXPERIENCING TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES. 4. AUGMENT IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SUPPORT SERVICES (INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SESSIONS) FOR OUR WOMEN’S CENTER PATIENTS EXPERIENCING POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AND COMPLEMENTING THE WRAP-AROUND SERVICES FOR PATIENTS. 5. RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES FOCUSED TO INCREASE DIVERSITY AND ADDRESS LINGUISTIC BARRIERS UTILIZING EMBEDDED TEXT TO SPEECH SOFTWARE FOR THOSE WITH LOW LITERACY AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS. 6. STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION/REFERRALS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO PROVIDE INTENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUD TREATMENT AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES. DESIRED OUTCOMES: THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE THE RESIDENTS OF BRYAN, CHATHAM, AND EFFINGHAM COUNTIES IN GEORGIA. INCREASED ACCESS TO INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WILL IMPROVE THE EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF PATIENTS AND RE

FISCAL YEAR 2025 EXPANDED HOURS. - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: EXPANDED HOURS (EH) HRSA-25-084 E-MAIL: AGRANDY@CVCPHC.COM APPLICANT NAME: CURTIS V. COOPER PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER, INC. WEBSITE: CVCPHC.NET ADDRESS- 106 E. BROAD ST. SAVANNAH, GA. 31401 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: GA 001 DISTRICT PROJECT DIRECTOR: ALBERT GRANDY, CEO AMOUNT OF HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM FUNDING REQUESTED: $500,000 PER GY YEAR PROJECTED PROJECT DATES; DECEMBER 1, 2024 TO NOVEMBER 30, 2026 PROGRAM: EXPANDED HOURS – (EH) CONTACT INFO: 912-527-1117 (CEO’S OFFICE) FAX: 912-527-1126 CURTIS V. COOPER PRIMARY HEALTH CENTER (CVCPHC) IS THE MAJOR PROVIDER OF COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE FOR LOW INCOME, UNINSURED, AND UNDER-INSURED RESIDENTS IN SAVANNAH AND CHATHAM COUNTY, GA AND ACHIEVED PCMH LEVEL III RECOGNITION. CVCPHC STARTED PROVIDING SERVICES IN JULY 1974 IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 330 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES ACT. ANNUALLY, CVCPHC SERVES IN EXCESS OF 25,000 USERS AND GENERATES APPROXIMATELY 73,000 PATIENT VISITS. OVER 80% OF THE USERS ARE IN THE CENTER’S TARGET AREA POPULATION (147,088 RESIDENTS), RESIDING IN 37 SAVANNAH CENSUS TRACTS WHICH COMPRISE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE CITY’S MINORITY AND POVERTY POPULATION. POVERTY LEVELS (26% FOR SAVANNAH AND 19% CHATHAM COUNTY) REACH UP TO 55% FOR RESIDENTS IN 6 OF THE CENSUS TRACTS SERVED BY CVCPHC. IN ADDITION, CVCPHC’S PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE, HIV/AIDS, STDS, TEENAGE PREGNANCY, UNMET MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND CHRONIC DISEASE (ESPECIALLY CHILDHOOD OBESITY DIAGNOSIS) IN CHATHAM COUNTY (339,000 RESIDENTS). CVCPHC CURRENTLY PROVIDES SERVICES AT ELEVEN (11) PRIMARY CARE DELIVERY SITES AND FIVE HEALTH MOBILE VANS; ONE SITE IS LOCATED IN ONE OF THE CITY OF SAVANNAH PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, ONE SITE THAT HAVE SPACE IN A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FACILITY, ONE ON THE CAMPUS OF SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY, ONE ADJACENT TO HOSPITAL WHERE OUR OB/GYN’S DELIVER, ONE IN AN EARLY LEARNING CENTER (SBHC), SIX FREE-STANDING SITES (MAIN AND 2ND LARGEST SITE PROVIDES ON-SITE RADIOLOGY AND PHARMACY) AND MOBILE MEDICAL VANS (WHICH CURRENTLY PROVIDES DENTAL, MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES) AT THIRTY-FOUR SCHOOL BASED DELIVERY SITES, SENIOR RESIDENT BUILDING AND LOCAL INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN SITES. CVCPHC HAS APPROXIMATELY 260 STAFF, WHICH INCLUDES 11.81 FTE PHYSICIANS, 11.00 FTE NURSE PRACTITIONERS, 2.80 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANCES, 3.5 FTE DENTIST, 3.0 FTE HYGIENIST, PART-TIME NUTRITIONIST AND PODIATRIST AND 1.0 FTE PSYCHIATRIST AND 4.0 FTE LCSW’S. CVCPHC PROVIDES NUMEROUS SERVICES ON SITE; MEDICAL PRIMARY CARE, SAME-DAY SERVICES, PODIATRY, DENTAL, LAB, PHARMACY, COUNSELING, NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, OUT-STATIONED ELIGIBILITY, RADIOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY. PATIENTS REQUIRING HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE ADMITTED DIRECTLY BY HOSPITALISTS TO TWO LOCAL HOSPITALS, MEMORIAL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER AND ST. JOSEPH/CANDLER HOSPITAL. PATIENTS REQUIRING INPATIENT SERVICES FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE) ARE REFERRED TO ST. JOSEPH/CANDLER. CHATHAM AND EFFINGHAM HOSPITALS HIGHEST EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AFTER 6:00PM ON WEEKDAYS ARE FOR PEDIATRICS AND CLOSEST HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IN THE RURAL AREA AFTER 6:00PM IS OVER 30 MILES AWAY. THEREFORE, EXPANDING HOURS WILL AUGMENT EFFORTS TO STRENGTHENING A COORDINATED ER DIVERSION PROGRAM. IN ADDITION WE WILL EXPAND HOURS TO PROVIDE ACCESS FOR THE ELDERLY (EARLY AM), SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN AFTER 4:00PM WEEKDAYS AND WEEKENDS, AND PROVIDE SICK CALL VISITS ON SATURDAY MORNING TO ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUALS WORK SCHEDULE AS WARRANTED. THE HRSA REQUESTED FUNDING OF $500,000 PER YEAR FOR THE TWO YEAR PROJECT PERIOD WILL BE UTILIZED TO PROVIDE EXPANDED HOURS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION IN CVCPHC SERVICE AREA. THIS FUNDING WILL ALSO, PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A COORDINATED AND INTEGRATED CONTINUUM OF HEALTH CARE MODEL THAT MINIMIZE INDIVIDUALS FOREGOING HEALTH CARE AND UTILIZING THE EMERGENCY ROOMS FOR THEIR ROUTINE CARE.

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2018 CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM

CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS CAPITAL PROGRAM

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

FY 2018 CAPITAL ASSISTANCE FOR HURRICANE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS