Ballad Health

ARP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT FOR RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

ARP ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT FOR RURAL HEALTH CARE FACILITIES

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - - ADDRESS: BALLAD HEALTH WISE COUNTY PRIMARY CARE CLINIC, 1900 ARMORY ROAD, BIG STONE GAP, VA 24219 - PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: NICK ROBINETTE - CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS (VOICE, FAX): V: 423-431-7782, F: 423-431-7746 - EMAIL ADDRESS: NICK.ROBINETTE@BALLADHEALTH.ORG - WEBSITE ADDRESS, IF APPLICABLE: WWW.BALLADHEALTH.ORG - LIST ALL GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS REQUESTED IN THE APPLICATION, IF APPLICABLE: $450,000 THIS FUNDING REQUEST IS TOWARDS PROFESSIONAL FEES (ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING, LEGAL, AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT) TO CONSTRUCT OR RENOVATE A NEW 15,756 SQUARE FOOT PRIMARY CARE CENTER ADJACENT TO THE CAMPUS OF LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL IN BIG STONE GAP, VIRGINIA AT THE SITE OF AN ARMORY BUILDING THAT IS NO LONGER UTILIZED. THIS PRIMARY CARE CENTER WILL REPLACE OUTDATED FACILITIES AND INCREASE INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND SPECIALTY CARE ACCESS FOR THE OVERALL POPULATION AND FOR MEDICARE/MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES AND UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE WISE, DICKENSON, SCOTT, AND LEE COUNTY REGIONS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. USES FOR THE NEW FACILITY ARE TO INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE, PHYSICAL THERAPY, SPINE REHABILITATION SERVICES, AND SPORTS MEDICINE. THE NEW PRIMARY CARE CENTER WILL CONSOLIDATE SERVICES FOR SIX REGIONAL PROVIDERS AND ADD FIVE NEW PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS. ADDITIONALLY, IT WILL PROVIDE AN AFTER-HOURS CLINIC FOR EXTENDED ACCESS DURING EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS. IMPORTANTLY, THE PRIMARY CARE CENTER WILL PROVIDE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO REACH THOSE WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, DEPRESSION, AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES. IT WILL ALSO BE A SPECIALTY CARE TELEMEDICINE HUB, ALLOWING PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS TO CONNECT THEIR PATIENTS TO SPECIALTY CONSULTS USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGIES. ITS PROXIMITY TO LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL WILL ENHANCE ACCESS TO IMAGING, PHARMACY, AND LABORATORY SERVICES FOR THOSE WITH TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND WILL IMPROVE PARKING FOR THE HOSPITAL. THE NEW PRIMARY CARE CENTER WILL ALSO HOUSE A NEW ARE A FOR SPORTS MEDICINE TO SERVE REGIONAL SCHOOLS AND ATHLETES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA’S COLLEGE AT WISE. THE PHYSICAL THERAPY AND SPORTS MEDICINE PROGRAM WILL ALIGN WITH AND AUGMENT BALLAD HEALTH’S NEW PAIN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ALONG WITH ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES IN THE REGION. THE NEW FACILITY WILL ALSO SUPPORT BALLAD’S EFFORTS TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS TO PRIMARY CARE THROUGH APPALACHIAN HIGHLANDS CARE NETWORK. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, BALLAD HEALTH AND OTHER NETWORK PROVIDERS (SUCH AS FREE CLINICS) IDENTIFY UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS, CONNECT THEM TO A REGULAR SOURCE OF PRIMARY CARE, AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SCREENINGS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF CANCERS AND FOR MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS ALL AT NO CHARGE. THE TARGET POPULATION INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS IN WISE, DICKENSON, LEE, AND SCOTT COUNTIES WITHOUT A SOURCE OF PRIMARY CARE OR WITHOUT CONVENIENT ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE—INCLUDING THE MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND UNINSURED POPULATIONS. BY ADDRESSING THE REGIONAL PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE AND LOCATING SERVICES CENTRALLY IN THE FOUR-COUNTY SERVICE AREA, THE NEW CENTER WILL HELP ADDRESS MAJOR SOURCES OF HEALTH INEQUITY AND THE DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN OF DISEASE IN THE REGION.

RURAL HEALTH OPIOID PROGRAM

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)

TELEMEDICINE GRANT

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE (PLANNING)