Christian Health Center Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

ARRA - FACILITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM TYPE OF SPECIALTY REQUESTED: FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS REQUESTED: 18 BY PROGRAM YEAR 3 AWARD AMOUNT: $2,880,000 PROJECT ABSTRACT LAWNDALE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER (LCHC) SEEKS TO GROW ITS FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY (FMR) PROGRAM BY 18 RESIDENTS OVER THREE YEARS, SUPPORTED THROUGH TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION FUNDING. RESIDENTS TRAINED THROUGH LCHC’S FMR WILL BE ABLE TO MORE COMPETENTLY PROVIDE CARE TO LOW INCOME PATIENTS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS IN CHICAGO. LCHC OFFERS A FULL SPECTRUM OF AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES ACCESSIBLE TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS IN LAWNDALE, GARFIELD PARK, AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE WEST SIDE OF CHICAGO. FOUNDED IN 1984 BY A SMALL GROUP OF LAWNDALE RESIDENTS, LCHC HAS WORKED TO IMPROVE AND GROW ITS MODEL OF CARE TO ENSURE COMMUNITY ACCESS FOR 35 YEARS. AREA PRIMARY CARE SERVICES ARE SCARCE OR AVAILABLE IN A LIMITED CAPACITY, RESULTING IN AN INADEQUATE PROVIDER-TO-PATIENT RATIO. OVER 130 LCHC PROVIDERS WORK ACROSS A SPECTRUM OF SPECIALTIES INCLUDING FAMILY MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, AND OTHERS, AS WELL AS LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY, PHARMACY, DENTISTRY, OPTOMETRY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TARGETED POPULATIONS INCLUDING HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, LCHC PROVIDED CARE FOR 55,377 UNIQUE PATIENTS THROUGH 189,362 MEDICAL VISITS, 11,340 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VISITS, 8,400 DENTAL VISITS, AND 3,000 OPTOMETRY VISITS. NEARLY 1/3 OF VISITS ARE OFFERED TO UNINSURED PATIENTS. LCHC’S FMR PROGRAM WILL ADDRESS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGES WITHIN FOUR FOCUS ZCTAS, INCLUDING NORTH AND SOUTH LAWNDALE, EAST AND WEST GARFIELD PARK, ARCHER HEIGHTS, BRIGHTON PARK, HUMBOLDT PARK, AND THE NEIGHBORING CITY OF CICERO, IL. THESE COMMUNITIES ACCOUNT FOR OVER 288,000 PEOPLE, OF WHOM 71% ARE HISPANIC OR LATINO AND 21% AR E AFRICAN AMERICAN. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY IN 2019, OVER 56% OF RESIDENTS ARE LOW INCOME, 15% OF HOUSEHOLDS HAVE NO INSURANCE, AND AN ADDITIONAL 33% OF PATIENTS UTILIZE MEDICAID OR OTHER PUBLIC INSURANCE. THE CHICAGO HEALTH ATLAS DOCUMENTS MANY OF THE HEALTH DISPARITIES FACED BY RESIDENTS IN LCHC’S SERVICE COMMUNITIES. IN WEST GARFIELD PARK FOR EXAMPLE, 48% OF ADULTS ARE CONSIDERED OBESE, 1 IN 6 HAVE DIABETES, AND 1 IN 6 BIRTHS ARE LOW BIRTHWEIGHT. AS A LEADER IN CHICAGO’S SAFETY NET HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY, LCHC WILL CONTINUE TO DIRECTLY PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE TARGET POPULATION. RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN ACROSS THESE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES DIRECTLY WITHIN ITS HEALTH CENTER AS WELL AS WITH ITS TWO PARTNER HOSPITALS LOCATED LESS THAN 1 MILE FROM ITS MAIN CAMPUS. LCHC HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AS AN FQHC FOR OVER 25 YEARS, IS PCMH CERTIFIED, AND HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE HRSA AWARDS FOR GROWTH AND QUALITY OF CARE. LCHC IS ALSO AN ACGME ACCREDITED INSTITUTION WITH FMR SPECIALIZATION, HAS ROBUST AND RESPECTED FACULTY, HAS MULTIPLE HOSPITAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH ADMITTING, ROUNDING, AND DELIVERY PRIVILEGES, AND HAS CURRICULUM TO PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY PHYSICIANS. LCHC HAS DEMONSTRATED STABILITY AND CAPACITY AS A PARTNER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AND WILL GRADUATE EXPERIENCED AND WELL-TRAINED PHYSICIANS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY CARE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

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

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER (THC) GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (GME) PAYMENT PROGRAM

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION

RECOVERY ACT HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PROGRAM

RECOVERY ACT HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PROGRAM

RECOVERY ACT HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

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

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION

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

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

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

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - HERALD CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER IS APPLYING FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES EXPANSION (BHSE) GRANT TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (MH-SUD) SERVICES FOR THE POPULATIONS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE HEALTH CENTER IS LOCATED AT A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA ID 706999062R) WITH A SCORE OF 20 FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THIS INDICATES A VERY HIGH DEMAND FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE HEALTH CENTER'S SERVICE AREA. THE HEALTH CENTER PLANS TO UTILIZE THE GRANT FUND TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MH-SUD SERVICES ESPECIALLY FOR THE ASIAN AND LATINX POPULATIONS. ACCORDING TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY HEALTH SURVEY CONDUCTED BY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN 2023, ASIAN ADULTS WERE NOTED TO HAVE DISPARITIES IN CERTAIN MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING OUTCOMES SUCH AS SUICIDE. MORE THAN 1 OUT OF 5 US-BORN ASIAN DULTS (21.4%) REPORTED HAVING SERIOUS THOUGHTS ABOUT SUICIDE, THE HIGHEST REPORTED RATE AMONG ALL RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS AND 3.8% OF US-BORN ASIAN ADULTS REPORTED HAVING EVER ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. FOR THE LATINX ADULTS, THEY HAD THE LOWEST RATES OF REPORTING "ALWAYS AND USUALLY RECEIVING THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT THEY NEED" (57.1%). IMMIGRANTS FACE STRESSORS UNIQUE TO THE EXPERIENCE OF MIGRATION THAT MAY EXACERBATE OR CAUSE MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS BUT ACCESS CARE AT RATES FAR BELOW THE GENERAL PPOPULATION, LEAVING THEM AT RISK OF UNTREATED MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT IMMIGRANTS FROM ASIA, LATIN AMERICA, AND AFRICA USE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT LOWER RATES THAN NON-IMMIGRANTS, DESPITE AN EQUAL OR GREATER NEED. WITH THIS FUNDING, THE HEALTH CENTER WILL A) IMPROVE ACCESS TO CLINICAL SERVICES FOR MH & SUD PATIENTS; B) PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH EDUCATION, INFORMATION, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS HEALTH DUCATION, ENROLLMENTS ASSISTANCE FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS (FOOD STAMP, WIC) AND REFERRALS TO OTHER COMMUNITIY BASED ORGA NIZATIONS FOR RESOURCES SUCH AS HOUSING AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE.

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - NORTH SIDE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER GRANT # H80CS12881 NORTH SIDE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER (NSCHC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1993 WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE WHOLE-PERSON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO UNDERSERVED PERSONS ON PITTSBURGH’S NORTHSIDE AND SURROUNDING URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS. A SECOND SITE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008, AT THE NORTHVIEW HEIGHTS LOCATION TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE AND DENTAL CARE; NSCHC IS THE ONLY PITTSBURGH FQHC CO-LOCATED IN A PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY. NSCHC PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE, DENTAL SERVICES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. ABOUT 70% OF NSCHC PATIENTS IDENTIFY AS ETHNIC MINORITY, 97% OF ITS PATIENTS ARE BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; 18% LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING, 14% ARE UNINSURED; AND 5.5% ARE HOMELESS. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT (BHD), WHICH OPENED IN 2020, IS COMPRISED OF A PSYCHOLOGIST, AN LCSW AND 2 LPC. THE DEPARTMENT IS IN THE SAME BUILDING AS THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. THE TWO DEPARTMENTS COLLABORATE CLOSELY TO IMPLEMENT AN INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE AND TO PROVIDE A WARM HAND-OFF, WHEN THE PATIENT IS WILLING. THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT SCREENS FOR BEHAVIORAL NEEDS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS; THEY OFTEN CONSULT WITH THE NSCHC PHARMACIST. THE FAMILY MEDICINE PROVIDERS ADDRESS SOME MOUD NEEDS BUT MUST REFER OUT FOR COMPLEX CASES AND ALL SUD BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT. CURRENT BHD STAFF TREAT GENERAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES, BUT THERE IS NO MOUD TREATMENT OR PSYCHIATRY FOR MEDICATION MANAGEMENT. THUS, THE NEED FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES (BHS) FOR BOTH GENERAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER EXCEEDS CAPACITY. IN 2023, OUT OF 3982 UNIQUE PATIENTS, 52% (2083/3982) HAD A BH (MH AND/OR SUD) DIAGNOSES. OF THOSE 2083 PATIENTS, ONLY 26% (492/2083) RECEIVED BHS; NO NSCHC PATIENT RECEIVED A SUD SERVICE BY THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE LIMITED BHS CAPACITY IS DUE TO MULTIPLE RETIREMENTS IN 2022, AND A CURRENT FINANCIAL INABILITY TO RECRUIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT STAFF, THERAPISTS, AND PSYCH IATRY EXPERTISE. NSCHC STRIVES TO SUPPORT THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S “PLAN FOR A HEALTHIER ALLEGHENY 2023 – 2027.” THE PLAN, PUBLISHED IN 2023, INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING GOALS: [#4] PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING TREATMENT FOR SUBSTANCE US DISORDERS; AND [#4.5] “REDUCE THE SUICIDE MORTALITY RATE…TO 13 PER 100,000.” ONLY 13% OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY IDENTIFIES AS BLACK, WHEREAS NSCHC PATIENTS ARE 68% BLACK. NSCHC IS PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON THE SUPPORTING THE COUNTY’S INITIATIVE [#4.6] :“THE RACIAL DISPARITY IN DEATH FROM OVERDOSE DECREASES.” ADDITIONALLY, ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL, LOCATED JUST 6 BLOCKS FROM NSCHC ALSO IDENTIFIED SUD AS A HIGH PRIORITY NEED IN ITS MOST RECENT COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY, LOCATIONS AND THE EXPERTISE OF THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND ADDRESS THE UNMET NEED OF THE NSCHC PATIENTS. THE YEAR 1 BUDGET INCLUDES LIMITED RENOVATIONS AT THE NORTHVIEW HEIGHTS LOCATION, TO EXPAND BEHAVIORAL SERVICES TO THIS LOCATION. THIS PROJECT WOULD EXPAND THE CAPACITY BY ADDING TWO THERAPISTS, ONE OF WHOM WOULD BRING EXPERTISE IN ADDICTION MEDICINE TO TREAT SUD. IT WOULD EXPAND THE SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT BY CONTRACTING WITH A PSYCHIATRIST TO OFFER MEDICATION MANAGEMENT AND ADDITIONAL PATIENT ASSESSMENTS. LASTLY, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO PROVIDE ALL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS ADDITIONAL SOCIAL SUPPORTS, SO THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, ADHERE TO AND STAY IN TREATMENT; THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDES A NURSE DEDICATED TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, AN BH CARE NAVIGATOR, A COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TO CONNECT THEM TO SERVICES AND A SUD PEER TO CONSULT WITH ON THE MULTITUDE OF LIFE CHALLENGES. THIS WOULD CREATE 5557 ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENT SLOTS FOR 641 UNIQUE PATIENTS (BASED ON NSCHC’S AVERAGE NUMBER OF VISITS PER PATIENT FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH)WHO WOULD BE REFERRED FROM THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. THUS, NSCHC WOULD MEET OVER 50% OF ITS CURRENT BEHAVI ORAL HEALTH DEMAND.

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

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

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

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

FISCAL YEAR 2025 EXPANDED HOURS. - GRANT #H80CS12881 NORTH SIDE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER (NSCHC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1993 WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE WHOLE-PERSON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO UNDERSERVED PERSONS ON PITTSBURGH’S NORTHSIDE AND SURROUNDING URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS. A SECOND SITE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008, AT THE NORTHVIEW HEIGHTS LOCATION; NSCHC IS THE ONLY PITTSBURGH FQHC CO-LOCATED IN A PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY. NSCHC PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE, DENTAL SERVICES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. ABOUT 70% OF NSCHC PATIENTS IDENTIFY AS AN ETHNIC MINORITY, 97% OF ITS PATIENTS ARE BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; 18% LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING; 14% ARE UNINSURED; AND 5.6% ARE HOMELESS. NSCHC STRIVES TO MAKE ITS SERVICES ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE. NSCHC STAFF REFLECTS THE PATIENT POPULATION IT SERVES: 52% IDENTIFY AS BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR) AND 48% AS WHITE. THIS IS NOTABLE IN A COUNTY WHERE ONLY 13% OF RESIDENTS IDENTIFY AS BLACK. ADDITIONALLY, 13% OF NSCHC STAFF PUBLICLY IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ AND 10% SPEAK ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. JUST OVER 40% ALSO LIVE IN ONE OF THE FEDERALLY DESIGNATED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS WITHIN THE NSCHC SERVICE AREA. NSCHC CURRENTLY OFFERS EXTENDED HOURS ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS AND SATURDAY MORNINGS TO BETTER CONNECT ITS PATIENTS TO CARE. HOWEVER, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, NSCHC PROPOSES TO EXTEND THE EXPANDED HOURS AT BOTH OF ITS LOCATIONS. CURRENTLY, ITS MAIN LOCATION IS OPEN 46 HOURS A WEEK, WHICH INCLUDES ONE EVENING A WEEK AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO INCREASE THE EXPENDED HOURS BY 13%, OR AN ADDITIONAL 6 HOURS. THESE HOURS WOULD INCLUDE OPENING A HALF-HOUR EARLIER MONDAY – THURSDAY AND ADDING 2 MORE EVENINGS A WEEK OF EXTENDED HOURS. AT THE SECOND SITE, LOCATED IN A PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY OF ALMOST1000 HOUSEHOLDS, THIS PROJECT PROPOSES INCREASING CLINIC HOURS BY 25%, OR 8 HOURS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND SUBSEQUENT LABOR SHORTAGES, THIS SITE’S HOURS WERE REDUCED TO 32 HOURS A WEEK. ADDITIONAL HOURS WOULD OPEN THE CLINIC 40 HOURS A WEEK. THE NORTHVIEW HEIGHTS PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY IS COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, AS A WELL AS PREDOMINANTLY BIPOC RESIDENTS. ALTHOUGH ACCESSIBLE BY BUS, THE COMMUNITY IS ISOLATED FROM COMMERCIAL AREAS AND GROCERY STORES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY FOCAL POINTS, SUCH AS MUNICIPAL POOLS AND PLACES OF WORSHIP. THUS, EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF MEDICAL CARE AND DENTAL HYGIENE CARE AN ADDITIONAL DAY PER WEEK, WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE ACCESSIBLY OF HEALTH CARE FOR A GEOGRAPHICALLY AND SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EXTENDED HOURS IS 14 HOURS, AND ALL 3 SERVICE LINES WOULD OFFER IN-PERSON VISITS SIMULTANEOUSLY DURING SOME OR ALL THESE HOURS. THE CURRENT UTILIZATION OF WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY HOURS IS VERY STRONG. THE 5.5 HOURS A WEEK OF EXTENDED HOURS ARE ONLY STAFFED BY ONE MEDICAL PROVIDER AND ONE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER. YET, THE APPOINTMENTS ARE FILLED AND OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH (OR A TOTAL OF 22 EVENING/WEEKEND HOURS), AS MANY AS AN ADDITIONAL 90 PATIENTS ARE SEEN. NSCHC IS 6 BLOCKS FROM THE NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM; EXTENDING HOURS WOULD ALLOW PATIENTS TO SEEK CARE WITH THEIR NSCHC PROVIDER RATHER THAN SEEK CARE IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM. THERE ARE NO OTHER HEALTH CLINICS IN THE VICINITY WHICH OFFER CARE FOR THE UNINSURED, WHICH ARE OPEN SATURDAYS MORNINGS AND OFFER MULTIPLE SERVICES IN THE SAME BUILDING. HOWEVER, TO EXTEND HOURS, ADDITIONAL SUPPORT STAFF AND PROVIDERS FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL DEPARTMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED. WITH EXTENDED HOURS, NSCHC WOULD IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE TO CARE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE CARE OUTSIDE OF TRADITIONAL BUSINESS HOURS IS NEARLY NON-EXISTENT. EXTENDED HOURS WOULD REDUCE UTILIZATION OF THE ED AND ALLOW MORE LOCAL RESIDENTS TO SEEK THE CARE, WHILE REDUCING HOURS MISSED AT WORK OR SCHOOL. THE EXTENDED HOURS, BASED ON STAFF RECRUITMENT, WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE AT LEAST 6 MONTHS AFTER THE START OF THE PROJECT PERIOD.

ACCELERATING CANCER SCREENING - LOWER LIGHTS CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER (H80CS12886) 1160 W BROAD ST COLUMBUS, OH 43222-1354 PROJECT DIRECTOR: TRACY M. CLOUD, CEO (614) 274-1455 X 6000 (614) 274-1433 FAX TRACY.CLOUD@LLCHC.ORG LLCHC.ORG $500,000 REQUEST LOWER LIGHTS CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER IS SEEKING $500,000 OVER TWO YEARS FROM THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2022 ACCELERATING CANCER SCREENING (AXCS) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY UNDER THE HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM. LOWER LIGHTS CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER WILL INCREASE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO BREAST, CERVICAL AND COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING AND REFERRAL FOR CARE AND TREATMENT BY ENHANCING PATIENT EDUCATION, CASE MANAGEMENT, OUTREACH, AND OTHER ENABLING SERVICES, IN COORDINATION WITH THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER – JAMES, A NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI) DESIGNATED COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTERS. THE JAMES WILL DEPLOY OUTREACH SPECIALISTS AND PATIENT NAVIGATORS FOR MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS SERVED LOWER LIGHTS CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER. LLCHC WILL ADDRESS ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY, PATIENT EXPERIENCE, SCREENING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE PROJECT WORK PLAN.

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2023 EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPANSION - SCHOOL BASED SERVICE SITES (SBSS)

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - NON-CONSTRUCTION - FCHC’S MCHC LEVEL II UPGRADES AND SERVICE EXPANSION PROJECT WILL ENABLE FCHC TO PROVIDE ALL THE SERVICES NEEDED FOR THE TREATMENT OF HIGH-RISK OBSTETRICAL PATIENTS, OF WHICH 30% OF FCHC’S MCHC PATIENTS ARE IDENTIFIED AS BEING HIGH-RISK. THE PROJECT WILL PURCHASE AND OPERATE FOR ONE YEAR AN ADVANCED ULTRASOUND SCREENING MACHINE TO PROVIDE FCHC’S CONTRACTED UCM’S MATERNAL FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS WITH SCREENINGS NEEDED FOR THE CARE OF FCHC’S HIGH-RISK PATIENTS WHOM THEY TREAT AT FCHC’S MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH + WELLNESS CENTER. THE SPECIALISTS WILL ALSO PROVIDE ONGOING CARE OF WOMEN AND COMPLETE OBSTETRIC ULTRASOUND AND INTERPRETATION OF THE SCREENS. THE MCHC PROGRAM ALSO REQUESTS A 1.0 FTE ULTRASOUND TECHNICIAN TO COMPLETE THE SCREENINGS, ONE YEAR OF SCREENING READINGS, AND EQUIPMENT-RELATED IT AND MAINTENANCE COSTS. IN ADDITION, THE ULTRASOUND SERVICES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO OTHER LOCAL PROVIDERS IN NEED OF LEVEL II ULTRASOUND SCREENINGS AND READINGS.

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) GRANTS FOR SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS CAPITAL PROGRAM

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM EXPANSION FQHC: LAWNDALE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER 3860 W. OGDEN AVENUE, CHICAGO IL 60623 JAMES BROOKS, PROJECT DIRECTOR PH. 872.588.3449 FAX: 872.588.3001 DEVELOPMENT@LAWNDALE.ORG, WWW.LAWNDALE.ORG TYPE OF SPECIALTY REQUESTED: FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENTS REQUESTED: 6 BY PROGRAM YEAR 3 AWARD AMOUNT: $960,000 PROJECT ABSTRACT LAWNDALE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER (LCHC) SEEKS TO GROW ITS FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY (FMR) PROGRAM BY SIX RESIDENTS OVER THREE YEARS, SUPPORTED THROUGH TEACHING HEALTH CENTER GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION FUNDING. A TOTAL OF 24 RESIDENTS TRAINED THROUGH LCHC’S FMR WILL BE ABLE TO MORE COMPETENTLY PROVIDE CARE TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREAS IN CHICAGO. LCHC OFFERS A FULL SPECTRUM OF AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SERVICES ACCESSIBLE TO LOW-INCOME PATIENTS IN LAWNDALE, GARFIELD PARK, AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. FOUNDED IN 1984 BY A SMALL GROUP OF LAWNDALE RESIDENTS, LCHC HAS WORKED TO IMPROVE AND GROW ITS MODEL OF CARE TO ENSURE COMMUNITY ACCESS FOR 35 YEARS. AREA PRIMARY CARE SERVICES ARE SCARCE OR AVAILABLE IN A LIMITED CAPACITY, RESULTING IN AN INADEQUATE PROVIDER-TO-PATIENT RATIO. OVER 130 LCHC PROVIDERS WORK ACROSS A SPECTRUM OF SPECIALTIES INCLUDING FAMILY MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, AND OTHERS, AS WELL AS LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY, PHARMACY, DENTISTRY, OPTOMETRY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES FOR TARGETED POPULATIONS INCLUDING HEALTHCARE FOR THE HOMELESS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, LCHC PROVIDED CARE FOR 53,365 UNIQUE PATIENTS THROUGH 214,910 MEDICAL VISITS, 10,441 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VISITS, 14,247 DENTAL VISITS, AND 34,069 OPTOMETRY VISITS. OVER 25% OF VISITS ARE OFFERED TO UNINSURED PATIENTS. LCHC’S PROPOSED FMR PROGRAM WILL ALLOW IT TO ADDRESS HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGES WITHIN FOUR FOCUS ZCTAS, INCLUDING NORTH AND SOUTH LAWNDALE, EAST AND WEST GARF IELD PARK, ARCHER HEIGHTS, BRIGHTON PARK, HUMBOLDT PARK, AND THE NEIGHBORING CITY OF CICERO, IL. THESE COMMUNITIES ACCOUNT FOR OVER 280,000 PEOPLE, OF WHOM 71% ARE HISPANIC OR LATINO AND 21% ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY IN 2019, OVER 52% OF RESIDENTS ARE LOW INCOME, 16% OF HOUSEHOLDS HAVE NO INSURANCE, AND AN ADDITIONAL 33% OF PATIENTS UTILIZE MEDICAID OR OTHER PUBLIC INSURANCE. THE CHICAGO HEALTH ATLAS DOCUMENTS MANY OF THE HEALTH DISPARITIES FACED BY RESIDENTS IN LCHC’S SERVICE COMMUNITIES. IN WEST GARFIELD PARK FOR EXAMPLE, 53.9% OF ADULTS ARE CONSIDERED OBESE, 1 IN 6 HAVE DIABETES, AND 1 IN 6 BIRTHS ARE LOW BIRTHWEIGHT. AS A LEADER IN CHICAGO’S SAFETY NET HEALTHCARE COMMUNITY, LCHC WILL CONTINUE TO DIRECTLY PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE TARGET POPULATION. RESIDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN ACROSS THESE COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES DIRECTLY WITHIN ITS HEALTH CENTER AS WELL AS WITH ITS TWO PARTNER HOSPITALS LOCATED LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM ITS MAIN CAMPUS. LCHC HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AS AN FQHC FOR OVER 25 YEARS, IS PCMH CERTIFIED, AND HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE HRSA AWARDS FOR GROWTH AND QUALITY OF CARE. LCHC IS ALSO AN ACGME ACCREDITED INSTITUTION WITH FMR SPECIALIZATION, HAS ROBUST AND RESPECTED FACULTY, MULTIPLE HOSPITAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH ADMITTING, ROUNDING, AND DELIVERY PRIVILEGES, AND CURRICULUM TO PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY PHYSICIANS. LCHC HAS DEMONSTRATED STABILITY AND CAPACITY AS A PARTNER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS CAPITAL PROGRAM

HEALTH CARE AND OTHER FACILITIES

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C EIS COVID-19 RESPONSE

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROGRAM

COMPASSION CAPITAL FUND (CCF) TARGETED CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM - HOMELESS