Caring Hands Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS - OFFICIALLY ORGANIZED IN 2005, CARING HANDS HEALTHCARE CENTERS, INC. (CHHC) WAS FORMED AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. AN APPROVED FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, CHCC’S SERVICE AREA INCLUDES PITTSBURG COUNTY AND A PORTION OF LATIMER COUNTY, SERVING A POPULATION OF 51,539 PEOPLE. CHHC HAS 2 LOCATIONS IN MCALESTER, OK THE CENTRAL POINT AND COUNTY SEAT OF PITTSBURG COUNTY, AND 1 LOCATION IN HARTSHORNE, IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF PITTSBURG COUNTY. SINCE 2005, CHHC HAS SEEN POVERTY RATES AND THE NUMBER OF UNINSURED WITHIN THEIR SERVICE AREA CONTINUE TO GROW. IN 2023 CARING HANDS OF MCALESTER HAS SEEN MORE THAN 10,000 INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS, RECORDING OVER 33,500 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS. THE PROPOSED HEALTH CARE FACILITY, SUMMARIZED IN THE FOLLOWING REPORT IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT CHHC’S CONTINUING MISSION TO IMPROVE HEALTH BY OFFERING AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY CARE TO MCALESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED FACILITY WILL BE LOCATED ON A 27-ACRE GREENFIELD SITE PURCHASED BY CHHC IN 2022 AND ANNEXED BY THE CITY OF MCALESTER IN JULY 2023. LOCATED NEAR OTHER MEDICAL FACILITIES, THE NEW FACILITY WILL BE ONE HALF MILE FROM MCALESTER REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER, AND PITTSBURG COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. THE NEW 40,815 S.F. HEALTH CARE CENTER WILL INCLUDE PRIMARY CARE, ACUTE CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC, PEDIATRIC CENTER, DIAGNOSTIC/RADIOLOGY LAB, PHARMACY, AND A DENTAL CLINIC. THE NEW BUILDING WILL BE SITED ON THE NORTH END OF THE PROPERTY, WITH VIEWS OF SMITHSON LAKE TO THE NORTH. THIS LOCATION ALLOWS EFFICIENT EXPANSION OF THE PROPOSED BUILDING AND THE ADDITION OF FUTURE OUTBUILDINGS AS OPTIONS IN RESPONSE TO FUTURE NEEDS. THE PROPOSED CPF/CDS FUNDING PROJECT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE 4350 SQUARE FOOT DENTAL CLINIC LOCATED NEAR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SITE. THE CLINIC INCLUDES 10 OPERATORIES, PROVIDER OFFI CES, SUPERVISOR OFFICES, AND SUPPORT STAFF SPACES. ADDITIONAL AREAS INCLUDE SHIPPING AND RECEIVING, STORAGE, BREAK ROOM, AND STAFF NURSING STATION. EQUIPMENT FOR THE DENTAL CLINIC, LABORATORY, RADIOLOGY, AND COMPUTER INFRASTRUCTURE ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION TO SUPPORT THESE DEPARTMENTS. TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING REQUESTED IN THIS 2024 CPF/CDS APPLICATION IS THREE MILLION DOLLARS ($3,000,000). TO FULLY FUND THIS PROJECT, CHHC HAS ACQUIRED FUNDS THROUGH THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA ARPA FUNDS AND HAS SUBMITTED A FACILITY LOAN APPLICATION TO THE USDA. CURRENTLY, CHHC’S PATIENT GROWTH IS INHIBITED BY THE LACK OF AVAILABLE CLINICAL SPACE. THE NEW FACILITY WILL NOT ONLY ALLOW CHHC TO CONSOLIDATE THE TWO (2) MCALESTER LOCATIONS UNDER ONE ROOF BUT WILL ALSO PROVIDE THE MUCH-NEEDED CLINICAL SPACE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PROVIDERS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE SERVICE AREA.

FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES CONTINUATION APPLICATION

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

RECOVERY ACT HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PROGRAM

FY 2021 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC - PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION - PROJECT TITLE: FY 2022 ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC – PRIMARY CARE HIV PREVENTION APPLICANT: CARING HANDS HEALTHCARE CENTERS, INC. GRANT NUMBER: H80CS12877 ADDRESS: 3101 ELK DRIVE, MCALESTER, OK 74501-7606 PROJECT DIRECTOR: MICHAEL ECHELLE, CEO PHONE NUMBER: 918-426-2442, EXT. 211 EMAIL ADDRESS: MECHELLE@CHHCOK.COM WEBSITE ADDRESS: HTTPS://WWW.CHHCOK.COM GRANT FUNDS REQUESTED: $325,000/YEAR FOR 2-YEAR PROJECT CARING HANDS HEALTHCARE CENTERS (CHHC) LOCATED IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA WAS DESIGNATED AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER IN 2009 AND SERVES PITTSBURG COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WHILE PRIMARILY RURAL, THE COUNTY IS HOME TO 43,773 RESIDENTS AND MCALESTER, THE COUNTY SEAT AND REGIONAL HUB FOR SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA, IS HOME TO 41% (18,045) OF THE COUNTY RESIDENTS BASED ON US CENSUS 2019. THE ENDING HIV EPIDEMIC MOVEMENT HAS IDENTIFIED OKLAHOMA AND CHHC’S SERVICE AREA WITH A SUBSTANTIAL RURAL HIV BURDEN AND A TARGETED GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION FOR THIS PROJECT. CHHC’S TARGETED POPULATION IS 18.8% UNINSURED AND 23.4% UNDERINSURED (MEDICAID). ALSO, THE 38.9% OF PITTSBURG COUNTY POPULATION BELOW 200% OF POVERTY LEVEL. THIS RURAL POPULATION IS OFTEN MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED DUE TO LACK OF INSURANCE, LOW INCOME, NO IDENTIFIED PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER, LACK OF TRANSPORTATION TO DOCTOR’S APPOINTMENTS, AND FOR THOSE PERSONS AT RISK OF HIV AND OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, THERE IS CONCERN OVER SOCIAL STIGMA. THEREFORE, CHHC WILL BE UTILIZING FUNDING TO OFFER SCREENING HIV TESTING AS A STANDARD OF CARE TO INCREASE EARLY DETECTION OF THE HIV VIRUS AND REDUCE THE STIGMA OF BEING TESTED. PROVIDERS WILL UTILIZE THIS CARE GUIDELINE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS COUNSELED AND TESTED FOR HIV, IDENTIFY PATIENTS WHO MEET THE NEED FOR PRESCRIBED PREP, AND LINK PATIENTS TO HIV CARE AND TREATMENT WITHING 30 DAYS OF DIAGNOSIS. FUNDS WILL SUPPORT TESTING, TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR PROVIDERS AND STAFF, ESTABLISHING A CARE COORDINATION PROGRAM TO SU PPORT PREP ACCESS FOR PERSONS AT RISK FOR HIV OR FOR THOSE WHO ARE LIVING WITH A POSITIVE HIV PARTNER. THIS PROGRAM WILL ALSO ADDRESS CO-EXISTENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THROUGH AN INTEGRATION OF CARE MODEL A PROVIDER CHAMPION WILL BE DESIGNATED TO OVERSEE THE ENTIRE PROGRAM, AND WORK WITH OSU AND THE STATE ECHO PROGRAM TO ESTABLISH A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR BOTH PROVIDERS AND ESSENTIAL STAFF. HE WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR QUALITY TEAM AND PROVIDE OVERSIGHT OF OUTCOMES AND QUALITY MEASURES. CHHC WILL WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ENSURE COHESIVE INTERACTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF PATIENTS, REGARDLESS OF WHO IDENTIFIES THE NEED. OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) RYAN WHITE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY PROVIDING TELEHEALTH SERVICES THROUGH AN AGREEMENT WITH OUR CLINICS AND WILL ACCEPT ALL REFERRALS FROM CHHC FOR HIV TREATMENT. AN OUTREACH PROGRAM WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT HIV AND THE AVAILABILITY OF TESTING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. CHHC’S MOBILE VAN WILL BE AVAILABLE TO HEALTH FAIRS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, SCHOOLS, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE CONFIDENTIAL TESTING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

CARING HANDS HEALTHCARE CENTERS FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM - CARING HANDS HEALTHCARE CENTERS, INC. (CHHC), IS A DESIGNATED FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER LOCATED IN SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA, SERVING PITTSBURGH COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. CHHC IS PROPOSING TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE FAMILY PLANNING NEEDS OF THE FULL POPULATION, INCLUDING BOTH MEN AND WOMEN AT EACH OF ITS THREE SITES. CHHC IS PROPOSING TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING AND PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE ACCESS MARKETING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN THE LOCAL SCHOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER. CHHC’S SERVICE AREA INCLUDES ALL OF PITTSBURGH COUNTY AND PARTS OF SURROUNDING COUNTIES WITH A SERVICE AREA POPULATION OF 86,906. OF THIS POPULATION 40.6% ARE LIVING BELOW 200% OF FPL AND 24% OF THE POPULATION IS UNDERINSURED. THE PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS COVERED BY MEDICAID IS 22.6% OF LATIMER COUNTY AND 24.7% OF PITTSBURGH COUNTY. THIS COMPARES TO THE STATE AVERAGE OF 38.1%. CHHC HAS SEVENTEEN YEARS’ EXPERIENCE PROVIDING PRIMARY AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, IN THE SERVICE AREA. WITH THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF TITLE X FUNDING, CHHC WILL BE ABLE TO IMPROVE OVERALL SERVICES PROVIDED, INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS SERVED, AND EXPAND BREADTH OF SERVICES AVAILABLE. IN 2020, CHHC OPENED AN IN-HOUSE PHARMACY AT THE ELK DRIVE LOCATION AND PLANS TO EXPAND THE PHARMACY SERVICES TO OUR OTHER SITES. A SLIDING THE DISCOUNT SCHEDULE (SFDS) ENSURE SERVICES ARE AFFORDABLE FOR ALL CLIENTS’ PERIOD PRIORITY WILL BE GIVEN TO FURNISHING SERVICES TO PERSONS BELOW 100% FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL (FPL). ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO BE SERVED IN YEAR 1 OF OUR AWARD IS 840 CLIENTS.

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

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

SMALL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER PLANNING GRANTS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM