Valley Health Partners Community Health Center

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: FY 2025 NEW ACCESS POINTS (NAP) (HRSA-25-085) APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS ADDRESS: 400 N. 17TH ST., SUITE 310, ALLENTOWN, PA 18104 PROJECT DIRECTOR NAME: VERONICA GONZALEZ CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 610-969-2728 EMAIL ADDRESS: VERONICA.GONZALEZ@VALLEYHEALTHPARTNERS.ORG WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.VALLEYHEALTHPARTNERS.ORG/ GRANT REQUEST AMOUNT AND TYPE: CHC; $650,000 TOTAL NUMBER OF UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS PROJECTED TO BE SERVED IN CY 2026: 38,208 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT (INCLUDING SITE(S) ADDRESSES): VALLEY HEALTH PARTNERS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS (VHPCHC) IS A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTHCARE AGENCY, AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) LOOK-ALIKE, PROVIDING SERVICES PRIMARILY IN THE CITY OF ALLENTOWN IN LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 2020, VHPCHC HAS BEEN PROVIDING MEDICAL SERVICES FOR PATIENTS ACROSS THE LIFECYCLE. VHPCHC CURRENTLY OPERATES 13 SERVICE DELIVERY SITES IN ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY, WHICH INCLUDES TWO (2) SCHOOL-BASED SITES, AND ONE (1) MOBILE DENTAL UNIT. IN OUR NEW ACCESS POINT (NAP) APPLICATION, VHPCHC PROPOSES TO INCLUDE ITS EXISTING SITES, AS WELL AS ADD SIX (6) NEW SERVICE SITES, INCLUDING FOUR (4) NEW SITES IN ADJOINING MONROE COUNTY: 100 COMMUNITY DRIVE, TOBYHANNA; 500 PLAZA CT. E. STROUDSBURG; 205 APPLEGATE RD., STROUDSBURG; 120 BURRUS BLVD., BRODHEADSVILLE; ONE (1) SITE IN LEHIGH COUNTY: 1627 CHEW ST., FL3; ALLENTOWN AND ONE (1) NEW SITE IN NEIGHBORING NORTHAMPTON COUNTY: 440 W. LINCOLN ST., EASTON. VHPCHC IS DEDICATED TO REDUCING THE HEALTH AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISPARITIES THAT LOW-INCOME, VULNERABLE PERSONS FACE BY INCREASING ACCESS TO INTEGRATED, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES. IN ALIGNMENT WITH ITS MISSION, VHPCHC OFFERS QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE, AND AFFORDABLE SERVICES THAT MATCH ITS PATIENTS’ CULTURAL NORMS, VALUES, AND EXPERIENCES. VHPCHC IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ITS PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY OR ANY OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DETERMINANT THAT AFFECTS TIMELY ACCESS TO CARE. NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED: VHPCHC’S PROPOSED EXPANDED SERVICE AREA COVERS 41 GEOGRAPHICAL ZIP CODES. IN THE SERVICE AREA, THERE ARE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS CURRENTLY UNDERSERVED OR NOT RECEIVING PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE FROM ANY HEALTH CENTER. HEART DISEASE AND CANCER ARE BY FAR THE LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE SERVICE AREA. THESE CONDITIONS CAN BE IMPROVED BY BETTER HEALTH BEHAVIORS THAT REGULAR PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE CAN ENCOURAGE. THE SERVICE AREA’S LOW-INCOME POPULATION INCLUDES A LARGE AMOUNT OF ETHNIC AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. THIS POPULATION CAN FACE UNIQUE HEALTH DISPARITIES, INCLUDING LACK OF ACCESS TO CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE OR LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE HEALTH CARE SERVICES. FURTHERMORE, OVER ONE-THIRD OF SERVICE AREA RESIDENTS ARE HISPANIC OR LATINO, WHICH COMPRISES A LARGER SHARE OF THE LOW-INCOME POPULATION IN THE SERVICE AREA. PROPOSED SERVICES AND POPULATION GROUPS TO BE SERVED: VHPCHC PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT ENABLES PATIENTS TO SEAMLESSLY OBTAIN REQUIRED AND ADDITIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ALL WITHIN THEIR MEDICAL HOME. OUR EXISTING SITES PROVIDE AN ARRAY OF SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, GENERAL PRIMARY CARE, WOMEN’S HEALTH, WELL CHILD SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH, DENTAL, VISION, CHIROPRACTIC MEDICINE, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, AND ENABLING SERVICES, SUCH AS CARE MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES, VETERAN HEALTH SUPPORT, INSURANCE ENROLLMENT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, AND INTERPRETATION. THE MAJORITY OF SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY DIRECT HIRE OR CONTRACTED EMPLOYEES, WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF SERVICES DELIVERED VIA REFERRAL AGREEMENTS. THIS SAME SERVICE ARRAY, MEETING ALL FORM 5A: SERVICES PROVIDED (REQUIRED SERVICES), WILL BE AVAILABLE TO FOR PATIENTS AT OUR PROPOSED SIX (6) NEW SITES. VHPCHC’S POPULATION OF FOCUS, IN KEEPING WITH HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS, ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AT OR BELOW 200% OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES (FPG).