Atlanticare Health System Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

ABH PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION PROJECT.

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

ATLANTICARE COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM

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

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT - CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING (CDS): CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ATLANTICARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC. GRANT #: H80CS00858 1401 ATLANTIC AVENUE, SUITE 1125 ATLANTIC CITY, NJ 08401-7001 SANDRA L. FESTA, LCSW, LCADC 609-412-8969 (OFFICE); 609-572-6001 (FAX) SANDY.FESTA@ATLANTICARE.ORG FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTED: $1,000,000 ATLANTICARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC. (AHS) OPERATES A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) WITH BOTH A HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS (HCH) DESIGNATION AND A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (CHC) DESIGNATION. THE PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES CONSISTENT OF PREVENTION, SCREENING, ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF ON-GOING CARE. THE FQHC OPERATES FOUR ACCESS POINTS AND IS STAFFED WITH 105 EMPLOYEES, 23 OF WHICH ARE MEDICAL PROVIDERS AND TWO ARE PSYCHIATRISTS. THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES IS ATLANTIC COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, WHICH HAS A CENSUS OF 265,000 (US CENSUS, 2017) IN 561 SQUARE MILES OF URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL SETTINGS, AND IS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF THE STATE. THE CITY OF ATLANTIC CITY, THE PRIMARY AREA SERVICED BY THE FQHC, IS DESIGNATED AS A MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA (ID# 02131-02134, HRSA DATABASE). ATLANTIC CITY IS ALSO DESIGNATED WITH A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA (HPSA) SCORE OF 6, A HPSA SCORE OF 22 FOR MENTAL HEALTH, AND A HPSA SCORE OF 16 FOR DENTAL HEALTH. BASED ON THE HEALTH CENTER'S 2021 UDS DATA, 10,286 UNDUPLICATED USERS WERE CARED FOR, RECEIVING 44,357 IN PERSON OR TELEHEALTH VISITS. THE HEALTH CENTER SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATES IN THE FEDERAL 340B PHARMACY PROGRAM, NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORP, IS A NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA) PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME (PCMH), AND HAS FTCA APPROVAL. IN 2020, THE FQHC RECEIVED HRSA QUALITY AWARDS FOR IMPROVING QUALITY OF CARE, AND WAS IDENTIFIED AS NATIONAL QUALITY LEADERS, HEALTH CENTER QUALITY LEADERS, CLINICAL QUALITY IMPROVERS, ACCESS ENHANCERS, AND HEALTH DISPARITIES REDUCERS. AHS IS REQUESTED $1,000,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR FIT-OUT OF SUITES 1300 & 1400 AT THE ATLANTICARE MEDICAL ARTS PAVILION, LOCATED AT 7 SOUTH OHIO AVENUE, ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY FOR A FAMILY DENTAL CLINIC. ATLANTICARE'S MEDICAL ARTS PAVILION WILL PLACE A STRONG FOCUS ON COMBATING A SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE IN HEALTHCARE, CLOSING THE GAP OF HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES IN UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. THE NEW FACILITY WILL HOUSE A SIGNIFICANT SUITE OF SERVICES FOR WOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES - PROVIDING SERVICES THAT ARE CRITICAL TO PREVENTING MATERNAL AND FETAL DEATHS AND SUPPORTING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF FAMILIES. AHS WILL PLAY A KEY ROLE BY INTRODUCING DENTAL SERVICES TO THE IMMEDIATE AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WHILE COLLABORATING WITH OTHER PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OFFERED AT THE MEDICAL ARTS PAVILION, INCLUDING THE FQHC'S PEDIATRIC AND FAMILY MEDICINE CLINICS. THE PRIMARY POPULATION TO BE SERVED IS THE COMMUNITY OF ATLANTIC CITY. IT IS AN ISLAND COMMUNITY DEVOID OF MANY SPECIALTY SERVICES, INCLUDING DENTAL CARE. ONLY 38% OF THE CITY'S POPULATION HAS HAD LIMITED ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE. THIS MEANS THAT CLOSE TO 25,000 RESIDENTS IN ATLANTIC CITY HAVE NEVER SEEN OR BEEN TREATED BY A DENTIST. MANY OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE SADLY CHILDREN. THE NEED FOR DENTAL SERVICES WAS A KEY FINDING IN ATLANTICARE'S 2019 COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THE MEDICAL ARTS PAVILION AND ITS FIRST FLOOR DENTAL CLINIC WILL BREAK DOWN BARRIERS TO HEALTH AND IS ONE MORE EXAMPLE OF ATLANTICARE TAKING A LEADERSHIP ROLE TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE IN THE REGION.

ATLANTICARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (ABH) CCBHC EXPANSION - THE ATLANTICARE MISSION IS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HEALTH AND HEALING, ONE PERSON AT A TIME, THROUGH CARING AND TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS. WE BELIEVE IN THE IMPORTANCE OF TREATING THE WHOLE PERSON AND THAT YOU CANNOT SEPARATE THE MIND AND BODY IN HEALTHCARE. THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SERVICE TEAM THAT INCLUDES, PSYCHIATRISTS, NURSES, THERAPISTS, CASE MANAGERS AND PEERS, THE ATLANTICARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CCBHC EXPANSION PROGRAM WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES; PROVIDE QUALITY OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT; AND SCREEN, MONITOR, AND ADDRESS KEY HEALTH INDICATORS. THE TARGET POPULATION IS INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (SUD); CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE (SED); AND INDIVIDUALS WITH CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS (COD). THE TARGET GEOGRAPHIC REGION IS THE MID TO EASTERN PART OF ATLANTIC COUNTY, NJ INCLUDING ATLANTIC CITY, PLEASANTVILLE, ABSECON, GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS. THE CARE TEAM WILL PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT TO INDIVIDUALS REQUESTING SERVICES. THE SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT WILL ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS; PHYSICAL HEALTH RISK AND KEY HEALTH INDICATORS; SUICIDE RISK; AND NEEDS AROUND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS. THE TEAM WILL THEN WORK WITH THE INDIVIDUAL TO CREATE A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADDRESS THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS. INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO INCLUDE FAMILY MEMBERS AND OTHER SUPPORTS IN THEIR ASSESSMENT, PLANNING AND CARE. THESE COMPREHENSIVE PLANS WILL INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT GOALS AS WELL AS GOALS TO IMPROVE KEY HEALTH INDICATORS; ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS AND REDUCE RISK. THE CCBHC TEAM WILL PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES INCLUDING: OUTPATIENT AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP SERVICES; MEDICATION MANAGEMENT INCLUDING MEDICATION TREATMENTS FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATION; PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORTS AND COMMUNITY RECOVERY SUPPORTS; AND ONGOING MONITORING OF KEY HEALTH INDICATORS. CASE MANAGEMENT AND CARE COORDINATION WILL BE PROVIDED BY PROGRAM STAFF AND ARE THE GLUE THAT HOLD THE SERVICES TOGETHER AND IMPROVE THE INDIVIDUAL’S SUCCESS IN MEETING THEIR GOALS. ALL SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF CARE AND CONCERN. ATLANTICARE UNDERSTANDS THE BROAD REACHES OF TRAUMA AND BUILDS ITS PRACTICE ON THE CONCEPTS OF SAFETY, HUMILITY, COLLABORATION, EMPOWERMENT, AND TRANSPARENCY THROUGH THE LENS OF TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE. AS APPROPRIATE, EVIDENCE BASED SERVICES WILL BE UTILIZED INCLUDING MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, INTEGRATED TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, ILLNESS MANAGEMENT & RECOVERY, STAGES OF CHANGE, TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, SEEKING SAFETY, AND ZERO-SUICIDE PROTOCOLS. 825 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SERVED IN THE FIRST YEAR, AND 1000 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SERVED IN THE SECOND YEAR FOR A TOTAL OF 1500 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS (SOME INDIVIDUALS WILL BE SERVED IN BOTH YEAR).