Attachment 4. Report of Progress UCI Medical Center developed and approved an Implementation Strategy to address significant health needs identified in the 2016 Community Health Needs Assessment. The medical center addressed: access to health care and preventive health care, cancer, chronic diseases, including overweight and obesity, and mental health through a commitment of community benefit programs and resources. To accomplish the Implementation Strategy, goals were established that indicated the expected changes in health needs as a result of community programs and education. Strategies to address the priority health needs were identified and measures tracked. The following section outlines the health needs addressed since the completion of the 2016 CHNA. Access to Health Care and Preventive Care Primary Care UCI Health operates the UCI Health Family Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center, with locations in Santa Ana and Anaheim. The mission of the health center is to improve the health and well-being of patients by providing high-quality, accessible and comprehensive primary care to every member of the family. The majority of patients seen at the clinic sites were low-income, ethnic minorities. In 2016, 14.7% of the patients who were cared for were uninsured. In 2017, 12.8% of the patients were uninsured and in 2018, 11.1% of patients were uninsured. Medi-Cal patients increased from 74.1% in 2016 to 76.1% in 2017 and 2018. Clinic Patients, Demographic Characteristics and Insurance Coverage 2016 21,794 84.3% 97.9% 14.7% 74.1%
Patients Ethnic minorities <200% FPL Uninsured Medi-Cal
2017 21,835 84.2% 96.8% 12.8% 76.1%
2018 20,650 85.2% 99.9% 11.1% 76.1%
Source: https://bphc.hrsa.gov/uds/datacenter
Financial Assistance The hospital provided available financial assistance to qualified patients. From FY16 through FY18, UCI Medical Center provided more than $151 million in traditional charity care for indigent patients who did not have healthcare coverage. Integrative Wellness UCI Health and Orange County community partners launched an initiative designed to improve health outcomes for the underserved through an integrative approach to UCI Medical Center Community Health Needs Assessment
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