UTAH COMMUNIT Y
HEALTH CENTERS 2020 OVERVIEW
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AC C E SS FO R ALL Y E A R I N R E VIEW I N TE G R ATE D BEHAVIORAL HEALT H CARE R E SE A R C H I NIT IAT IVES + QUALIT Y IMPROVEMENT COL L A B O RAT I O NS R E SPO N SE TO COVID-19 FI N AN C I A L I MPACT E C O N O MI C IMPACT OF HEALT H CENT ERS UTAH H E ALTH CENT ER MAP B E AR L AK E COMMUNIT Y HEALT H CENT ER, INC. CAR B O N M EDICAL S ERVICE AS S OCIAT ION, INC. C O M M UN I TY HEALT H CENT ERS , INC. E N TE R PR I SE VALLEY MEDICAL CLINIC, INC. FA MI LY H E ALT HCARE FO UR TH STR EET CLINIC FO UR PO I N TS HEALT H G R E E N R I VE R MEDICAL CENT ER, INC. MI DTO WN C OMMUNIT Y HEALT H CENT ER, INC. MO UN TA I N L ANDS FAMILY HEALT H CENT ER, INC. UTAH N AVAJ O HEALT H SYS T EM, INC. UTAH PAR TN ERS FOR HEALT H WAY N E C O MMUNIT Y HEALT H CENT ER, INC.
PHOTO COURTESY OF UNHS
All Utahns deserve access to quality primary and preventative health care. You will find that at Community Health Centers throughout Utah. 13 Utah health centers* operate 54 clinics in urban and rural communities and provide care to more than 167,000 people annually. “Community Health Centers provide a network for thousands of Utahns – many of whom have come to depend on us for our culturally sensitive staff, high-quality care, and ability to remove barriers to Utah’s renowned health care.” - Dr. Kurt Rifleman, Medical Co-Director at Midtown Community Health Center
*Health Center is an awardee through the Health Center Program authorized by section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 254b, as amended). Health Center awardees receive operational support to provide comprehensive primary health care services to defined service areas and patient populations through the Health Center Program. It does not include Health Center Program Look-Alikes, as there are no Health Center Program Look-Alikes operating in Utah.
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YEAR IN REVIEW 167,173
TOTAL PATIENTS SERVED
118,765
UTAH HEALTH CENTERS SERVED
Adults
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1 IN EVERY 20 UTAHNS
48,408
Children / Adolescents
49%
7,172
Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
6,171
Agricultural Workers
92%
of patients are uninsured
1 IN 3 UTAHNS LIVING IN POVERTY
of patients are at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG)
61%
(e.g. annual income of $26,500 for a family of four)
66% of patients are at or below 100% FPG
identify as a racial or ethnic minority
1 IN 4 UNINSURED UTAHNS
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SUPPORTIVE SERVICES • • • •
Health Education Coordination of Care SDOH* Screening & Referrals Health Coverage Enrollment Assistance
4% - SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES
3% - OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
1% - VISION 72% - MEDICAL
6% - MENTAL HEALTH / SUBSTANCE USE
MEDICAL • • • • • • • •
14% - DENTAL
Family/Internal Medicine Pediatrics Health Screenings Obstetrics/Gynecology Diagnostic Laboratory Services Radiologic Services Chronic Care Management Vaccinations
DENTAL • • • • • •
Dental Screenings Oral Surgery Rehabilitative Services Preventive Services Emergency Services Prophylaxis
558,077
TOTAL CLINIC VISITS
UTAH HEALTH CENTERS FOCUS ON PROVIDING QUALITY COMPREHENSIVE CARE 100%
69%
Earned HRSA Quality Awards
Received Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition
*Social Determinants of Health 2019 Uniform Data System, BPHC, HRSA Health Center Quality Improvement FY 2020 Grant Awards (August 2020), BPHC, HRSA
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INTEGRATED
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE
The integrated behavioral health model consists of a team of primary care and behavioral health clinicians working together with patients and families to provide patient-centered care. This care is designed to address mental health and substance use conditions, health behaviors and chronic illness, life stressors and crises, and stress-related physical symptoms. The integrated care approach gives health center patients the opportunity to become actively engaged in comprehensive health care. 10384
7864
9388
7579
10,000 +
PATIENTS RECEIVED MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT (MAT) FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER
6853
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATIENTS 37948 34958 29916
37,948
25246
25370
MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT VISITS 2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ENCOUNTERS 06
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RESEARCH INITIATIVES + QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
COLLABORATIONS POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Health centers partnered with AUCH, the Huntsman Cancer Institute Center for HOPE, and UDOH through a grant with the National Institute of Health (NIH) to implement population health management and patient outreach tools, intended to drive the reach, uptake, and impact of COVID-19 testing and vaccinations among Utah’s health center patients.
DECREASING COLORECTAL CANCER MORTALITY Health centers partnered with AUCH, the Huntsman Cancer Institute Center for HOPE, UDOH, and the American Cancer Society through a grant with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to increase colorectal cancer screening rates and ultimately decrease colorectal cancer incidence and mortality among Utah health center patients.
INCREASING HPV VACCINATION RATES Health centers are developing a partnership model with AUCH, the Huntsman Cancer Institute Center for HOPE, UDOH, and the American Cancer Society North Region to increase adolescent HPV vaccination rates in five rural Mountain West states. Partners will convene leadership from the five state health agencies and professional associations to explore barriers, review evidence, and create action plans that address geographic disparities, increase HPV awareness, and increase HPV vaccination rates.
TOBACCO CESSATION Health centers have an ongoing partnership with AUCH, the Huntsman Cancer Institute Center for HOPE, and UDOH through a grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, to evaluate text messaging, phone counseling, and electronic health record (EHR)-based interventions and how they impact tobacco-using patients who enroll in Quitline treatment and successfully quit.
PAIN MANAGEMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC BACK PAIN Health centers partnered with AUCH and the University of Utah, through a grant with NIH, to evaluate telehealth strategies that provide non-drug options for patients with chronic back pain. The primary goal of this project is to provide patients with an accessible alternative to opioids, thereby reducing the risk for dependence and/or misuse.
“The partnership among the Community Health Centers across the state with the Center for HOPE at the University of Utah and the Huntsman Cancer Institute has been a dream come true for us. It brings together all of our expertise and experience to develop and evaluate interventions designed to create long-term solutions to best serve health center patients in Utah.” - David W. Wetter, Ph.D., Director, Center for Health Outcomes and Population Equity (HOPE) at the University of Utah and the Huntsman Cancer Institute. 07
UTAH COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS
RESPONSE TO COVID-19 44 K+ TESTS ADMINISTERED AT HEALTH CENTERS FROM MARCH 2020 TO DECEMBER 2020
100%
OF HEALTH CENTERS PROVIDE COVID-19 TESTING
160 %
INCREASE IN TELEMEDICINE SERVICES FROM 2019 TO 2020 BPHC, HRSA, Health Center Covid-19 Survey, last updated December 2020 08
Utah’s health centers were prepared to address COVID-19 and its impacts since the early stages of the pandemic, focusing on keeping patients healthy, as safe as possible, and out of the emergency departments. •
Mobilized quickly to maintain and increase access to medical, dental, and behavioral health services via telehealth.
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Utah Navajo Health System, Inc. (UNHS), Family Healthcare, Wayne Community Health Center, Inc., FourPoints Health, Green River Medical Center, Utah Partners for Health, Mountainlands Family Health Center, Midtown Community Health Center, and Fourth Street Clinic, partnered with Utah Department of Health (UDOH) to expand testing capacity to Utah’s most vulnerable and at-risk populations and communities.
•
Utilized Community Health Workers (CHW) to address social determinants of health and provide assistance to those affected by COVID-19.
Utah Navajo Health System
From March 2020 to February 2021, UNHS administered more than 9,000 COVID-19 tests and over 2,000 vaccinations to the Navajo Nation, which had one of the highest infection rates in the country.
PHOTO COURTESY OF UNHS
Fourth Street Clinic
In response to the pandemic, Fourth Street Clinic set up multiple tents to transform the clinic parking lot into a fully functional clinic. Their dedicated staff performed more than 4,300 tests from March to December 2020. In June 2020, the mobile clinic began testing clients at Salt Lake’s three Homeless Resource Centers and other community partner locations to mitigate the spread of the virus in community living situations – performing nearly 5,800 tests from June to December 2020. In total, Fourth Street Clinic performed over 10,000 COVID-19 tests from March to December 2020.
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FINANCIAL IMPACT HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANT FUNDING In 2019, Utah health centers received over $41 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide comprehensive health care services on a sliding-fee scale to lowincome patients. Utah health centers discounted $84 million in services to their low-income and uninsured patients resulting in a $43M deficit. The centers must recoup this deficit through other forms of revenue, including payments from Medicaid and Medicare, commercial insurers, contracts, and philanthropic grants.
PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE
REVENUE SOURCES
49% - UNINSURED
51% - PATIENT REVENUE
28% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE
28% - HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANTS
17% -
MEDICAID / CHILDREN’S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (CHIP)
6% - MEDICARE
18% - OTHER STATE/LOCAL/FEDERAL GRANTS 3% - OTHER REVENUE
COVID-19 FUNDING FOR FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS In 2020, Utah’s health centers were awarded more than $16M in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for COVID-19 preparedness, response, and testing. This funding was imperative in protecting clinics from closures, preventing reductions in staff, and allowing health center patients to maintain access to care. 10
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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HEALTH CENTERS ECONOMIC STIMULUS 1,236
2,379
TOTAL JOBS
SAVINGS TO THE SYSTEM
HEALTH CENTER JOBS
1,143
OTHER JOBS in the community
24%
LOWER COSTS FOR HEALTH CENTER MEDICAID PATIENTS
$174 MILLION
$357 MILLION TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT of current operations
DIRECT HEALTH CENTER SPENDING
$183 MILLION COMMUNITY SPENDING
$66 MILLION
SAVINGS TO MEDICAID
$9 MILLION
$41 MILLION ANNUAL TAX REVENUES
STATE & LOCAL TAX REVENUES
$32 MILLION
$242 MILLION
SAVINGS TO THE OVERALL HEALTH SYSTEM
FEDERAL TAX REVENUES
2021 Financial Impact of COVID-19 on FQHCs, Capital Link
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UTAH HEALTH CENTER
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In this document, unless otherwise noted, the term “health center” is used to refer to organizations that receive grants under the Health Center Program as authorized under section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (referred to as “grantees”) and FQHC Look-Alike organizations, which meet all Health Center Program requirements but do not receive Health Center Program grants. It does not refer to FQHCs that are sponsored by tribal or Urban Indian Health Organizations, except for those that also receive Health Center Program grants.
BEAR LAKE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. LaVal Jensen
Chief Executive Officer ljensen@cvchc.org
Michael Adams, MD Medical Director madams@cvchc.org
LOCATIONS Bear Lake Community Health Center 325 West Logan Highway Garden City, UT 84028
Evanston Community Health Center 75 Yellow Creek Road, Suite 102 Evanston, WY 82930
Box Elder Community Health Center 5 West 200 North Brigham City, UT 84302
Rock Spring Community Health Center 2620 Commercial Way, Suite 140 Rock Springs, WY 82901
Cache Valley Community Health Center 1515 North 400 East North Logan, UT 84341
Bear Lake Community Health Center 152 South 4th Street Montpelier, ID 83254
52,716
OFFICE VISITS
17,496
PATIENTS SERVED
Cache Valley Community Health Center - South 517 West 100 North, Suite 110 Providence, UT 84332
PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE 28% - UNINSURED 52% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE
74%
12% - MEDICAID / CHIP 8% - MEDICARE
of patients are at or below 200% FPG
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CARBON MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION, INC. Carolyn Abeyta
Cam Williams, MD
carolyn@carbonmedicalservice.com
cam@carbonmedicalservice.com
Executive Director
Medical Director
LOCATIONS Carbon Medical 331 East Highway 123 Sunnyside, UT 84539 Carbon Medical Service 305 Center Street East Carbon, UT 84520 The Helper Clinic 125 South Main Street Helper, UT 84526 The Price Clinic 250 North Fairgrounds Rd., Suite 3 Price, UT 84501
16,384
OFFICE VISITS
4,251
PATIENTS SERVED
PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE 27% - UNINSURED
87%
33% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 24% - MEDICAID / CHIP 16% - MEDICARE
of patients are at or below 200% FPG
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COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC. Dexter Pearce Executive Director dpearce@chc-ut.org
Andrew Garrison, MD Medical Director agarrison@chc-ut.org
LOCATIONS 72nd Street Community Health Center 220 West 7200 South, Suite A Midvale, UT 84047
Neighborhood Community Health Center 1388 South Navajo Street Salt Lake City, UT 84104
Bear River Community Health Center 440 West 600 North Tremonton, UT 84337
Oquirrh View Community Health Center 4745 South 3200 West Taylorsville, UT 84118
Brigham City Community Health Center 980 Medical Drive, Suite 1 Brigham City, UT 84302
Stephen D. Ratcliffe Community Health Center + Dental 1365 West 1000 North Salt Lake City, UT 84116
141,416
OFFICE VISITS
48,189
PATIENTS SERVED
Central City Clinic 610 South 200 East, Suite B Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Ellis R. Shipp Medical Clinic 4535 South 5600 West West Valley City, UT 84120
PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE 54% - UNINSURED
99%
28% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 17% - MEDICAID / CHIP 1% - MEDICARE
of patients are at or below 200% FPG
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ENTERPRISE VALLEY MEDICAL CLINIC, INC. Rydel Reber
Executive Director rydelr@scinternet.net
Shelley Sanderson, FNP Medical Director sandersonshelley@aol.com
LOCATIONS Enterprise Valley Medical Clinic 223 South 200 East, PO Box 370 Enterprise, UT 84725
4,277
OFFICE VISITS
1,792
PATIENTS SERVED
PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE 24% - UNINSURED
99%
46% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 12% - MEDICAID / CHIP 18% - MEDICARE
of patients are at or below 200% FPG
EVMC.ORG
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FAMILY HEALTHCARE Lori Wright
Chief Executive Officer lori@familyhc.org
Will Christensen, NP Medical Director will@familyhc.org
LOCATIONS Cedar City East Clinic 245 East 680 South Cedar City, UT 84720
St. George Downtown Clinic 25 North 100 East, Suite 102 St. George, UT 84770
Hurricane Clinic 391 North 200 West Hurricane, UT 84737
St. George Millcreek High School Clinic 2408 East Riverside Drive St. George, UT 84790
Integrated Cedar City Clinic 74 West Harding Avenue Cedar City, UT 84720
49,381
OFFICE VISITS
14,220
PATIENTS SERVED
PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE 43% - UNINSURED
93%
31% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 17% - MEDICAID / CHIP 9% - MEDICARE
of patients are at or below 200% FPG
FAMILYHC.ORG
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FOURTH STREET CLINIC Janida Emerson
Chief Executive Officer janida@fourthstreetclinic.org
WASATCH HOMELESS HEALTH CARE, INC.
Michele Goldberg, MD Medical Director michele@fourthstreetclinic.org
LOCATIONS Fourth Street Clinic 409 West 400 South Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Fourth Street Mobile Medical Clinic Salt Lake Valley
20,304
OFFICE VISITS
5,169
PATIENTS SERVED
PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE
98%
49% - UNINSURED 1% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 43% - MEDICAID / CHIP
of patients are at or below 200% FPG
7% - MEDICARE
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FOURPOINTS HEALTH Tyler Goddard
Chief Execvutive Officer tgoddard@fourpointshealth.org
Richard Persons, PA-C Medical Director rpersons@fourpointshealth.org
LOCATIONS FourPoints Health - Kanosh 157 North Reservation Drive Kanosh, UT 84637 FourPoints Health - Richfield 440 South Main Street Richfield, UT 8470
8,419
OFFICE VISITS
2,106
PATIENTS SERVED PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE 38% - UNINSURED 31% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 18% - MEDICAID / CHIP
84%
13% - MEDICARE
of patients are at or below 200% FPG
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GREEN RIVER MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Paula Dunham Executive Director paula@grmc.biz
Shannon Thurston, PA-C, MPAS Assistant Medical Director shannon@grmc.biz
LOCATIONS Green River Medical Center 585 West Main Street, PO Box 417 Green River, UT 84525
4,501
OFFICE VISITS
1,360
PATIENTS SERVED
PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE 41% - UNINSURED
96%
38% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 9% - MEDICAID / CHIP 12% - MEDICARE
of patients are at or below 200% FPG
GRMEDICALCENTER.ORG
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MIDTOWN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. Ali Martinez
Executive Director amartinez@midtownchc.org
Tiffanie Haun, FNP Co-Chief Medical Director thaun@midtownchc.org
Kurt Rifleman, MD Co-Chief Medical Director krifleman@midtownchc.org
LOCATIONS Davis County Medical and Dental Clinics 22 South State Street, Suite 1007 Clearfield, UT 84015 Hope Homeless Health Center 269 West 3300 South Ogden, UT 84401 Midtown Logan Clinic 550 East 1400 North, Suite Y Logan, UT 84341
Midtown Children’s Clinic 5285 South 400 East, Suite A Washington Terrace, UT 84405 Midtown Community Health Center + Dental 2240 Adams Avenue Ogden, UT 84401 Midtown South Salt Lake Community Health Center 2253 South State Street Salt Lake City, UT 84115
James Madison Elementary Health Center 781 25th Street Ogden, UT 84401
PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE
73,457
OFFICE VISITS
25,666
PATIENTS SERVED
96%
54% - UNINSURED 17% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 23% - MEDICAID / CHIP
of patients are at or below 200% FPG
6% - MEDICARE
MIDTOWNCHC.ORG
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MOUNTAINLANDS FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, INC. Todd Bailey Executive Director todd@m-chc.org
Bruce Grover, MD Medical Director bruce@m-chc.org
LOCATIONS East Bay Homeless Health Center 299 East 900 South, Suite 101 Provo, UT 84606
Mountainlands Family Health Center - Vernal Dental 133 South 500 East Vernal, UT 84078
Mountainlands Family Health Center 589 South State Street Provo, UT 84606
Mountainlands Family Health Center - Vernal 1680 West Highway 40, Suite 201 Vernal, UT 84078
Mountainlands Family Health Center - Payson 910 East 100 North, Suite 155 Payson, UT 84651
Mountainlands Family Health Center - West Park 750 North 200 West, Suite 201 Provo, UT 84601
55,456
OFFICE VISITS
20,060
PATIENTS SERVED
PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE 64% - UNINSURED
96%
19% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 13% - MEDICAID / CHIP 4% - MEDICARE
of patients are at or below 200% FPG
MOUNTAINLANDS.ORG
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UTAH NAVAJO HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Mike Jensen
Chief Executive Officer mjensen@unhsinc.org
L.Val Jones, MD Chief Medical Director lvjones@unhsinc.org
LOCATIONS Blanding Family Practice Community Health Center 910 South 300 West Blanding, UT 84511
Navajo Mountain Community Health Center #2 Rainbow Drive Navajo Mountain, UT 86044
Montezuma Creek Community Health Center 1478 East Highway 162 Montezuma Creek, UT 84534
San Juan Family Dental 217 South 100 West Monticello, UT 84535
Monument Valley Community Health Center 30 West Medical Drive Monument Valley, UT 84536
91,756
OFFICE VISITS
14,886
PATIENTS SERVED
PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE 39% - UNINSURED
87%
25% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 23% - MEDICAID / CHIP 13% - MEDICARE
of patients are at or below 200% FPG
UNHSINC.ORG
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UTAH PARTNERS FOR HEALTH Debbie Turner
Chief Executive Officer dturner@upfh.org
Lyle Greenwood, DO Medical Director lgreenwood@upfh.org
LOCATIONS Mid-Valley Health Clinic 8446 South Harrison Street Midvale, UT 84047
Utah Partners for Health Mobile Medical Clinic Salt Lake County & Tooele County
Utah Partners for Health Behavioral Health Clinic + Dental 7651 South Main Street Midvale, UT 84047
Utah Partners for Health Mobile Vision Clinic Salt Lake County & Tooele County
Utah Partners for Health Family Clinic – West Jordan 9103 South 1300 West West Jordan, UT 84088
15,060
OFFICE VISITS
6,489
PATIENTS SERVED
PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE 82% - UNINSURED
98%
10% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 7% - MEDICAID / CHIP 1% - MEDICARE
of patients are at or below 200% FPG
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WAYNE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. Evan Christensen
L. Jeffrey Chappell, MD
Chief Executie Officer evan@waynechc.org
Medical Director jeffc@waynechc.org
LOCATIONS Bicknell Clinic 128 South 300 West Bicknell, UT 84715
Salina Clinic 131 East Main St. #3 Salina, UT 84654
Escalante Dental 65 North Center Street Escalante, UT 84726 Hanksville Clinic 30 South Highway 95 Hanksville, UT 84734 Kazan Memorial Clinic 570 East Moqui Lane Escalante, UT 84726
24,950
OFFICE VISITS
5,489
PATIENTS SERVED
Panguitch Dental 75 North 200 East Panguitch, UT 84759
PATIENTS BY PAYER TYPE 37% - UNINSURED
98%
41% - COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 5% - MEDICAID / CHIP
of patients are at or below 200% FPG
17% - MEDICARE
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IN MEMORIAM OF H. JACK GEIGER Jack Geiger, MD, broadly recognized as the father of the health center model of care in the United States and one of the foremost leaders in the struggle for equality, social justice, and human rights, died December 28, 2020, in New York City. Sponsored by Tufts University and armed with grants from the Office of Economic Opportunity, in 1965, Dr. Geiger, Dr. Gibson, and Dr. Hatch opened the nation’s first urban and rural health centers at Columbia Point, Boston and Mound Bayou, Mississippi–inspiring the growth of HRSA’s Health Center Program. Today health centers serve over 30 million people in more than 14,000 communities in every U.S. state, territory, and the District of Columbia. Dr. Geiger’s selfless dedication to serve humanity in areas of greatest need will live on in the legacy of the Health Center Program.
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NEW YORK TIMES
AUCH is designated by the Bureau of Primary Health Care as the state Primary Care Association and receives federal program support to develop and enhance services for our members, Utah’s Health Center Program awardees. AUCH represents and supports Utah’s health center awardees and allied health care organizations by providing training and technical assistance to improve the quality of and access to comprehensive health care services. "This project was supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under cooperative agreement number U58CS06848, Training and Technical Assistance National Cooperative Agreement for $1,009,005 with 0% of the total PCA project financed with non-federal sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.”
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