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COMMUNITY IMPACT:

HERE WE GROW AGAIN

In recent years, our region has seen massive growth and economic prosperity. While this growth is exciting, it has exacerbated the need for access to healthcare for all members of our community. At HOPES, we saw this need first-hand as our patient threshold reached capacity in 2017 and we were forced to turn away approximately 80 new patients every single day.

The need was so great that in 2018 HOPES completed construction to better utilize some of our existing space in order to increase our capacity. This renovation allowed HOPES to add 13 behavioral health rooms, 9 exam rooms, 2 treatment rooms, 8 behavioral health therapists, and 5 additional medical providers. At the end of 2017, HOPES had 10,000 patients and the newly renovated spaces will allow us to serve 18,000 patients by 2020.

18,000 With expansion, HOPES will be able to provide services to 18,000 clients by 2020

13 Additional Behavioral Health offices

9Additional exam rooms 2 Additional treatment rooms Adding 8 FTE BH, 5 FTE Medical

5Additional medical providers

8Behavioral health therapists

IN 2018, HOPES ADDED THE FOLLOWING NEW PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WE SERVE.

Free Naloxone Distribution at Change Point and HOPES Pharmacy

Overdose is the leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. Naloxone is a life-saving opioid overdose reversal medication. Naloxone is prescribed to every Medication-Assisted Treatment program participant at HOPES and available at Change Point, our harm reduction center, to anyone – no prescription required.

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Number of Naloxone Kits Distributed

Healthy Money Habits introduces Microlending

The Lending Ladder, a micro lending program, funded through our partnership with the Giving Circle at Nevada Women’s Fund, provides small loans to female clients in need, ensuring acute financial hardships do not leave clients in a cycle of debt and predatory lending.

A total of $9,035.42 has been borrowed by seven women between the ages of 21 and 60.

Prevention Program – A proven lifestyle change program

15% to 30% of people with prediabetes will develop type 2 diabetes within 5 years. To address this growing health issues, we partnered with Renown Health to begin a Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) for HOPES patients which includes group classes for pre-diabetic patients. The Program is free and discusses healthy eating, exercise, sleep and stress management - all with a goal of 5-7% weight loss, cutting their risk of getting type 2 diabetes in half.

Completing the program and losing the goal weight reduces the risk of diabetes by 50%. Reach Out and Read ROAR

Nutrition

By introducing a beautiful new book at the beginning of a well-child visit, providers find they can better engage and calm a child, provide meaningful, positive literacy promotion messages to the parent or guardian, and build stronger connections with the family. Using the book in the exam room creates an opportunity to talk about other relevant topics - sleep routines, the importance of a child's first 2,000 days, school readiness - and also offers providers a new and valuable tool for monitoring the child's development.

Distributed 340 books in 2018.

In 2018, we expanded our nutrition team, increasing our services to offer education and classes to more HOPES patients. Nutrition services at HOPES offer both individual nutrition appointments as well as group class learning opportunities to help patients manage their chronic diseases through food and eating. Our nutritionists strive to help people improve their health through nutritional changes that may positively impact their weight, lab values and overall medical condition.