Dear LifeLong Supporter: I want to share with you a few of the challenges faced at LifeLong Medical Care this year. Health care reform has brought welcome coverage to many of our patients who were previously uninsured. The medical education system, however, does not produce enough primary care providers to provide access to care for everyone. We continue to hire Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants and expand responsibilities of our medical team members to respond to this reality. We are also exploring pipeline programs that help prepare our youth for health professions and have added our own Nurse Practitioner Residency Program at LifeLong.
Officers
Health care in the future will pay for value. We are driven to show value through data, whether it be data related to quality, patient engagement; or total cost of care. We are working to reinforce our sophistication in using data so that we can keep up with these changes. We continue to also improve our use of technology in our care delivery.
Kevin D. Williams, Board Chair James Johnson, Jr., Vice Chair Scott Sporte, Treasurer Nancy Threatt, Secretary Ron Adler, Past Chair
We know that where a person lives determines much about their health care. LifeLong is paid to provide direct health care services. We will continue to partner with the public health departments, our health promoters, and community partners to do all that we can to make our communities (outside of the exam room or operatory) a healthier place.
Members
Now onto our accomplishments and upcoming news:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jennie Alexich Roberta C. Brooks Patricia Carson Sussman Gloria Flores-Garcia Janet Howley Robbie Hurtado John L. Jenkins Chris Kiefer Georgia Lacy Edgar Quiroz Lisa Schilling Judith Turiel
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Marty Lynch, Executive Director/CEO Lucinda Bazile, Deputy Director Eric Henley, Chief Medical Officer Porshia Mack, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Kanwar Singh, Chief Financial Officer DL Poole, Chief Administrative Officer Nance Rosencranz, Strategic Planning and Business Development Director
ANNUAL REPORT CONTRIBUTORS Senior Editor: Katherine S. O’Donnell Editor: Mazuri Colley Contributing Editors: Ron Adler, Sandra Aguilera, Renata Fineberg, Michele Grim, Marga Rose Hancock, Marie Loverde, Marty Lynch, Nicole Perelman, Nance Rosencranz, Deborah Workman, Jin Yang
• LifeLong Ashby Health Center recently opened at the Ed Roberts Campus in South Berkeley. • The TRUST Health Center, a partnership with Alameda County, will be serving General Assistance recipients. It opened late Fall in Downtown Oakland. • In January, the LifeLong Dr. William Jenkins Health Center will be moving to a newly built health center on Harbour Way in Richmond. • LifeLong established an Immediate/Urgent Care Center at our Brookside Health Center, across the street from Doctor’s Medical Center. This came about as a result of Doctor’s Medical Center, a community-based hospital located in San Pablo, closing its doors this summer. • Another LifeLong Immediate/Urgent Care Center just opened in Berkeley, on Dwight Way. • We received a federal grant to add dental and medical services in Pinole and Rodeo. We expect services to kick off in December or January. We want to be able to serve all of West Contra Costa, and the closure of Doctor’s Medical Center means additional services are sorely needed. Each new site is designed to help our community and complement what we already provide. Next year, we will be celebrating our 40-year anniversary. We’ve come a long way and provided thousands of people with high-quality health care and social services over the years. For instance, during our 2014-2015 Fiscal Year (July 1, 2014June 30, 2015), we provided 46,249 people with much-needed care. As we take you “behind the scenes” of our 15 health centers and the many programs offered at LifeLong this past year, you will see within the Annual Report that many of our 682 staff members have been working here for years. They too are dedicated and committed to “fulfilling our LifeLong promise” to underserved communities. Thank you for being part of our community and continuing to support LifeLong. We can’t do it without you. Sincerely,
Design: Robin Brandes Design Photos Courtesy: Henley Photography, Vickie Leonard Photography, Joseph Ponder
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Marty Lynch, PhD, MPA Executive Director/CEO