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Dear Community Members and Partners,
Since 2012, Yamhill Community Care has been a community asset that drives quality improvement and reinvestment for health care and early childhood education. Often, we are so immersed in the work we forget to step back and reflect on its impact. This report is snapshot of 2023—a year of dedication, collaboration, and initiatives that advanced our mission of fostering a healthier and more connected community.
Some highlights from 2023 contained in this report:
• Awarded over $4.84 million to more than 18 local community-based organizations through various programs and initiatives
• With much credit owing to our provider partners, YCCO achieved an outstanding 104 percent of 2022 quality incentive dollars. These dollars are reinvested in the provider network and other evidence-based primary prevention initiatives.
• YCCO Early Learning Hub hosted several Community Baby Showers and Family Picnics to build community and provide resources for families.
As we reflect on our achievements, I want to express my gratitude to our dedicated team and community partners. YCCO will continue to explore innovative ways to address the evolving needs of our community, foster connections, and make a lasting difference.
Sincerely,
Seamus McCarthy President & CEO
Oregon enacted the coordinated care model with an ambitious vision, known as the Triple Aim: Better Health, Better Care, and Lower Costs. In other words, local CCOs would improve people’s lives and save money by keeping people healthier. Savings generated by providing primary prevention and avoiding high-cost settings (like the emergency department) would be reinvested in community initiatives to further improve health outcomes.
YCCO views these investments as just that—investments, not donations. However, due to the hodgepodge state and federal programs, requirements, and financial regulations, these investments fit into various categories, explained below.
In 2023, YCCO awarded more than $4.84 million to 19 local community-based organizations.
The CPW Fund was formed in 2015 by the Board of Directors of Yamhill Community Care (YCCO). The CPW Fund is supported by YCCO through a discretionary allocation of funds, as well as grants from community partners.
The core mission of the CPW Fund is evidence-based population health based on prevention science. In other words: innovative solutions to public health and community challenges.
The 2023-27 CHIP is based on the Community Health Assessment completed in 2022. As part of YCCO’s aligned grant process, community organizations submitted proposals addressing CHIP priority areas, including nutrition, housing, emergency preparedness, access to health care, transportation, infants and youth, mental health, and substance use.
SHARE is a program created by the Oregon Health Authority that requires CCOs to spend a portion of net income and reserves on social determinations of health with a focus on housing.
YCCO awarded grants to support partners during the redetermination process. The investments were intended to help members navigate resumed eligibility checks following the COVID-19 public health emergency. The investments supported local call centers, Community Health Workers, and bilingual outreach.
The Community Advisory Council (CAC) and CPW Fund Committee played an active role in evaluating the grant applications. Final approval came from the Board of Directors.
- AnyDoor Place Navigation Center (collaboration of the City of McMinnville and Yamhill Community Action Partnership)
- Communities United in partnership with United Way
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
- Dayton Food Pantry
- Habitat for Humanity
- Henderson House
- Juliette’s House
- Lutheran Community Services
- McMinnville Public Library
- McMinnville School District
- Micronesian Islander Community
- Newberg School District
- Oasis
- Operation Generation
- Unidos
- Virginia Garcia
- Willamette Valley Campus
- Yamhill Valley Community Doulas
- Young Leaders
The CCO model allows CCOs to support individual members and community health initiatives through Health Related Services—more on that below. YCCO has also been able to support provider partners through the Quality Incentive Program. When YCCO meets quality incentive measures, the state awards dollars that support value-based payments and incentivize health care quality, outcomes, and equity across the system. Finally, YCCO has made direct investments in new health care delivery infrastructure, though state rules limit the extent to which these investments are possible.
Health-Related Services (HRS) include:
• Flexible services, which are cost-effective services offered to an individual member to supplement covered benefits. Examples include food access, home modifications, personal items like apparel and hygiene supplies, and physical activity equipment, and transportation.
• Community benefit initiatives, which are community-level interventions focused on improving population health and health care quality.
YCCO spent $1,745,793 on HRS in 2023, which included flexible services for 115 members and their families.
With exceptional partnership from provider partners, YCCO achieved 104% of its 2022 quality incentive pool, also known as quality metrics (metrics awards for 2022 were announced in the late spring of 2023). The greater-than-100-percent score was possible because YCCO achieved all the challenge pool measures.
The result of this achievement was a payout from the state totaling $9,095,914, which was reinvested in the community via the provider network and the CPW Fund. This accomplishment reflects YCCO's commitment to improving health care quality, outcomes, and equity.
YCCO made a one-time infrastructure investment of $150,000 to support Washington County’s new Center for Addictions Triage and Treatment (CATT). CATT will add 86 intensive treatment beds for residents who have substance use disorders with detox and sobering beds, as well as treatment services and recovery supports.
Traditional Health Workers (THWs) are frontline public health workers in the community, clinic, and hospital. THWs walk alongside members connecting them with resources to address their unmet needs. There are six types of THWs:
- Community Health Workers: Public health workers who are trusted members of a particular community.
- Peer Support Specialists: Offering personal life experience to support those facing addiction and mental health.
- Peer Wellness Specialists: Offering personal life experience to help address physical and mental health needs.
- Personal Health Navigators: Offering care coordination for members from within the health system.
- Birth Doulas: Doulas give companionship and non-medical support to women and families throughout the pregnancy, childbirth, and post-partum experience.
- Tribal THWs: Facilitating culturally responsive care to tribal community members or urban Indian communities, including utilizing tribal based practices to aid in achieving whole health and wellness.
In 2023, YCCO awarded more than $20,000 in grant funding to THW organizations. The grants seek to increase the number of certified THWs as well as continuing education for existing THWs. Grant recipients included Yamhill Valley Community Doulas, Project ABLE, C.E.R.T.S. LLC, George Fox, Virginia Garcia, and Provoking Hope.
The Yamhill Community Care Early Learning Hub (ELH) hosted two free Community Baby Showers in the Fall and Spring of 2023, and a Summer Picnic Series throughout Yamhill County. The free Community Baby Shower event aims to provide resources to new and expecting parents related to pregnancy, childbirth, and infancy. The Community Baby Shower included a resource fair, raffle prizes, goodie bags, and food. The ELH seeks to connect families with community partners and create a supportive environment for parents-to-be and guardians during this special time.
The Summer Picnic Series hosted in McMinnville, Sheridan, and Newberg was an opportunity for community partners to connect and share resources with families in the area. We provided food, games, and community connection.
Community Baby Showers and Family Summer Picnics served approximately 144 families with 219 children in total. Over 24 agencies participated in the events.
FamilyCore is a community services network that connects parents with a broad support system to meet challenges head-on and to nurture strong families with children ages 0–5. FamilyCore connects families with community partners and home visitation support, whether it’s buying diapers, strengthening relationships among parents and children, or sharing parenting tips.
Home visit programs include:
• Head Start of Yamhill County
• A Family Place
• Provoking Hope
• Oregon Child Development Coalition
• Grand Ronde Head Start
• Yamhill County Public Health
• Yamhill Valley Community Doulas
SITs help when no other option exists. Sometimes people need a little extra help paying rent or help with a heat bill in a cold winter month. An urgent prescription or medical bill can derail a budget. With support from Yamhill County Health and Human Services, Providence Health Systems, United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley, and YCCO, the SITs provide funding for these types of expenses.
Requests typically average no more than $400. Funds are for a one-time crisis in one of the following categories:
• Basic Needs: Food, clothing and personal items
• Community Development: Community events and activities
• Education: Classes, tuition, fees, literacy programs for adults or children
• Extra-Curricular: Fees, materials or clothing needed to participate in extracurricular activity
• Health: Prescriptions, co-pays, rides to medical and dental appointments, etc.
• Supplies: Goods or equipment to carry out activities or programs
• Urgent Needs: Emergency housing or utility assistance
• Youth Development: Leadership/learning opportunities not part of regular school programs
SIT's System of Care Funding supported 61 families with a total of 91 services.
In the spirit of giving and community engagement, our remarkable employees demonstrated their commitment to social responsibility by uniting to make a positive impact on our community.
On August 15, our dedicated employees volunteered at the McMinnville Area Habitat for Humanity's ReStore retail site, where they passionately organized donated goods.
In December, through our valued partnership with the Sheridan, OR Tree of Giving, YCCO adopted a family, ensuring that the magic of the season reached those in need. We extended an invitation to our communities to join us in spreading the warmth of the season.
We are grateful for the meaningful partnerships and immensely proud of our employees who actively contribute to the wellbeing of our community. Together, we strive to create a brighter and more compassionate future for all.
In this report, we have shared the following quantifiable impacts:
$4,840,000 to 19 community-based organizations
$1,745,793 on health-related services supporting 115 individual members and families
$9,095,914 back into the community by achieving metrics
$150,000 to the Center for Addictions Triage and Treatment
$200,000 in grants to support THW workforce
144 families with 219 children served through Family Summer Picnics and Baby Showers. Over 24 agencies participated in the events.
416 families served through FamilyCore
61 families received 91 services through Service Integration Teams
employee volunteer day at McMinnville Area Habitat for Humanity
family adopted for the holidays through Sheridan, OR Tree of Giving
This is just a snapshot of YCCO’s community impact. Our dedicated staff continue to achieve the Triple Aim through care management, health information technology, and connections with members and partners. We thank the communities of Yamhill, Polk, and Washington Counties for your continued support.