STIGLER HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER INC.
Grant: $197,656 - Health Resources and Services Administration - Mar. 23, 2009
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Award Description: The overall purpose of the IDS grant was to allow SHWC to increase services at the Eufaula site. The costs associated with operating the clinic have shown the need for another provider team member to make the location feasible; therefore, the IDS funding opportunity will preserve the existence of this clinic and increase access through more available visits. The clinic has recently completed renovations for additional exam rooms and space for support staff. The preparations have positioned SHWC to add providers and support staff to increase access to care quickly and effectively, which is currently being accomplished. The IDS funding came available at a perfect time to leverage prior investments for maximizing resources to provide increased access to care. The clinic currently has sufficient staff enabling the clinic to double its available appointment slots and provide additional visits to new patients.
Project Description: The overall purpose of the IDS grant was to allow SHWC to increase services at the Eufaula site. The costs associated with operating the clinic have shown the need for another provider team member to make the location feasible; therefore, the IDS funding opportunity will preserve the existence of this clinic and increase access through more available visits. The clinic has recently completed renovations for additional exam rooms and space for support staff. The preparations have positioned SHWC to add providers and support staff to increase access to care quickly and effectively, which is currently being accomplished. The IDS funding came available at a perfect time to leverage prior investments for maximizing resources to provide increased access to care. The clinic currently has sufficient staff enabling the clinic to double its available appointment slots and provide additional visits to new patients.
Jobs Summary: Since IDS reporting has begun, a Family Physician, also SHWC’s Medical Director, has worked primarily out of this location and continues to be retained. A Full-Time Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner was hired in July and began seeing patients in this location on July 20th. This is helping to increase the number of new patients at our Eufaula Clinic. We continue to have a contract Pediatric Nurse Practitioner that sees children every Thursday afternoon. Nutritionist that assists with patient education and smoking cessation remained on staff. She sees patients an average of at least monthly for the first 3 months and then as requested by provider. She is in the Eufaula Clinic 1 time per week and saw an amazing 97 new patients during this reporting quarter. We had 1 full-time retained LPN as well as a temporary LPN for the second reporting quarter. We now have a new full-time RMA that will be working out of our Eufaula Clinic thanks to the ARRA funding. A front desk position was retained to aid in the support of these new staff, along with a new staff member that was hired to support new medical provider. LCSW Mental Health Counselor was retained along with support staff. 4 members of management team work 20% of allocated time at this location. Medical Records Clerk works a portion of her full-time hours serving this location. 5 members of fiscal and billing staff work 20% of allocated time at this location as well. IT staff is contract individual that works approximately 2.66 hours per week at this location. For the second quarter reporting cumulatively, we had total retained and new FTE’s of 9.21. (Total jobs reported: 9)
Project Status: Less Than 50% Completed
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