MaryLynn Donnelly, Nurse Consultant Childrens Special Health Services Mt Dept of Public Health and...

MaryLynn Donnelly, Nurse ConsultantChildren’s Special Health ServicesMt Dept of Public Health and Human Services

Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs are:

• Children with developmental delays or disabilities, such as learning disabilities, sensory impairment, and mental retardation

• Children with ongoing medical conditions, such as diabetes, asthma, chronic renal disease, CF, congenital heart disease

• Children with emotional or behavioral problems such as autism and psychiatric disorders

Serving children with special health care for many years….

• Coordinate and contract for specialty clinics to reduce out of state travel and care

• Provide financial assistance for treatment and prescription drugs

• Provides resource, referral, and training opportunities for families and providers

• Coordinate statewide and local programs to prevent service gaps or overlap

CSHS Activities

Limited Financial Assistance

Covered conditions include:

• Asthma

• Cystic Fibrosis

• Diabetes

• Epilepsy

• Spina bifida

• Cerebral Palsy/Spasticity Management

• Cleft/Craniofacial Clinic

• Diabetes Clinic

• Endocrine Clinic

• Gastrointestinal Clinic

• Genetic Evaluation & Outreach Services

• Genitourinary Clinic

Ensure a broad range of Pediatric Specialty Clinics:

• Juvenile Arthritis

• Metabolic Clinic

• Muscular Dystrophy

• Neural Tube Defects /Spina Bifida Clinic

• Neonatal Intensive Care Follow Up Clinic

• Neurology Outreach Clinics

• Pulmonary Clinics

• Rehabilitation Clinic

Clinics continued..

Partnerships with local communities provided regional pediatric specialty clinic access for 3437 Montana children & youth with special health care needs, a 10% increase from 2008.

In 2009, 754 of those visits were to pulmonary clinics held in Missoula, Great Falls, and Helena for asthma and other respiratory conditions.

70% of visits were for asthma disorders

During Calendar Year 2009

Jerrold Eichner MD1400 29th Street SGreat Falls MT 59405-5363(W) 454-2171(W) 800-421-1649(F) 771-3009jerrold.eichner@gfclinic.com

Pediatric Pulmonologist

Joline Hartze, RN, Clinic CoordinatorTerry Halls, RN, Clinic Coordinator

Community Medical Center2618 South Avenue WestMissoula MT 59804-6406Phone: 327-4329(toll free) 888-506-9366Fax: 327-5199

Western Region Pediatric Specialty Clinic

Krystal Tweet, RN, Clinic CoordinatorJulie LaRoque, RN, Clinic Coordinator

Great Falls Clinic1400 29th Street South, Great Falls MT 59406-5353(W) 406-771-3360(toll free) 800-421-1649(F) 406-771-3009krystal.tweet@gfclinic.com

North Central Region Pediatric Specialty Clinics

Cyndi Leaphart, RN, Clinic CoordinatorStacy Smith, RN, Clinic Coordinator

Medical Arts South Ste 2001230 N 30th StreetBillings MT 59101-0128(W) 237-8199(toll free) 866-822-1411(F) 237-4285

Eastern Region Pediatric Specialty Clinics

Jerimiah Lysinger, MDBillings Clinic-Pediatric Specialties Clinic2800 Tenth Ave. NorthBillings, MT 59107Phone: 406 238-5137 or 406 238-5097Fax: 406 438-2278jlysinger@billingsclinic.org

Pediatric Pulmonologist

Pediatric patients in Billings, with outreach clinics in Bozeman and Miles City