Proposed Health and Wellness Center. Under construction May
2010. open in July 2010 2. Health IndicatorsAntelope Valley vs. LA
County
- Antelope Valley Leads the County of Los Angeles with the
poorest health indicators:
- Children & Adults with Asthma
- Children with Special Needs
- Children Exposed to Tobacco at Home
- Late or no Prenatal Care and
3. Logo VNA UW AVC Creation of AVCC
- 2005,Antelope Valley Partners for Health(AVPH)completed a
Community Needs Assessment funded by Kaiser Permanente. It
concluded that there was a critical need for expansion of primary
care, prevention and education services for the uninsured and
underinsured.
- 2006 Antelope Valley Community Clinic Advisory Board was
created. Committee members included major providers, organizations
& Community members:AV Hospital, Lancaster Community Hospital,
High Desert Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente, County of Los Angeles
and the Cities of Lancaster.
- In March 2007 we incorporated as 501 C 3 and FQHC compliant
Board
- In August 2007 we received a start-up grant from Kaiser
Permanent for $250,000
- In March 2008 we acquired Care-A-Van Mobile Clinic from
VNCS/PICF
- In August 2008 we received $500,000 grant from LA Care.
- In January 2009 we received Ahmanson Grant for $350,000
- In March 2009 we acquired Clinic in Palmdale.
- In April 2009 we began construction on Phase 1 clinic in
Lancaster. License in June 09
- In August 2009 we opened the Lancaster Clinic
- In September 2009 we submitted FQHC Look-Alike Application
- In January 2010 we received $350,000 & $850,000 from County
for PPP Expansion
- In March 2010 we received Parsons Foundation Grant for $150,000
for construction
- In March 2010 we received approval of FQHC Look-Alike
- In April 2010 we began construction on 15,000 Health and
Wellness Clinic
- In April 2010 we signed lease on 6,500 sf Clinic in Palmdale
with plans to move existing clinic in July
4. Clinic Services
- Currently operate 2 Mobile Clinicsand two fixed clinic one in
Palmdale and one in Lancaster.
- All will be staffed by physicians and mid-level Nurse
Practitioners.
- Family, internal and pediatric medicine, obstetrics and
gynecology. OB Clinic from AV Hospital is sub-letting at proposed
Phase 2 and Palmdale
- Diagnostic laboratory and imaging services on-site and through
AV Hospital and Lancaster Community Hospital in-kind support.
- Preventative health services including prenatal and perinatal
services. Black Infant Health, Healthy Births, Save A Smile etc
through Antelope Valley Partners for Health
- Screening for breast and cervical cancer, well-child services,
immunizations, disease management for diabetes, asthma and
hypertension.
- Adult and Children's Dental program
5. Care-A-Van Mobile Health Clinic in service since 1996. Sees
3,200 patients every year at 16 sites throughout the Antelope
Valley 6. Care-A-Van Mobile Clinic II. Donated by County of Los
Angeles. Plan is to convert to full-service Dental Clinic in 2010
7. Primary Clinics in Lancaster & Palmdale
- Palmdale- 2,800 sf opened March 1, 2009. Acquired from local
physician. Primarily Women and Children but have expanded to adult
medicine. Temp space until we move to larger clinic in Palmdale.
Seeing about 750 patients a month.
- Lancaster-Arbor Grove 2,800 sf. Opened in August 2009. 7 Exam
rooms. Will see pediatrics & adult medicine. About 600 patient
per month. When larger Health and Wellness Center opens we will
maintain this spacefor older adults and or prevention and disease
management care such as our new Diabetes Education & Treatment
program. The new facility will be for Womens Services including OB
and Pre-natal, pediatrics and Family Medicine.
8. AVCC Lancaster Arbor Grove 2,800 sf 7 exam rooms. Adjacent to
Health and Wellness Center. Will continue to use for Adult Medicine
and Specialty Clinics 9. 2,800 Lancaster Clinic Completed 8.09 next
to Health & Wellness Center 10. Antelope Valley Community
Clinic-Palmdale 2,800 sf 6 exam rooms acquired March 1, 2009 Seeing
750 patients per month. License in June 2009 11. New Palmdale July
1 st2010 6,500 square feet. 14 exam rooms 12. New Community Health
and Wellness Center
- 20 more exam rooms. Expanding our primary care, pediatrics, OB,
dental and specialty care clinics.Adjacent to existing Lancaster
clinic. Store all Mobile Clinics behind building and consolidate
all administrative functions plus education and outreach
programs
13. Funds Committed
- High Desert Medical Group 2008 $50,000
- AV Hospital $100,000- plus $70,000 in May 2010
- The Ahmanson Foundation $350,000-Construction
- LA Care $500,000 for Operations August 2008-March 2010
- Kaiser $250,000 start up August 2007
- Ralph M. Parsons Foundation $150,000 for construction May
2010
- LA County $350,000 for construction & $850,000 for patient
care. 2010
- California Wellness Foundation for $150,000 general
2010-2012
14. Requests pending
- Weingart Foundation $250,000 June 2010
- S. Mark Taper Foundation $200,000 late 2010
- CPCA- $300,000 est? Bridge loan or gap for construction
- Federal Stimulus- $11 Billion for FQHCs over the next 5 years
for program expansion. Available in 2011
- Kaiser Foundation- $80,000 June 2010 General
- California Community Foundation $100,000 June 2010
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- Program grant not capital
15. Sustainability
- FQHC- or 330 Look-Alike-Received approval April 2010
- - FQHC allows significantly enhanced reimbursement on
allMedi-Cal and Medicare patients
- - FQHC provides us with 5 times the revenue for all Medi-Caland
Medi-cal HMO patients
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- - FQHC Competitive Grants also provide $650,000/year as part of
$11 Billion Health Care reform package
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- Medi-Cal, CHDP, CDP, Family Pact, Healthy Families, Healthy Way
LA, EAPC, PPP,Medicare, LA Care & other HMOs
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- Foundation Support-Current: Kaiser, Ahmanson, United Way, Blue
Shield, Komen, Avon Foundations, Ahmanson, Boeing,California
Wellness, California Community
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- Potential: S. Mark Taper, Annenberg, Weingart and The
California Endowment.
16. Construction Start-Up Funding $500,000 $250,000 $40,000
$200,000Kaiser Permanente $100,000 The Ahmanson Foundation $350,000
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation $150,000 The California Wellness
Foundation $150,000 17. Operational Support Kaiser Permanente Rural
Health Grant Healthy Families Family PACT Public Private
Partnership Expanded Accessto Primary Care Medi-Cal UNITED WAY's
Cancer Detection Program The California Wellness Foundation