1. Community Health Centers: Forerunners of a healthcare revolution
©2018 Swope Health Services

2. Quick History of Community Health Centers
LBJ’s War on Poverty (1964)
Response to 19% poverty rate
Addressed education, health among other things

3. Quick History of Community Health Centers
Community Health Centers grew out of this movement
Administered by Bureau of Primary Health Care, HRSA
Funding (330 Grant)
Regulatory oversight
19 Program Requirements, a few of which are:
Needs Assessment
Required and Additional Services
Sliding fee scale
After-hours coverage
Governance by a community board

4. Today, CHCs…
Are the healthcare homes to more than 25 million, including 1.2 million homeless and 300,000 veterans
Located in more than 10,000 communities
Reduce healthcare costs, produce savings
Integrate critical medical and social services, under one roof
Employ nearly 190,000 people and generate more than $45 billion in total economic activity in some of the nation’s most distressed communities
Serve on the front lines of many public health crises such as the Zika virus, AIDS and the opioid epidemic

5. The Local Landscape Kansas City CARE Clinic (look-alike)
Samuel Rodgers
Swope Health Services
Wyandotte Community Health Center
Plus a whole lot of other safety-net clinics!

6. Together, we can! Treat many, regardless of ability to pay.
Insurance gladly accepted
Fundraising often needed.
Promote wellness, healthier lifestyles.
Be at the forefront of something bigger, even if it means stretching beyond your comfort zone.

7. Swope Health Services improves
The Swope Health Services Mission
Swope Health Services improves
the health and wellness of the community by delivering accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care.

8. Clinic Locations Swope Health Central – Kansas City, MO
Swope Health Belton – Belton, MO
Swope Health East – Independence, MO
Swope Health Independence – Independence, MO
Swope Health Northland – North Kansas City, MO
Swope Health South – South Kansas City, MO
Swope Health West – Kansas City, KS
Swope Health Wyandotte – Kansas City, KS
Swope Health-Hickman Mills
Swope Health – Maple Woods
Encompassing your health care needs.

9. Who we serve In 2016, SHS Served 40,000 patients
Provided 191,000 healthcare visits
Behavioral Health accounted for 83,000 of those visits (43%).
Patient Population Characteristics
65% live below the 200% Federal Poverty Level (FPL); eligible for a sliding-fee discount.
42% are uninsured
36% have Medicaid coverage
Demographics
African American: 55%
White: 28%
Hispanic: 16%
Other: 1%
Missouri patients served by CHCs
Approximately 500,000
SHS serves 9% of those

10. Services: Medical
Adult Medical Services (Internal Medicine & Family Practice)
Annual Wellness exams
Health Screening and Examinations
Acute Care
Management of Chronic Conditions
Mobile Medical Services

11. Services: Medical Women’s Health and OB/GYN Services
Prenatal and Post-partum care
Family Planning
Well Woman Exams
Cervical Cancer Screening
Pediatrics
Well Child Care
Immunizations
Acute Care
Children with Special Healthcare Needs

12. Services: Medical Optometry Pharmacy Radiology Eye/Vision Exams
Optical Shop (glasses, contacts)
Pharmacy
340B, low-cost Rx program
Radiology

13. Services: General Dentistry
Oral Diagnosis and Pediatric Dentistry
Comprehensive, Limited, Periodic Exams, digital radiography, dental sealants, fluoride varnish
Periodontics
Prophy, Debridement, Scaling and Root planing
Operative
Amalgam (Silver) fillings, Composite (White) fillings
Oral Surgery
Simple, surgical, and root tip extractions;
Two Oral Surgery residents rotate in from Truman Med Center

14. Services: General Dentistry
Endodontics
Anterior and premolar Root Canal treatment
Removable Prosthodontics
Full and Partial dentures
Fixed Prosthodontics
Single crowns and Multi-unit bridges

15. Services: Behavioral Health
Adult Community Support
Children’s Community Support
Psychiatry
Substance Abuse
Therapy
Integrated Behavioral and Primary Care
Services to those experiencing homelessness
Services to persons with substance abuse and mental health problems
Community Partnerships with (4) area mental health centers that provide behavioral health care to satellite locations

16. Support Services Laboratory and Radiology services
Healthy Start Program
WIC program
Medicaid Enrollment Services
Outreach and Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act
Transportation Services
Bilingual staff and interpretation services

17. Support Services Medical Informatics/HIE
Data analytics for population management
Robust technology infrastructure
EMR
Human Resources
Accounting and Billing
Planning, Development and Communication
Grant writing
Robust Risk Management and Patient Safety efforts

18. In 2018, resolve to be revolutionary.
Keep calm and carry on!
Continue being ambassadors for good health
Advocate for healthcare access for all, regardless of status
Text HCADVOCATE to 52886

19. In 2018, resolve to be revolutionary.
Help connect people to resources they need.
Renew your commitment to underserved.
Stay in touch with your Community Health Centers! (Visit )

20. Thank you!
Michelle Keller, VP-Community Engagement, Development and Outreach ;
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