Project Grant CE152188

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - CITY OF OLATHE ADDRESS: 100 E. SANTA FE STREET, OLATHE, KS, 66061-3409 PROJECT DIRECTOR: JEFF DEGRAFFENREID PHONE NUMBERS: 913-971-7900 EMAIL: JGDEGRAFFENREID@OLATHEKS.ORG WEBSITE: WWW.OLATHEKS.GOV REQUESTED GRANT FUNDS: HRSA-23-117 - COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING / CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING (CPF/CDS): FACILITIES AND/OR EQUIPMENT ("CONSTRUCTION") PROJECTS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION THE OLATHE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S MOBILE INTEGRATED HEALTH (MIH) PROGRAM HAS BEEN SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE JULY 2014. IN THAT TIME, THE PROGRAM HAS DEVELOPED CORE SERVICES FOCUSED ON PATIENT CARE, CARE COORDINATION AND PREVENTION ACTIVITIES. THIS FUNDING REQUEST IS TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM TO INCLUDE A SECOND TEAM IN OLATHE. A TEAM CONSISTS OF A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC AND A NURSE PRACTITIONER. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN ON PROVIDING THE RIGHT CARE OR RESOURCES TO HELP IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. THE MIH PROGRAM PROVIDES DIRECT CARE, SCHEDULES SAME-DAY APPOINTMENTS AND PLANS FOR CHRONIC DISEASE FOLLOW-UP CARE. THE PROGRAM COORDINATES ACCESS TO THE RIGHT CARE AT THE RIGHT TIME - EVEN HELPING WITH SOCIAL SUPPORT NEEDS. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE ACUTE ASSESSMENTS, WHICH INCLUDE BLOOD LAB DRAWS, MEDICATION PRESCRIPTIONS, AND FOLLOW-UP CARE PLANS. ADDITIONALLY, MOST VISITS INCLUDED CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD PANTRIES, HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS, SHELTER ACCOMMODATIONS, CLOTHING, JOB ASSISTANCE, HEALTHCARE PROGRAM ENROLLMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS. IN OLATHE, 76% OF ALL OLATHE 9-1-1 CALLS FOR FIRE/EMS SERVICE ARE DISPATCHED FOR MEDICAL REASONS. OF THOSE, 24% ARE NON-EMERGENT. THE MIH PROGRAM AIMS TO REACH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO NEED TO BE BETTER CONNECTED TO CARE BEFORE THEY CALL 9-1-1. WITH THE ADDITION OF A SECOND TEAM, THE MIH PROGRAM CAN FOCUS ON INCREASING SUPPORT OF PATIENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS; THOSE REFERRED BY PARTNER AGENCIES FOR CLOSE FOLLOW-UP OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS; THOSE WHO USE THE 9-1-1 SYSTEM FOR MINOR OR LOW-ACUITY MEDICAL ISSUES; AND THOSE WHO FIREFIGHTERS SERVE ON AN INITIAL 9-1-1 CALL, REFUSE TREATMENT AT THAT TIME, BUT WOULD HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES IF SEEN BY THE MIH TEAM. THE TEAM WILL ALSO SERVE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND PROVIDE DIRECT CARE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN. THIS PROJECT INCLUDES THE PURCHASE OF A VEHICLE FOR THE MIH TEAM TO OPERATE FROM AS THEY MEET PATIENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE VEHICLE WILL BE DESIGNED AND OUTFITTED TO ALLOW FOR ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS IN AN APPROPRIATE AND PRIVATE SETTING. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES SUPPORT FOR A NURSE PRACTITIONER AS PART OF THE MIH TEAM FOR ONE YEAR. AFTER A YEAR, CHARITABLE FUNDS OR OTHER SOURCES WILL FUND THE POSITION. A FIREFIGHTER PARAMEDIC WILL BE FUNDED FROM LOCAL DOLLARS ONLY.