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FISCAL YEAR 2025 EXPANDED HOURS. - GRANT #H80CS12881 NORTH SIDE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER (NSCHC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1993 WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE WHOLE-PERSON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO UNDERSERVED PERSONS ON PITTSBURGH'S NORTHSIDE AND SURROUNDING URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS. A SECOND SITE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008, AT THE NORTHVIEW HEIGHTS LOCATION; NSCHC IS THE ONLY PITTSBURGH FQHC CO-LOCATED IN A PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY. NSCHC PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE, DENTAL SERVICES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. ABOUT 70% OF NSCHC PATIENTS IDENTIFY AS AN ETHNIC MINORITY, 97% OF ITS PATIENTS ARE BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; 18% LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING; 14% ARE UNINSURED; AND 5.6% ARE HOMELESS. NSCHC STRIVES TO MAKE ITS SERVICES ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE. NSCHC STAFF REFLECTS THE PATIENT POPULATION IT SERVES: 52% IDENTIFY AS BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR) AND 48% AS WHITE. THIS IS NOTABLE IN A COUNTY WHERE ONLY 13% OF RESIDENTS IDENTIFY AS BLACK. ADDITIONALLY, 13% OF NSCHC STAFF PUBLICLY IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ AND 10% SPEAK ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. JUST OVER 40% ALSO LIVE IN ONE OF THE FEDERALLY DESIGNATED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS WITHIN THE NSCHC SERVICE AREA. NSCHC CURRENTLY OFFERS EXTENDED HOURS ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS AND SATURDAY MORNINGS TO BETTER CONNECT ITS PATIENTS TO CARE. HOWEVER, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, NSCHC PROPOSES TO EXTEND THE EXPANDED HOURS AT BOTH OF ITS LOCATIONS. CURRENTLY, ITS MAIN LOCATION IS OPEN 46 HOURS A WEEK, WHICH INCLUDES ONE EVENING A WEEK AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO INCREASE THE EXPENDED HOURS BY 13%, OR AN ADDITIONAL 6 HOURS. THESE HOURS WOULD INCLUDE OPENING A HALF-HOUR EARLIER MONDAY - THURSDAY AND ADDING 2 MORE EVENINGS A WEEK OF EXTENDED HOURS. AT THE SECOND SITE, LOCATED IN A PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY OF ALMOST1000 HOUSEHOLDS, THIS PROJECT PROPOSES INCREASING CLINIC HOURS BY 25%, OR 8 HOURS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND SUBSEQUENT LABOR SHORTAGES, THIS SITE'S HOURS WERE REDUCED TO 32 HOURS A WEEK. ADDITIONAL HOURS WOULD OPEN THE CLINIC 40 HOURS A WEEK. THE NORTHVIEW HEIGHTS PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY IS COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, AS A WELL AS PREDOMINANTLY BIPOC RESIDENTS. ALTHOUGH ACCESSIBLE BY BUS, THE COMMUNITY IS ISOLATED FROM COMMERCIAL AREAS AND GROCERY STORES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY FOCAL POINTS, SUCH AS MUNICIPAL POOLS AND PLACES OF WORSHIP. THUS, EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF MEDICAL CARE AND DENTAL HYGIENE CARE AN ADDITIONAL DAY PER WEEK, WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE ACCESSIBLY OF HEALTH CARE FOR A GEOGRAPHICALLY AND SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EXTENDED HOURS IS 14 HOURS, AND ALL 3 SERVICE LINES WOULD OFFER IN-PERSON VISITS SIMULTANEOUSLY DURING SOME OR ALL THESE HOURS. THE CURRENT UTILIZATION OF WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY HOURS IS VERY STRONG. THE 5.5 HOURS A WEEK OF EXTENDED HOURS ARE ONLY STAFFED BY ONE MEDICAL PROVIDER AND ONE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER. YET, THE APPOINTMENTS ARE FILLED AND OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH (OR A TOTAL OF 22 EVENING/WEEKEND HOURS), AS MANY AS AN ADDITIONAL 90 PATIENTS ARE SEEN. NSCHC IS 6 BLOCKS FROM THE NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM; EXTENDING HOURS WOULD ALLOW PATIENTS TO SEEK CARE WITH THEIR NSCHC PROVIDER RATHER THAN SEEK CARE IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM. THERE ARE NO OTHER HEALTH CLINICS IN THE VICINITY WHICH OFFER CARE FOR THE UNINSURED, WHICH ARE OPEN SATURDAYS MORNINGS AND OFFER MULTIPLE SERVICES IN THE SAME BUILDING. HOWEVER, TO EXTEND HOURS, ADDITIONAL SUPPORT STAFF AND PROVIDERS FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL DEPARTMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED. WITH EXTENDED HOURS, NSCHC WOULD IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE TO CARE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE CARE OUTSIDE OF TRADITIONAL BUSINESS HOURS IS NEARLY NON-EXISTENT. EXTENDED HOURS WOULD REDUCE UTILIZATION OF THE ED AND ALLOW MORE LOCAL RESIDENTS TO SEEK THE CARE, WHILE REDUCING HOURS MISSED AT WORK OR SCHOOL. THE EXTENDED HOURS, BASED ON STAFF RECRUITMENT, WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE AT LEAST 6 MONTHS AFTER THE START OF THE PROJECT PERIOD.
$0 12/26/24 Not listed
FISCAL YEAR 2025 EXPANDED HOURS. - GRANT #H80CS12881 NORTH SIDE CHRISTIAN HEALTH CENTER (NSCHC) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1993 WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE WHOLE-PERSON PRIMARY HEALTH CARE TO UNDERSERVED PERSONS ON PITTSBURGH'S NORTHSIDE AND SURROUNDING URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS. A SECOND SITE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008, AT THE NORTHVIEW HEIGHTS LOCATION; NSCHC IS THE ONLY PITTSBURGH FQHC CO-LOCATED IN A PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY. NSCHC PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE, DENTAL SERVICES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. ABOUT 70% OF NSCHC PATIENTS IDENTIFY AS AN ETHNIC MINORITY, 97% OF ITS PATIENTS ARE BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; 18% LIVE IN PUBLIC HOUSING; 14% ARE UNINSURED; AND 5.6% ARE HOMELESS. NSCHC STRIVES TO MAKE ITS SERVICES ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE. NSCHC STAFF REFLECTS THE PATIENT POPULATION IT SERVES: 52% IDENTIFY AS BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR) AND 48% AS WHITE. THIS IS NOTABLE IN A COUNTY WHERE ONLY 13% OF RESIDENTS IDENTIFY AS BLACK. ADDITIONALLY, 13% OF NSCHC STAFF PUBLICLY IDENTIFY AS LGBTQ AND 10% SPEAK ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE. JUST OVER 40% ALSO LIVE IN ONE OF THE FEDERALLY DESIGNATED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREAS WITHIN THE NSCHC SERVICE AREA. NSCHC CURRENTLY OFFERS EXTENDED HOURS ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS AND SATURDAY MORNINGS TO BETTER CONNECT ITS PATIENTS TO CARE. HOWEVER, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, NSCHC PROPOSES TO EXTEND THE EXPANDED HOURS AT BOTH OF ITS LOCATIONS. CURRENTLY, ITS MAIN LOCATION IS OPEN 46 HOURS A WEEK, WHICH INCLUDES ONE EVENING A WEEK AND SATURDAY MORNINGS. THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO INCREASE THE EXPENDED HOURS BY 13%, OR AN ADDITIONAL 6 HOURS. THESE HOURS WOULD INCLUDE OPENING A HALF-HOUR EARLIER MONDAY - THURSDAY AND ADDING 2 MORE EVENINGS A WEEK OF EXTENDED HOURS. AT THE SECOND SITE, LOCATED IN A PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY OF ALMOST1000 HOUSEHOLDS, THIS PROJECT PROPOSES INCREASING CLINIC HOURS BY 25%, OR 8 HOURS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND SUBSEQUENT LABOR SHORTAGES, THIS SITE'S HOURS WERE REDUCED TO 32 HOURS A WEEK. ADDITIONAL HOURS WOULD OPEN THE CLINIC 40 HOURS A WEEK. THE NORTHVIEW HEIGHTS PUBLIC HOUSING COMMUNITY IS COMPRISED OF MULTIPLE REFUGEE AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES, AS A WELL AS PREDOMINANTLY BIPOC RESIDENTS. ALTHOUGH ACCESSIBLE BY BUS, THE COMMUNITY IS ISOLATED FROM COMMERCIAL AREAS AND GROCERY STORES, AND OTHER COMMUNITY FOCAL POINTS, SUCH AS MUNICIPAL POOLS AND PLACES OF WORSHIP. THUS, EXPANDING THE AVAILABILITY OF MEDICAL CARE AND DENTAL HYGIENE CARE AN ADDITIONAL DAY PER WEEK, WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE ACCESSIBLY OF HEALTH CARE FOR A GEOGRAPHICALLY AND SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EXTENDED HOURS IS 14 HOURS, AND ALL 3 SERVICE LINES WOULD OFFER IN-PERSON VISITS SIMULTANEOUSLY DURING SOME OR ALL THESE HOURS. THE CURRENT UTILIZATION OF WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY HOURS IS VERY STRONG. THE 5.5 HOURS A WEEK OF EXTENDED HOURS ARE ONLY STAFFED BY ONE MEDICAL PROVIDER AND ONE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER. YET, THE APPOINTMENTS ARE FILLED AND OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH (OR A TOTAL OF 22 EVENING/WEEKEND HOURS), AS MANY AS AN ADDITIONAL 90 PATIENTS ARE SEEN. NSCHC IS 6 BLOCKS FROM THE NEAREST EMERGENCY ROOM; EXTENDING HOURS WOULD ALLOW PATIENTS TO SEEK CARE WITH THEIR NSCHC PROVIDER RATHER THAN SEEK CARE IN AN EMERGENCY ROOM. THERE ARE NO OTHER HEALTH CLINICS IN THE VICINITY WHICH OFFER CARE FOR THE UNINSURED, WHICH ARE OPEN SATURDAYS MORNINGS AND OFFER MULTIPLE SERVICES IN THE SAME BUILDING. HOWEVER, TO EXTEND HOURS, ADDITIONAL SUPPORT STAFF AND PROVIDERS FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL DEPARTMENTS WILL BE REQUIRED. WITH EXTENDED HOURS, NSCHC WOULD IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE TO CARE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE CARE OUTSIDE OF TRADITIONAL BUSINESS HOURS IS NEARLY NON-EXISTENT. EXTENDED HOURS WOULD REDUCE UTILIZATION OF THE ED AND ALLOW MORE LOCAL RESIDENTS TO SEEK THE CARE, WHILE REDUCING HOURS MISSED AT WORK OR SCHOOL. THE EXTENDED HOURS, BASED ON STAFF RECRUITMENT, WOULD BECOME EFFECTIVE AT LEAST 6 MONTHS AFTER THE START OF THE PROJECT PERIOD.
$500.0k 12/19/24