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FISCAL YEAR 2025 EXPANDED HOURS. - PROJECT TITLE: ERLANGER HEALTH CENTER FY25 EXPANDED HOURS PROJECT DIRECTOR: ANGEL MOORE CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 423-778-2805 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: ANGEL.MOORE@ERLANGER.ORG HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANT NUMBER: H80CS00091 WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.ERLANGER.ORG/LOCATIONS/ERLANGER-COMMUNITY-HEALTH-CENTER ADDRESS: 975 EAST 3RD STREET CITY & STATE: CHATTANOOGA, TN 37403 ERLANGER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS (ECHC) OPERATES FOUR ACCREDITED, FULLY COMPLIANT FQHC SITES IN CHATTANOOGA, TN. ECHC HAS BEEN IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION SINCE 1968, PROVIDING A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE, OBSTETRICS, PEDIATRICS, MENTAL HEALTH, DENTISTRY, X-RAY, AND PHARMACY. OUR SERVICE AREA INCLUDES CHATTANOOGA, NORTH GEORGIA, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. IT IS A DESIGNATED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA AND A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA FOR PRIMARY CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND DENTISTRY. THE OVERALL POPULATION IS 888,854 PERSONS, OF WHOM 306,032 ARE LOW-INCOME. OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS A SUBSET OF THE LARGER GEOGRAPHY WITH A POPULATION OF 222,452, OF WHICH 35% (79,780) ARE LOW-INCOME. LAST YEAR, 14,788 RESIDENTS ACCESSED OUR HEALTH CENTERS. THOSE PATIENTS MADE 38,288 VISITS (98% IN PERSON, 2% VIRTUAL), AN AVERAGE OF 2.6 VISITS EACH. THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC MIX OF PATIENTS REFLECTS 54% AFRICAN AMERICAN, WITH 15% REPORTING HISPANIC/LATINO ETHNICITY. ECHC SERVED 2,393 PATIENTS IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, AND 78 HOMELESS PATIENTS. THE PROPOSED SERVICES MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH HRSA FUNDING INCLUDE EXPANDING 20 HOURS BETWEEN 2 ECHC SITES. DODSON AVENUE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IS OUR BUSIEST SITE, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENINGS. NEW OPERATING HOURS WILL INCLUDE EXTENDED HOURS MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, REMAINING OPEN 2 HOURS IN THE EVENING (8AM - 7PM). ADDITIONALLY, THE SITE WILL BEGIN OFFERING SATURDAY HOURS, ONCE A MONTH, FROM 9AM - 2PM. THE ST. ELMO CLINIC WILL MIMIC THE ADDITIONS OF THE DODSON CLINIC, OPERATING FOR AN EXTRA 2 HOURS IN THE EVENING, MONDAY - WEDNESDAY AND ADD ING SATURDAY HOURS. THIS IS TO ACCOMMODATE MORE PATIENTS WHO WANT TO SEEK CARE AND MAKE APPOINTMENTS OUTSIDE OF TYPICAL WORK HOURS. DURING THESE NEW HOURS, PATIENTS CAN ACCESS PRIMARY CARE SERVICES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING. ECHC WILL LEVERAGE HRSA EH FUNDS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF OPERATING HOURS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: - ENGAGING COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND EXECUTING OUTREACH EFFORTS TO NOTIFY RESIDENTS ABOUT THE UPDATED SCHEDULES. - ENHANCING STAFF AVAILABILITY AND CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE LONGER CLINIC HOURS. - RECONFIGURING EXISTING FACILITIES TO DELIVER SERVICES DURING THE NEW OPERATING TIMES. THE PROGRAM GOALS TO BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: - IMPROVE PATIENT ACCESS: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ACCESSING PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES BY PROVIDING MORE APPOINTMENT OPTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH SCHEDULES THAT CONFLICT WITH STANDARD OPERATING HOURS, PARTICULARLY FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. - INCREASE PATIENT VISITS: BOOST THE OVERALL NUMBER OF PATIENT VISITS BY MAKING HEALTHCARE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND CONVENIENT.
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FISCAL YEAR 2025 EXPANDED HOURS. - PROJECT TITLE: ERLANGER HEALTH CENTER FY25 EXPANDED HOURS PROJECT DIRECTOR: ANGEL MOORE CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: 423-778-2805 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: ANGEL.MOORE@ERLANGER.ORG HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM GRANT NUMBER: H80CS00091 WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.ERLANGER.ORG/LOCATIONS/ERLANGER-COMMUNITY-HEALTH-CENTER ADDRESS: 975 EAST 3RD STREET CITY & STATE: CHATTANOOGA, TN 37403 ERLANGER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS (ECHC) OPERATES FOUR ACCREDITED, FULLY COMPLIANT FQHC SITES IN CHATTANOOGA, TN. ECHC HAS BEEN IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION SINCE 1968, PROVIDING A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING PRIMARY CARE, OBSTETRICS, PEDIATRICS, MENTAL HEALTH, DENTISTRY, X-RAY, AND PHARMACY. OUR SERVICE AREA INCLUDES CHATTANOOGA, NORTH GEORGIA, AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. IT IS A DESIGNATED MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA AND A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE AREA FOR PRIMARY CARE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND DENTISTRY. THE OVERALL POPULATION IS 888,854 PERSONS, OF WHOM 306,032 ARE LOW-INCOME. OUR PRIMARY SERVICE AREA IS A SUBSET OF THE LARGER GEOGRAPHY WITH A POPULATION OF 222,452, OF WHICH 35% (79,780) ARE LOW-INCOME. LAST YEAR, 14,788 RESIDENTS ACCESSED OUR HEALTH CENTERS. THOSE PATIENTS MADE 38,288 VISITS (98% IN PERSON, 2% VIRTUAL), AN AVERAGE OF 2.6 VISITS EACH. THE RACIAL AND ETHNIC MIX OF PATIENTS REFLECTS 54% AFRICAN AMERICAN, WITH 15% REPORTING HISPANIC/LATINO ETHNICITY. ECHC SERVED 2,393 PATIENTS IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, AND 78 HOMELESS PATIENTS. THE PROPOSED SERVICES MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH HRSA FUNDING INCLUDE EXPANDING 20 HOURS BETWEEN 2 ECHC SITES. DODSON AVENUE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IS OUR BUSIEST SITE, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENINGS. NEW OPERATING HOURS WILL INCLUDE EXTENDED HOURS MONDAY-WEDNESDAY, REMAINING OPEN 2 HOURS IN THE EVENING (8AM - 7PM). ADDITIONALLY, THE SITE WILL BEGIN OFFERING SATURDAY HOURS, ONCE A MONTH, FROM 9AM - 2PM. THE ST. ELMO CLINIC WILL MIMIC THE ADDITIONS OF THE DODSON CLINIC, OPERATING FOR AN EXTRA 2 HOURS IN THE EVENING, MONDAY - WEDNESDAY AND ADD ING SATURDAY HOURS. THIS IS TO ACCOMMODATE MORE PATIENTS WHO WANT TO SEEK CARE AND MAKE APPOINTMENTS OUTSIDE OF TYPICAL WORK HOURS. DURING THESE NEW HOURS, PATIENTS CAN ACCESS PRIMARY CARE SERVICES AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING. ECHC WILL LEVERAGE HRSA EH FUNDS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF OPERATING HOURS. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: - ENGAGING COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND EXECUTING OUTREACH EFFORTS TO NOTIFY RESIDENTS ABOUT THE UPDATED SCHEDULES. - ENHANCING STAFF AVAILABILITY AND CAPACITY TO SUPPORT THE LONGER CLINIC HOURS. - RECONFIGURING EXISTING FACILITIES TO DELIVER SERVICES DURING THE NEW OPERATING TIMES. THE PROGRAM GOALS TO BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: - IMPROVE PATIENT ACCESS: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS ACCESSING PRIMARY CARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES BY PROVIDING MORE APPOINTMENT OPTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH SCHEDULES THAT CONFLICT WITH STANDARD OPERATING HOURS, PARTICULARLY FOR LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS. - INCREASE PATIENT VISITS: BOOST THE OVERALL NUMBER OF PATIENT VISITS BY MAKING HEALTHCARE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND CONVENIENT.
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