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Health Update - March 2010
- 1. Welcome
- 2. Antelope Valley Overview 2,000 square miles-Larger than the States of Delaware or Rhode Island Overall population 440,000 Due to affordable housing in the 90s 50% increase in Housing 1990-2000 & 17% last 5 years Currently One of the Highest foreclose rates in the State Medium Household income $44,277 Unemployment Rate 10.7 Medium Age 31 78% have High School Degree Poverty level 25% & 15% Uninsured Estimated # of Uninsured 65,000-75,000 & Growing
- 3. Health Indicators Antelope Valley vs. LA County Antelope Valley Leads the County of Los Angeles with the poorest health indicators: Diabetes Children & Adults with Asthma Infant Mortality Obesity Smoking ADD/ADHD Heart Disease Drug Related Deaths Emphysema Chlamydia Children with Special Needs Children Exposed to Tobacco at Home Tobacco Use by Adults Motor Vehicle Deaths Alzheimers Disease Suicides Teen Births Late or no Prenatal Care and Overall Mortality
- 4. Current Health Care Delivery System Antelope Valley Hospital 440 bed at capacity. ER 110,000 visits/year. One of the busiest in US. 40% of the visits are non-urgent and 60% of those have no insurance High Desert Health Systems-Closed County Hospital 5 years ago. Budget constraints on out-patient services Palmdale Hospital closed 10 years ago. Lancaster Community Hospital-117 beds-Building new Hospital in Palmdale- Currently no Medi-Cal contract
- 5. Logo VNA UW AVC Creation of AVCC Late 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. 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 and (c) (3) was formed. The Board is 51% users of service & FQHC Compliant In August 07 we received a start-up grant from Kaiser Permanent for $250,000 In March 08 we acquired Care-A-Van Mobile Clinic from VNCS/PICF In August 08 we received $500,000 grant from LA Care. In March 09 we acquired Clinic in Palmdale. License pending. In April 09 we began construction on Phase 1 clinic in Lancaster. License in June 09 In August 09 we opened the Lancaster Clinic In March 10 we will begin construction on Health and Wellness Clinic
- 6. Clinic Services Currently operate 2 Mobile Clinics and 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 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
- 7. Care-A-Van Mobile Health Clinic in service since 1996. Sees 3,200 patients every year at 16 sites throughout the Antelope Valley
- 8. Care-A-Van Mobile Clinic II. Donated by County of Los Angeles. License pending. Plan is to convert to full-service Dental Clinic in 2010
- 9. 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 find 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 space for older adults and or prevention and disease management care such as our new Diabetes Education & Treatment program.
- 10. Phase 1 2,800 sf open June 2009 Round area on
- 11. Antelope Valley Community Clinic-Palmdale 2,800 sf 6 exam rooms acquired March 1, 2009 Seeing 600 patients per month. License in June 2009
- 12. New Community Health and Wellness Center We have signed a lease on a 15,000 sf building in Lancaster in a very high area of need that will serve as a Community Health and Wellness Center. We will have additional clinic and meeting /conference space adding at least 20 more exam rooms and expanding our primary care, pediatrics, OB, Dental and specialty care clinics.
- 13. Funds Committed High Desert Medical Group 2008 $50,000 AV Hospital $100,000- General operations AVPH Fundraiser $50,000 Ahmanson Foundation $350,000-Construction LA Care $500,000 for Operations August 2008 Kaiser $250,000 start up 8.1.07 Ralph M Parsons Foundation $150,000 for construction 2010 LA County $350,000 for construction & $850,000 for patient care. 2010 California Wellness Foundation for $150,000 general ops 2010
- 14. Requests pending Weingart Foundation $350,000 S. Mark Taper Foundation $200,000 Help II-State $200,000-$750,000 loan after FQHC CPCA- $350,000 Bridge loan after FQHC Federal Stimulus- After we receive FQHC-Amount not known for Construction. Operational grants are $650,000
- 15. Sustainability FQHC- or 330 Look-Alike-Letter of Intent submitted April 2009 Full FQHC Application to be submitted in September 2009 - FQHC allows significantly enhanced reimbursement on all Medi-Cal and Medicare patients - FQHC Competitive Grants also provide $600,000 Other sources of funding Medi-Cal, CHDP, CDP, Family Pact, Healthy Families, Healthy Way LA, EAPC, PPP, Medicare, LA Care & other HMOs Foundation Support-Current: Kaiser, United Way, Blue Shield, Komen, Avon Foundations, Ahmanson, Boeing Potential: The Weingert, Annenberg, California Community Foundation and The California Endowment.
- 16. Construction Start-Up Funding $500,000 $250,000 $40,000 $100,000 Kaiser 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 Access to Primary Care Medi-Cal UNITED WAY's Cancer Detection Program The California Wellness Foundation
- 18. AVCC Expansion Plans AV Health and Wellness Center Open: Sept 2009 Lake Los Angeles & Littlerock- Currently operated by County of Los Angeles Acquire: 2010??? Lancaster- Arbor Grove Temporary Clinic adjacent to large AV Health & Wellness Center project Open: June 2009 Palmdale- Physician Clinic acquisition Acquire: March 2009 Mojave- Kern County Currently underserved area with little or no access to primary care. No projected opening date. Operate 2 Mobile Clinics-One to be converted to Dental Geriatric Assessment Center in Arbor Grove- PACE Program????
- 19. Thank You.