Saturday, April 26, 2025
4/26/2025
Fiscal Year 2025 Expanded Hours. - Project Title: Expanded Hours Applicant Name: Fair Haven Community Health Clinic, Inc., HCP grant # H80CS00741 Project Director: Suzanne Lagarde MD, Chief Executive Officer Funding requested: $240,613 in Year 1; $274,370 in Year 2. Background: Since 1971, Fair Haven Community Health Clinic, Inc. (FHCHC) has provided comprehensive primary care services to communities throughout greater New Haven CT. The Joint Commission (TJC) has accredited FHCHC since 1999. FHCHC is dually recognized as a Patient Centered Medical Home by TJC and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA). In 2023, FHCHC provided care to 34,391 patients through 138,108 patient visits. The health center serves a population of 91% racial and/or ethnic minority; 61% self-report as Latino, and 24% as African American. Ninety-four percent of patients live at or below 200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines. Thirty percent of FHCHC patients over the age of 18 are uninsured. Forty-two percent of patients prefer to receive care in a language other than English, predominantly Spanish. With a $50 million operating budget and a staff of over 300 employees across its 21 sites, FHCHC provides integrated, patient-centered care to those who need it most. Needs to be addressed: Through quarterly patient satisfaction surveys and monthly focus groups, FHCHC patients have indicated a strong need for services on weekends. Requests for pharmacy time in the evenings have also been noted. Demand for services during these “off hour” sessions is extremely high. Additionally, patients have requested dental and behavioral health services during Saturday sessions. Target Population: The project will serve individuals residing in the FHCHC service area of New Haven, East Haven, and Branford, CT. Proposal: With funding from this opportunity, FHCHC will expand hours at 3 of its locations currently in scope. Saturday morning hours will be expanded at following sites: 1) 374 Grand Avenue New Haven CT. Adult, pediatric and behavioral health clinicians, along with a care coordinator, will provide services 52 weeks/year. The proposed changes represent an increase in both hours and types of services offered on weekends. 2) 50 Grand Avenue New Haven CT. This is the location of FHCHC’s sole dental clinic. Dentists and dental hygienists will provide services every other Saturday, i.e. 26 weeks/year. The proposed change represents an increase in both hours and types of services offered on weekends. 3) Shoreline Family Health Care at 221 W. Main St. Branford CT. Adult, pediatric and behavioral health clinicians, along with a care coordinator, will provide services every Saturday, i.e. 52 weeks/year. Additionally, FHCHC’s in-house pharmacy at this location will extend hours daily by 30 minutes, Monday through Friday. The proposed changes represent an increase in hours and types of services offered on weekends. In order to accommodate these additional hours, FHCHC will increase clinical time and will introduce medical, behavioral health, dental and care coordination services on Saturdays. Pharmacy time will be extended into early evenings. Support staff consisting of a practice manager, front desk personnel, medical assistants, nurses, dental assistants, pharmacy technicians and security will be hired to support the clinical operations. Additional weekend hours will facilitate visits for a significant portion of FHCHC’s current patient population. It is estimated that because of these additional hours of operation, FHCHC will provide an additional 1638 visits by the end of calendar year 2025 and will serve an additional 100 new patients during this time period.
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