Fiscal Year 2025 Expanded Hours. - Project Abstract Project Title: Expanded Hours (EH) HRSA-25-084 E-mail: agrandy@cvcphc.com Applicant Name: Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Center, Inc. Website: cvcphc.net Address- 106 E. Broad St. Savannah, GA. 31401 Congressional District: GA 001 District Project Director: Albert Grandy, CEO Amount of Health Center Program Funding Requested: $500,000 per GY year Projected Project Dates; December 1, 2024 to November 30, 2026 Program: Expanded Hours – (EH) Contact Info: 912-527-1117 (CEO’s Office) Fax: 912-527-1126 Curtis V. Cooper Primary Health Center (CVCPHC) is the major provider of comprehensive health care for low income, uninsured, and under-insured residents in Savannah and Chatham County, GA and achieved PCMH Level III recognition. CVCPHC started providing services in July 1974 in accordance with Section 330 of the Public Health Services Act. Annually, CVCPHC serves in excess of 25,000 users and generates approximately 73,000 patient visits. Over 80% of the users are in the Center’s target area population (147,088 residents), residing in 37 Savannah census tracts which comprise the vast majority of the city’s minority and poverty population. Poverty levels (26% for Savannah and 19% Chatham County) reach up to 55% for residents in 6 of the census tracts served by CVCPHC. In addition, CVCPHC’s primary service area is identified as having one of the highest rates of substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, STDs, teenage pregnancy, unmet mental health services and chronic disease (especially childhood obesity diagnosis) in Chatham County (339,000 residents). CVCPHC currently provides services at eleven (11) primary care delivery sites and five health mobile vans; one site is located in one of the City of Savannah Public Housing development, one site that have space in a behavioral health facility, one on the campus of Savannah State University, one adjacent to hospital where our OB/GYN’s deliver, one in an early learning center (SBHC), six free-standing sites (main and 2nd largest site provides on-site radiology and pharmacy) and mobile medical vans (which currently provides dental, medical and behavioral health services) at thirty-four School Based delivery sites, senior resident building and local international Longshoremen sites. CVCPHC has approximately 260 staff, which includes 11.81 FTE physicians, 11.00 FTE nurse practitioners, 2.80 Physician Assistances, 3.5 FTE dentist, 3.0 FTE hygienist, part-time nutritionist and podiatrist and 1.0 FTE psychiatrist and 4.0 FTE LCSW’s. CVCPHC provides numerous services on site; medical primary care, same-day services, podiatry, dental, lab, pharmacy, counseling, nutritional counseling, case management, out-stationed eligibility, radiology and audiology. Patients requiring hospitalizations are admitted directly by hospitalists to two local hospitals, Memorial Health Medical Center and St. Joseph/Candler Hospital. Patients requiring inpatient services for behavioral health (mental health and substance abuse) are referred to St. Joseph/Candler. Chatham and Effingham hospitals highest emergency room visits after 6:00pm on weekdays are for pediatrics and closest health care provider in the rural area after 6:00pm is over 30 miles away. Therefore, expanding hours will augment efforts to strengthening a coordinated ER diversion program. In addition we will expand hours to provide access for the elderly (early am), school-aged children after 4:00pm weekdays and weekends, and provide sick call visits on Saturday morning to accommodate individuals work schedule as warranted. The HRSA requested funding of $500,000 per year for the two year project period will be utilized to provide expanded hours for the most vulnerable population in CVCPHC service area. This funding will also, provide an opportunity for a coordinated and integrated continuum of health care model that minimize individuals foregoing health care and utilizing the emergency rooms for their routine care.
