Saturday, March 22, 2025
3/22/2025
ABSTRACT Project Title: Behavioral Health Service Expansion (BHSE) Organization: Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center, Inc. Address: 527 W. 3rd St., Konawa, OK 74849 Project Director: Brenda Ware, CEO; Phone: 580-925-3286 FAX: 580-925-9149 E-Mail: brenda.ware@cofmc.org Web Site: www.cofmc.com; Program funds requested: BHSE Funding - $600,000; Brief history of the organization, community to be served, and target population. COFMC was established in response to a major tornado that hit Konawa, heightening the need for health services. As a 501(c)3 organization, COFMC received 330 funding in 1984 with Health Center operations beginning February 1, 1985. The service area is primarily a rural area, consisting of Seminole, Pontotoc and Garvin counties with portions of eight adjacent counties, and includes thirty-seven ZCTAs that cover 2,833 square miles. Of the service area’s eleven counties, all are federally-designated as a MUA as well as most having a primary care, dental, and mental health HPSA. Approximately 40.2% of the service area population is at or below 200% FPG compared to 28.80% nationally and 35.48% for Oklahoma. The uninsured population is 18.17%, much higher than the nation (8.68%) and the state (13.93%). Major health care needs to be addressed by the project. COFMC will address the mental health needs as the target population suffers from a high rate of tobacco usage at 21.22%, higher than the nation and state (13.50% and 18.28% respectively). The suicide rate is 20.4/100,000 compared to the national rate of 13.8. The high rate of drug poisoning mortality is 26/100,000 for the service area (21.4-OK; 24.0-US). Proposed services and population groups to be served. COFMC, a TJC-ambulatory care accredited PCMH having 18 total sites in Konawa, Seminole, Stratford, and Ada, provides comprehensive primary care, pediatrics, and women’s health. Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services, including MAT, plus depression, anxiety/PTSD and disruptive behavior services are provided as well as dental and pharmaceutical services to include 340B. Proposed BHSE funding will be used to add behavioral health professionals and staff to increase access to mental health services, SUD, and medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD). Project funding will enable the purchase of telehealth services equipment, secure additional pharmacy staffing, and complete renovations to current spaces. COFMC serves the low-income, uninsured and Medicaid population using a sliding fee discount scale. Increase in patients receiving mental health services, SUD services, and MOUD treatment. The increase in number of patients receiving mental health services will be 500 individuals (200 new patients and 300 established patients who are currently on a referral list). The increase of patients receiving SUD services, including treatment with MOUD, will be 400 individuals with 300 of those patients receiving both MH and SUD services. The total patients receiving MH, SUD, and MOUD services for the first time will be 600. Currently, COFMC provides BH services with two Licensed Clinical Social Workers, three Licensed Professional Counselors, three certified BH Case Managers, one SUD physician, one Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, and one Psychiatrist. To accomplish the BHSE objectives, COFMC will use the funding to employ three new licensed BH staff, one Front Desk staff, one Pediatric Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, and one nurse. Pharmacy services will be expanded to ensure capacity for MOUD services. Existing COFMC space became available for additional BH providers when the health center opened a new Ada facility in January to house a pharmacy, dental clinic, and some diagnostic services. By having facility capacity in place, COFMC is positioned to accomplish BHSE objectives once project funding is awarded.
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