Treasure Coast Community Health Inc

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES SECTIONS 330 & 340

SINCE 1995, TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH, INC. (TCCH), A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH CENTER, HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY OWNED AND OPERATED HEALTH SYSTEM, BUILT ON A FOUNDATION OF PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES, STATE AND NATION, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS HAVE ACHIEVED UNPARALLELED SUCCESS IN IMPROVING ACCESS, IMPROVING HEALTH, AND PROVIDING COST-EFFECTIVE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A LIFETIME OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, MOST AFFORDABLE, EASILY ACCESSIBLE, INTEGRATED NETWORK OF HEALTHCARE FROM PEDIATRICS THROUGH SENIORS. TCCH SERVED APPROXIMATELY 26,000 PATIENTS DURING 2021, PROVIDING PRIMARY PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE SERVICES. TCCH PROVIDERS REPORTED 88,247IN CLINIC FACE-TO-FACE PATIENT VISITS IN 2021 AND 13,719 TELEHEALTH VISITS. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND MANAGEMENT STAFF ARE HIGHLY CREDENTIALED COMMUNITY LEADERS. ALL CLINICAL STAFF IS BOARD-ELIGIBLE OR BOARD-CERTIFIED. TCCH'S TARGET POPULATION SERVES A MULTI-CULTURAL POPULATION OF ALL RANGES OF ECONOMIC LEVELS, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS WHOSE INCOME FALLS AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. TCCH SERVES AS A FEDERAL SAFETY NET PROVIDING MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED, UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED, MINORITY AND WORKING POOR INDIVIDUALS. IN 2021, APPROXIMATELY 78% OF PATIENTS HAD INCOME BELOW THE 200% FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL; 2% WERE GREATER THAN THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND 20% WERE UNKNOWN. TWENTY-THREE PERCENT OF THE PATIENTS SERVED WERE UNINSURED AND OF THE TOTAL UNINSURED OF THE UNINSURED 10% WERE CHILDREN. SERVICES ARE OFFERED ON A SLIDING SCALE WITH A MINIMAL PAYMENT SCALE FOR THOSE UNDER 100% FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. OUR HEALTH PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING TENETS TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO A CONTINUUM OF COORDINATED CARE AND VITAL SUPPORT SERVICES WHICH CAN LEAD TO POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND HEALTHIER BEHAVIORS AND LIFESTYLES. TCCH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY AND PREVENTATIVE CARE USING A PRIMARY CARE DELIVERY MODEL, CALLED A PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME. THIS MODEL INTEGRATES COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES TO ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. DURING JULY OF 2021, TREASURE COAST BEGAN SEEING PATIENTS ONE DAY A WEEK FOR VISION SERVICES. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES AFFORDABLE EXAMS AND GLASSES, GLAUCOMA AND DIABETIC RETINOPATHY CARE. ALSO TO ADD TO TCCH SERVICES, DURING 2021 TCCH STARTED A COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA PROJECT ECHO DIABETES PROGRAM TO REACH THE UNDERSERVED POPULATION. FSU PROVIDES EXTENSIVE EDUCATION TO TCCH PROVIDERS WHO IN TURN TREAT PATIENTS WITH THE MOST CURRENT DIABETES CARE. THE PROGRAM ALSO ASSIGNS A DIABETES SUPPORT COACH TO HELP PATIENTS NAVIGATE THEIR NEW COMPLEX WORLD. BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO HEALTH CARE - OUTREACH PROGRAMS BRING OUR HIGHLY SKILLED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY TO FILL IN THE GAPS BY REACHING OUT TO PEOPLE WHO CONFRONT BARRIERS TO CARE. IN ADDITION, OUR PATIENT SERVICE HOURS ARE TAILORED TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO CARE THROUGH INCREASED ACCESS. DURING 2021, TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH MADE STRONG CONNECTIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUT THE COUNTY. WE ROLLED UP OUR SLEEVES AND SERVED A CRITICAL NEED ASSISTING WITH COVID-19 TESTING AND VACCINATIONS. TREASURE COAST DISTRIBUTED 24,482 VACCINES AND PERFORMED 14,346 RAPID AND PCR TESTS FOR COVID 19. TCCH STAFF WORKED 60-70 HOURS IN THE NORMAL 40 HOUR PER WEEK SHIFTS HELPING TO ENSURE THE COMMUNITY'S COVID 19 DISEASE MANAGEMENT NEEDS WERE MET. TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH STRIVES TO HELP FILL THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE, QUALITY HEALTH CARE. CREATING STRATEGIES FOR A HEALTHIER COMMUNITY. FOCUS ON HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY. PATIENT NEEDS ARE IDENTIFIED WITH FOCUSED STRATEGIES AND APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS CHRONIC ILLNESS AND OTHER PROBLEMS WHICH IMPACT OVERALL COMMUNITY HEALTH. DELIVERING AFFORDABLE, PATIENT-CENTERED HEALTH CARE. UNLIKE OTHER PROVIDERS, OUR CENTERS RELY ON SUBSIDIES FROM FEDERAL, STATE AND OTHER MIXED PAYER SOURCES TO HELP COVER THE COSTS OF SERVICES FURNISHED TO TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH PATIENTS. MANY OF OUR AWARENESS PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE WOMEN'S HEALTH FUND PROGRAM, DEPEND UPON PRIVATE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS FROM FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS TO COVER THE PROGRAM COSTS. LOCAL GOVERNANCE ENSURES THAT CARE IS PATIENT-CENTERED AND RESPONSIVE TO THE DIVERSE CULTURES AND NEEDS IDENTIFIED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. A MAJORITY OF TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH'S VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS ARE USERS OF OUR CENTER, REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITIES AND THE PEOPLE SERVED. ACCESS TO CARE. COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES COVERS ALL AGES AND INCLUDES DENTAL, NURSING, LABORATORY, X-RAY, AND PHARMACY AS WELL AS SPECIALTY, INPATIENT CARE REFERRALS, AND FOLLOW-UP. PRIORITY IS PLACED ON MAKING HEALTH SERVICES EASY FOR PATIENTS TO ACCESS. IMPORTANTLY, OUR HEALTH CENTERS INTEGRATE THE DELIVERY OF PRIMARY CARE WITH AGGRESSIVE OUTREACH, HEALTH EDUCATION, COUNSELING, TRANSLATION, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES. OUR HEALTH NAVIGATORS PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR PATIENTS THAT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SERVICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE NOT PROVIDED BY TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH. BUILDING BRIDGES OF SUPPORT IN OUR COMMUNITY. CONTINUOUSLY SEEK COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT ENABLE US TO ENHANCE PATIENT-ACCESS RESOURCES, WHICH LEADS TO GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND TO REMAIN AT THE FOREFRONT OF LEADERSHIP IN THE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS TOWARD A BETTER APPROACH IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE. TREASURE COAST COMMUNITY HEALTH STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, FOUNDATIONS, BUSINESSES, FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, HOSPITALS, NURSING HOMES, PRIVATE PHYSICIANS GROUPS, CHURCHES, CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND MANY OTHERS.