We Care Jacksonville Inc

WECAREJAX SEEKS EQUITABLE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE BY ADVANCING AND COORDINATING COMMUNITY-WIDE COMPASSIONATE SPECIALTY CARE FOR THE UNINSURED.

PATIENT SERVICES (832,303) - WECAREJAX'S PATIENT SERVICES PROGRAM INCREASES THE AVAILABILITY OF QUALITY SPECIALTY HEALTH CARE FOR DUVAL COUNTY'S UNINSURED ADULTS LIVING AT 200% OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. MORE THAN 500 VOLUNTEER SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS AND PROVIDERS OFFER CONSULTATION AND MEDICAL CARE AT NO COST TO THE PATIENT OR THEIR FAMILY. PATIENTS ARE REFERRED BY A NETWORK OF SAFETY NET PRIMARY CARE CLINICS TO WECAREJAX WHEN PATIENTS NEED ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS OR SPECIALTY CARE. OUR TEAM MANAGES THE REFERRAL PROCESS TO SUPPORT IMPROVED HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES, FROM DIAGNOSIS THROUGH SURGERY, TREATMENT, AND BEYOND. THE PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY THE CONTRIBUTION OF DIAGNOSTIC LABS, IMAGING, AND HOSPITAL CARE BY THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR. WHERE DONATED SERVICES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, THE TEAM RAISES FUNDS TO OFFSET OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES FOR MEDICATION, SUPPLIES, AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT. THE VALUE OF DONATED CARE TOTALED 21,517,239 FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 AND SERVED 1,741 PATIENTS, UP 5.4% OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

BEACHES HEALTH AND WELLNESS (136,961) - THIS PROJECT MICRO-TARGETS NEIGHBORS WHO RESIDE IN DUVAL COUNTY ZIP CODES 32233, 32266, 32250, 32082, 32224, AND 32227 WITH A RECENT INPATIENT STAY AT BAPTIST BEACHES HOSPITAL. ELIGIBLE PATIENTS ARE UNINSURED AT DISCHARGE AND LIVING AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. THE FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM IS SIGNIFICANT BURDEN OF CHRONIC DISEASE THAT CAN MEAN LOST YEARS OF PRODUCTIVE, INDEPENDENT LIVING AND FREQUENT RE-HOSPITALIZATION IF THE CONDITIONS ARE NOT IMPROVED IN AN OUTPATIENT SETTING. CURRENT DIAGNOSES ADDRESSED INCLUDE DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, COPD, "LONG-HAUL" COVID, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, AND ACUTE OR CHRONIC KIDNEY INJURY/DISEASE. PATIENTS IN NEED OF FOLLOW-UP WOUND CARE ARE ALSO SUPPORTED WITH OR WITHOUT UNDERLYING CONDITION LISTED ABOVE, AS LACK OF CARE FOLLOWING HOSPITAL DISCHARGE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR RE- ADMISSION. THE PROGRAM RELIES ON A FULL-TIME RN CASE MANAGER, CERTIFIED COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER, AND A CONTRACTED WOUND CARE NURSE.

JAX CARE CONNECT (326,058) - WECAREJAX IS SERVING AS THE COMPREHENSIVE FISCAL AGENT FOR JAXCARECONNECT, A PILOT PROGRAM OF THE DUVAL SAFETY COLLABORATIVE (AGAPE HEALTH, COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTREACH, MISSION HOUSE, MUSLIM AMERICAN SOCIAL SERVICES, SULZBACHER, VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE, AND WE CARE JACKSONVILLE, INC.). IN THIS CAPACITY, WECAREJAX ALSO HOSTS THE STAFF FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH INCLUDES A HEADCOUNT OF FOUR FULL-TIME AND TWO PART-TIME EMPLOYEES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT A MINIMUM OF 2,000 UNINSURED NEIGHBORS ENGAGING AND RETAINING PRIMARY CARE, REDUCING INAPPROPRIATE RELIANCE ON EPISODIC CARE IN EMERGENCY ROOMS AND URGENT CARE FACILITIES. AT THE END OF THE PILOT, THE COLLABORATIVE HOPES TO OPEN AVAILABLE SUPPORT TO EVEN MORE UNINSURED NEIGHBORS, AS DUVAL COUNTY CURRENTLY HAS ROUGHLY 114,000 UNINSURED ADULT RESIDENTS.

CANCER CARE COHORT (107,171) - THE CANCER CARE COHORT, DESIGNED FOR OUR UNINSURED NEIGHBORS FACING A DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER, PROVIDES WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT FROM DIAGNOSIS THROUGH TREATMENT, POST-TREATMENT SURVEILLANCE, AND BEYOND. FROM THE SUPPORT OF A DEDICATE RN CASE MANAGER TO RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH - HOUSING, NUTRITION, TRANSPORTATION, HOME MEDICAL SUPPLIES, AND MORE - PATIENTS CAN COUNT ON WECAREJAX TO HELP THEM FACE THE COMPLEX CARE PLAN NEEDED. DURING THE MONTHS OF THE ACTIVE PANDEMIC, WE SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS PRESENTING FOR CARE WITH AN ADVANCED STAGE DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER. IN FACT, THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH A NEW DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER IN 2022 WAS 42 - A 223% INCREASE OVER THE 13 PATIENTS BROUGHT INTO CARE IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.