Boulder Valley Womens Health Center Inc

AS A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT PROVIDER, OUR MISSION IS TO OFFER ACCESSIBLE, EVIDENCE-BASED, AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING ABORTION, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, GYNECOLOGY, GENDER-AFFIRMING SERVICES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND SEXUAL HEALTH SUPPORT.

THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, GYNECOLOGY, AND SEXUAL HEALTH PROGRAM OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION WITHIN THIS SPECIALIZED SCOPE OF EXPERTISE. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT OUR BOULDER, CO CLINIC ALTHOUGH WE DO CARE FOR PATIENTS FROM VARIOUS REGIONS ACROSS THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY. BVHC ASSURES THAT ALL PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE THE HEALTH CARE THEY NEED REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR INSURANCE COVERAGE. THUS, FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED AND LOW-INCOME, MOST CLINICAL SERVICES IN THIS PROGRAM ARE PROVIDED ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE THAT SLIDES TO $0 FOR THE LOWEST-INCOME PATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, TEENS UNDER 18 CAN ALSO RECEIVE SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE. OUR ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS (APPS) PROVIDE ANNUAL WELLNESS CARE AND PRESCRIBE, DISPENSE, OR INSERT BIRTH CONTROL METHODS THAT BEST MEET THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF THE PATIENT, INCLUDING LONG- ACTING REVERSIBLE METHODS OF CONTRACEPTION (LARC). OUR SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE TESTING AND TREATING FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS IN PEOPLE. ANY SERVICES FOR PEOPLE REQUIRING GYNECOLOGY SERVICES BEYOND THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF THE APPS ARE SEEN BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. LGBTQIA+ INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE APPROPRIATE AND RESPECTFUL HEALTH CARE THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS, INCLUDING HORMONAL THERAPY. AS A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL PROVIDER (PCMP) FOR THE MEDICAID PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE THOROUGH HEALTH SCREENINGS INCLUDING BREAST, CERVICAL, TOBACCO, MENTAL HEALTH, AND COLON CANCER SCREENINGS. REFERRALS TO SPECIALTY PRACTICES ARE MADE TO OUTSIDE PROVIDERS WHEN OUR PATIENT'S NEEDS ARE BEYOND OUR SCOPE OF PRACTICE. OUR CLINIC PROGRAMS COORDINATOR ACTIVELY SCREENS PATIENTS FOR SOCIAL FACTORS THAT MIGHT IMPACT THEIR ABILITY TO ACCESS HEALTHCARE. THIS SAME COORDINATOR TRACKS OUR PATIENTS' REFERRALS TO ENSURE THAT OUR PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES WHEN NEEDED. BVHC STRIVES TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS BY PROVIDING SPECIALIZED OUTREACH, SUPPORT, AND EDUCATION TO MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKERS, YOUTH, THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, AND OTHER MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. WE PROVIDE ALTERNATIVE ACCESS POINTS TO CARE BY PROVIDING TELEHEALTH TO REDUCE PATIENT TIME IN THE CLINIC, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL AVENUES FOR COMFORT AND CONFIDENTIALITY, AND TO REMOVE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS. COMPREHENSIVE SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION IS PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE BY OUR TEEN AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS TEAM IN SCHOOLS ACROSS BOULDER COUNTY. IN 2022, WE PROVIDED OVER 160 HOURS OF LESSONS TO MORE THAN 2,500 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. WE ALSO OFFERED OUR SHAPE PROGRAM WHICH IS AN INTENSE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO OFFER PEER EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY TRAINING. BVHC PROVIDED HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND GYNECOLOGY PROGRAM TO 2,364 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS IN 2022.

ABORTION PROGRAM - SINCE 1973, BVHC HAS PROVIDED FIRST TRIMESTER ABORTION SERVICES. EXPERIENCED MEDICAL STAFF PROVIDE ULTRASOUND DATING AND IN-OFFICE PROCEDURES OR MEDICATION ABORTIONS THAT ARE COMPLETED IN THE PRIVACY OF THE PATIENT'S HOME. BVHC IS CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL ABORTION FEDERATION (NAF) AND MEETS ALL THE STANDARDS FOR HIGH QUALITY ABORTION CARE THAT NAF REQUIRES OF ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. ABORTION CARE IS PROVIDED ON A FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS. HOWEVER, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY PAYING FOR THE PROCEDURE, WE UTILIZE OUR OWN FUND AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES TO OFFSET THE COST. ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES ARE AVAILABLE AND UTILIZED FOR INDIVIDUALS REQUIRING TRANSPORTATION OR HOUSING SUPPORT TO ACCESS ABORTION CARE. LARC OR OTHER METHODS OF BIRTH CONTROL CAN BE PROVIDED AT THE SAME TIME AS AN ABORTION VISIT AND THE COST CAN BE OFFSET FOR THOSE WHO FINANCIALLY QUALIFY. THIS REDUCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SUBSEQUENT UNWANTED PREGNANCY. WE ARE FULLY COMPLIANT WITH AND MAKE GREAT EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT NO GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING, EITHER FEDERAL OR STATE, IS USED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO SUBSIDIZE ABORTION CARE. THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (CDPHE) PERFORMS A YEARLY SEPARATION AUDIT, SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT THE ISSUE OF ADEQUATE SEPARATION OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED FOR FAMILY PLANNING FROM EXPENSES FOR ABORTION CARE.

FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS - PROVIDE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP SERVICES TO LOCAL HUMAN SERVICES GROUPS WITH GOALS IN LINE WITH THE MISSION OF BVHC.