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, FAMILY PLANNING, GYNECOLOGY, GENDER-AFFIRMING SERVICES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND SEXUAL HEALTH SUPPORT.

THE FAMILY PLANNING, 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 CLINICS IN LONGMONT AND BOULDER, CO ALTHOUGH WE DO CARE FOR PATIENTS FROM VARIOUS AREAS IN THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY. BVWHC 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 ALSO RECEIVE SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.OUR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES (APNS) PROVIDE WELL WOMAN 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). VASECTOMY, A PERMANENT METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION, WAS AVAILABLE IN-HOUSE FOR MEN. OUR SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE TESTING AND TREATING FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS FOR WOMEN AND MEN. ANY SERVICES FOR WOMEN REQUIRING GYNECOLOGY SERVICES BEYOND THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF THE APNS ARE SEEN BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED GYNECOLOGIST FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. TRANSGENDER PEOPLE RECEIVE APPROPRIATE 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 PATIENT ADVOCATE TRACKS OUR PATIENTS' REFERRALS TO ENSURE THAT OUR PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES WHEN NEEDED.BVWHC STRIVES TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS BY PROVIDING SPECIALIZED OUTREACH 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 CONFIDENTIALITY AND REMOVE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION (CHE) IS PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE IN THE TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN BOULDER COUNTY. IN ADDITION, BVWHC PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION TO MORE THAN 2,400 STUDENTS IN 2021. THE YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM AT BVWHC ALSO PROVIDES INTERESTED YOUTH WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER AS A PEER EDUCATOR IN THE SEXUAL HEALTH AND PEER EDUCATION (SHAPE) PROGRAM. BVWHC PROVIDED HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THE FAMILY PLANNING AND GYNECOLOGY PROGRAM TO 2,684 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS IN 2021.

ABORTION PROGRAM - SINCE 1973, BVWHC 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. BVWHC IS CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL ABORTION FEDERATION (NAF) AND MEETS ALL THE STANDARDS FOR HIGH QUALITY ABORTION CARE THAT NAF REQUIRES OF ITS MEMBERS. ABORTION CARE IS PROVIDED ON A FEE FOR SERVICE BASIS. HOWEVER, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY PAYING FOR THE PROCEDURE, OUR REPRODUCTIVE EQUALITY FUND AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES ARE UTILIZED TO OFFSET THE COST. LARC OR OTHER METHODS OF BIRTH CONTROL CAN BE PROVIDED POST-PROCEDURE AND THE COST CAN BE OFFSET FOR THOSE WHO FINANCIALLY QUALIFY. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.THIS REDUCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SUBSEQUENT UNWANTED PREGNANCY. 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. IN 2021, CDPHE DETERMINED THAT BVWHC ESTABLISHED ADEQUATE SEPARATION OF FUNDS.

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