Sea-Mar Community Health Center

SERVICES INCLUDE 90+ MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES

IN FY 2022, SEA MAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS WAS ONE OF THE LEADING PROVIDERS OF MEDICAL, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SOCIAL AND HOUSING SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED AND OTHERWISE UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE. SEA MAR'S NETWORK OF SERVICES SPANS 18 COUNTIES, INCLUDING ADAMS, CHELAN, CLALLAM, CLARK, COWLITZ, FRANKLIN, GRANT, GRAYS HARBOR, ISLAND, KING, PIERCE, SKAGIT, SKAMANIA, SNOHOMISH, SPOKANE, THURSTON, WHATCOM AND YAKIMA. TOGETHER, IN FY 2022 SEA MAR SERVED APPROXIMATELY 310,000 PATIENTS WITH OVER 1.4 MILLION ENCOUNTERS. THESE SERVICES REACH THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THESE WESTERN WASHINGTON COMMUNITIES, WITH 85% LIVING BELOW THE 200% FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. SEA MAR'S 35 MEDICAL CLINICS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 150,000 PATIENTS WITH OVER 498,000 VISITS IN FY 2022. COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES RUN THE FULL SPECTRUM FROM FAMILY MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS AND PREVENTIVE CARE TO INTERNAL MEDICINE, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND GERIATRICS. ADDITIONALLY, SEA MAR'S MEDICAL PROVIDERS HAVE PRIVILEGES IN COMMUNITY HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE AGENCY'S SERVICE AREA, ENSURING INPATIENT CARE FOR PATIENTS AS NEEDED. DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SEA MAR CLINICS ADAPTED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING SERVICES IN PERSON AND VIA TELEHEALTH IN A MANNER SAFE FOR BOTH EMPLOYEES AND PATIENTS, AS WELL AS ADDED COVID TESTING AND COVID VACCINES. BY THE END OF FY 2022, SEA MAR PROVIDED 66,529 COVID TESTS AND OVER THE COURSE OF CALENDAR YEAR, 2022 WOULD GO ON TO PROVIDE 82,876 TESTS. COVID VACCINES BECAME AVAILABLE IN DECEMBER 2020 AND SEA MAR WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PROVIDERS TO OFFER COVID VACCINES FOR PATIENTS AND THE GENERAL COMMUNITY. BY THE END OF FY 2022, SEA MAR PROVIDED 382,910 COVID VACCINES AND OVER THE COURSE OF CALENDAR YEAR 2022 WOULD GO ON TO PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 442,960 COVID VACCINES.SEA MAR'S 30 DENTAL CLINICS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 70,000 PATIENTS WITH OVER 199,000 VISITS IN FY 2022. DENTAL SERVICES INCLUDE PEDIATRIC AND ADULT ORAL HEALTH EXAMS AND EDUCATION, CLEANINGS, FILLINGS, EXTRACTIONS, DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF VARIOUS DENTAL CONDITIONS, PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH CARE INCLUDING FLUORIDE TREATMENTS AND DENTAL SEALANTS, CONSULTATIONS FOR CROWNS AND BRIDGES, AND SOME ORTHODONTICS.SEA MAR'S MEDICAL AND DENTAL CLINICS OFFER SAME DAY APPOINTMENTS FOR EMERGENCY OR URGENT CARE, AND THE AGENCY HAS LAB, X-RAY AND PHARMACY SERVICES AVAILABLE IN SOME LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE AREA. SEA MAR FOLLOWS A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME MODEL OF CARE, AND FOCUSES ON POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT. TO SERVE ITS CLIENTS BEST, SEA MAR PROVIDES ALL SERVICES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND OTHER LANGUAGES AS NEEDED. ALL OF SEA MAR'S CLIENTS ARE SERVED REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE STATUS OR ABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES.BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE AMONG THE MOST CHALLENGING FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS TO ACCESS, DUE TO STIGMA, COST, AND THE LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF SUCH SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED, HOMELESS, OR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS. SEA MAR'S OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS PROVIDE MULTI-LINGUAL, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT SUPPORT TO CLIENTS REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE STATUS OR ABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES. SEA MAR'S 39 OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 19,000 CLIENTS WITH OVER 215,542 VISITS IN FY 2022. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, SEA MAR CONTINUES TO INTEGRATE ITS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WITH PRIMARY CARE WHEREVER POSSIBLE, ENSURING THAT PATIENTS IN NEED ARE ACCESSING ALL OPTIONS FOR ACHIEVING POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. DURING THE PANDEMIC, SEA MAR'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ADAPTED TO HYBRID TELEHEALTH AND IN-PERSON SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL TO AVOID ANY DISRUPTIONS IN SERVICE AND TO ENSURE CLIENT NEEDS CONTINUOUSLY ARE MET.

PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES (PHS). SEA MAR'S MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PHS TEAM COVERS THREE MAJOR BRANCHES OF SERVICE. HEALTH EDUCATION INCLUDES PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE, WEIGHT CONTROL, FAMILY PLANNING, SMOKING CESSATION AND CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, AND MATERNITY SUPPORT SERVICES (MSS), WHICH SUPPORTS PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEW MOTHERS TO ENSURE HEALTH PREGNANCY AND INFANCY OUTCOMES. IN FY 2022, SEA MAR'S MSS, NUTRITION AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVED 20,034 PATIENTS WITH 39,508 VISITS. SEA MAR'S WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC) PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE WIC PROVIDER IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, SERVING 31,000 CLIENTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 98,000 ENCOUNTERS IN FY 2022. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FOOD VOUCHERS ALONGSIDE HEALTH, BREASTFEEDING AND NUTRITION EDUCATION FOR PREGNANT WOMEN, NEW MOTHERS AND YOUNG CHILDREN.

CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY INPATIENT TREATMENT CENTERS. SEA MAR GOES BEYOND THE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT MODEL TO PROVIDE LONGER-TERM INPATIENT CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT FOR LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED OR UNDER-INSURED YOUTH AND ADULTS IN FOUR FACILITIES OFFERING 100 BEDS THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE AREA. THESE TREATMENT CENTERS OFFER BILINGUAL, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH FEW OTHER OPTIONS FOR SUCH TREATMENT. IN FY 2022, SEA MAR'S INPATIENT TREATMENT CENTERS PROVIDED 16,752 PATIENT DAYS TO APPROXIMATELY 370 INDIVIDUALS WITH SAFE DETOX, EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT, AND GUIDANCE DURING RE-ENTRY, INCLUDING TRANSITION TO SEA MAR'S OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS NEEDED. NEARLY ALL OF THESE PATIENTS WERE LIVING BELOW THE 200% FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.