Community Health Community Health Centers: An Untapped Centers: An Untapped Medical Surge Capacity Medical Surge Capacity Asset Asset Joan Watson-Patko, MSW Community Development Manager Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County Kevin McCulley Emergency Preparedness Coordinator Association for Utah Community Health National Emergency Management Summit Presentation February 3, 2008
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Community Health Centers: Community Health Centers: An Untapped Medical Surge An Untapped Medical Surge
Capacity AssetCapacity Asset
Joan Watson-Patko, MSWCommunity Development Manager
Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County
Kevin McCulleyEmergency Preparedness CoordinatorAssociation for Utah Community Health
National Emergency Management Summit PresentationFebruary 3, 2008
About Community Health CentersAbout Community Health Centers
Serve a Medically Underserved Area or Population
Governed by a community board Provide comprehensive primary care services Provide access to care through a sliding fee
scale for uninsured patients Many are JCAHO accredited
Accomplishments of Community Health Centers
Health Care Home for 16 million Americans 1 of 7 uninsured persons (6.4 million) 1 of 9 Medicaid/CHIP recipients (5.7 Million) 1 of 4 low-income children (5.9 million) 1 of 5 low-income births (400,000) 1 of 9 rural Americans (7.9 Million) 10 million people of color; 750,000 farm