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Health Care HappeningsA Pueblo Community Health Center Update

In This Issue...

CEO’s Letter ................. 2

Make a Difference..... 2

Meet ............................. 3

Did You Know ............. 3

Donate Today ............. 4

2nd Quarter 2014

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Here We Grow Again!...And we’d like your help! Pueblo Community Health Center is ready to increase clinic space at 300 Colorado Avenue to continue meeting the needs of our patients and others in our community in the coming decade.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) a.k.a. “Obamacare” has presented many challenges, but also abundant opportunities to our organization. As of January 1, 2014, Medicaid has been expanded cover people that earn up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Of PCHC’s patients, nearly 96% of them live at or below 200% of FPL. Early estimates in the community are that Pueblo County will have an increase of 10,000 newly eligible for the coverage.

Private physicians, who serve the insured patients well in the community, may limit their Medicaid and Medicare patient panels. PCHC believes this creates a tremendous need for our clinic (since we gladly accept Medicaid, Medicare, and uninsured patients) to continue enrolling those in need of a medical home.

Groundbreaking on the new addition to the Colorado Avenue Clinic began on May 5th. We will be adding 7,000 square feet of patient care space and it will enable us to serve at least 7,800 new patients over the next several years. The project’s estimated cost is $1.6 million and is expected to take six months from groundbreaking to completion.

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Health CenterBoard of Directors

Jay Richter, MD, President

Geri Davis, RN, Past President

Rev John Hild, President-Elect

Dan Ludwig, Treasurer

Michelle Sandoval, Secretary

Board Members:Shirley CordovaShantel GallegosRebecca GoodmanAmy JimenezChris MarkusonR.J. Schultz, DDSMary Twinem, PsyD

MissionSince 1983, Pueblo Community Health Center has provided primary care to those in need

Executive Leadership Team

Donald MooreChief Executive Officer

Michael Barris, MD Co-Chief Medical Officer

David Krause, MDCo-Chief Medical Officer

Karen Miller, DDS Chief Dental Officer

Justin McCarthyChief Operations Officer

Cindy Pratt Chief Financial Officer

Laura KellyChief Development/ Foundation Officer

Foundation Board of Directors

Tracy Samora, President

Marian Heesaker, RN, Vice President

Henry Roman, EdD, Secretary/Treasurer

Board Members:Karen BoudreauJohn B. CordovaNick DonovanTina GageMike Nerenberg, MDSuzanne SeppalaJeffrey C. Shaw, EsqLeah WilleyDonald Moore, CEO

Letter from the CEODear Friends,

Welcome to the first edition of Pueblo Community Health Center’s (PCHC) newsletter. Our goal is to keep you informed about our growth, development, and how we are meeting our mission: To provide primary health care to those in need. Through this newsletter we will let you know how we are making a difference in people’s lives, improving the health of the community, increasing access to care, and notifying you of health center events and activities.

PCHC has grown considerably in the last decade. Today we are the primary care home for over 28,000 Puebloans who have access to high quality care, delivered in state of the art facilities, by the best trained professionals in the field. As our population ages, and more people gain insurance coverage, the need for access to quality care will grow. PCHC is responding to this need as we speak. The first week of May we broke ground on an expansion of the Colorado Avenue Clinic which will enable us to serve at least 7,800 more patients. You can read about the expansion details within this newsletter.

It has been with your support and encouragement that we are able to enhance the quality of life in Pueblo. We are proud to serve the community and we are proud to call you a supporter. Thank you.

With gratitude,

Donald MooreChief Executive Officer

How You Can Make a DifferenceSince 1983, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay, PCHC has served the health care needs of the people of Pueblo and Huerfano counties. If you would like to help us continue to expand services that include primary medical care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy, we invite you to make a contribution to our Community Capital Campaign.

Funds raised via our campaign this summer and through the end of 2014 will go directly to the cost of building the expansion. No donation is too large or too small. Everything we raise will make a difference in the lives of the people we care for and who trust their health needs to our providers.

If you would like to learn more about naming opportunities or planning for larger gifts, please contact Laura Kelly, Chief Development and Foundation officer at (719) 543-8718 x 152 or email [email protected]. We appreciate your support and are grateful for your interest in PCHC.

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VisionTo be the primary health care provider of choice in Pueblo County by providing top quality care through

accessibility, leadership and financial independence

Meet Dr. Michael Barris, Chief Medical Co-OfficerYears with PCHC: 20+

What you do at PCHC: I am a physician and manage the medical staff, recruit new providers, see patients, manage the nursing home population, serve as a consultant, develop policies and procedures, mange EHR related issues, responsible for the medical operations involving multiple programs and services (lab, SBWC, Homeless).

Board certified: Family Practice

From: South Texas

Where did you go to medical school: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

Hobbies/Interests: Family Activities, Running, Hunting, Shooting

Favorite food/restaurant: Venison/Home cooked

Favorite movie: Saving Private Ryan

Favorite music/band: Thousand Foot Krutch/Red

Favorite place to vacation: Wilderness with a hunting tag in my pocket

Most rewarding aspect of your job: Patient care

LocationsColorado Avenue Clinic

300 Colorado AvenuePueblo, Colorado 81004

(719) 543-8711

Pharmacy & Administrative Services (Patient Registration, Patient

Accounts & Human Resources)110 East Routt Avenue

Pueblo, Colorado 81004(719) 543-4545 (Pharmacy)

(719) 543-8711 (Administration)

Park Hill Clinic & Pharmacy1302 East 5th Street

Pueblo, Colorado 81001(719) 543-8711 (Medical)

(719) 545-5582 (Pharmacy)

O'Rourke Dental Clinic2030 Lake Avenue

Pueblo, Colorado 81004(719) 564-4823

Avondale Clinic328 Avondale Boulevard

Avondale, Colorado 81022(719) 947-3344

Grand Avenue Clinic1008 North Grand AvenuePueblo, Colorado 81003

(719) 584-3964

Central High School-Based Wellness Center

216 East Orman AvenuePueblo, Colorado 81004

(719) 253-6156

East High School-Based Wellness Center

9 MacNeil RoadPueblo, Colorado 81001

(719) 549-7730

Pueblo County High School-Based Wellness Center1050 35th Lane

Pueblo, Colorado 81006(719) 544-7247

Heroes K-8 Academy School-Based Wellness Center

715 West 20th StreetPueblo, Colorado 81003

(719) 253-6310

Risley International School-Based Wellness Center

625 Monument AvenuePueblo, Colorado 81001

(719) 549-7915

Walsenburg OB Clinic129 Kansas Avenue

Walsenburg, Colorado 81089(719) 738-2718

Administration & Foundation112 East Pitkin Avenue

Pueblo, Colorado 81004(719) 543-8711

Patients Served

Pre-expansion 2013

28,000

Projected with expansion 2020

35,800

+7,800

+1,300 per year

Estimated Patient Growth

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