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Community Health Association of Spokane

3919 North Maple
Spokane, WA 99205
Phone: (509) 444-8888
Fax: (509) 444-7806
Email: jcarollo@chas.org
Web: www.chas.org
Director: Peg Hopkins
HCH Coordinator: Jon Carollo
Medical Director: Dave Bare, MD
UDS Number: 102570

Project Description

Community Health Association of Spokane (CHAS) provides personalized, patient-centered care to homeless individuals through an integrated health care delivery model.

CHAS provides primary medical, dental, nutrition, behavioral health and pharmacy services at five clinic locations in Spokane County. Services include women’s health care, prenatal and obstetrics, maternity support services, health nutrition/education, well child check-ups and immunizations, chronic illness management, HIV/AIDS, outreach, case management, eligibility assistance, transportation, translation, and referrals to community resources as needed.

Linkages

The project maintains linkages with specialty physicians, hospitals, community mental health/substance abuse programs, homeless shelters, social service providers, transitional housing units, employment services, agencies in the private sector, universities, schools, and churches. CHAS is a founding member of the Spokane Homeless Coalition and participating agency in developing Spokane’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness.

Estimated homeless population: 8,500 Patients served: 5,721

Community Health Center of Snohomish County - Health Care for the Homeless

Mailing Address:
PO Box 13060
Everett, WA 98206
Location:
5929 Evergreen Way
Everett, WA 98203
Phone: (425) 789-3700
Fax: (425) 789-3750
Email: nframpton@chcsno.org
Web: www.chcsno.org
Director: Kenneth M. Green
HCH Coordinator: Norm Frampton
Medical Director: Thomas Tocher, MD
UDS Number: 102280

Project Description

Community Health Center of Snohomish County provides medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and case management services to people who are homeless in Snohomish County.

Services are provided at clinic locations in Everett and Lynnwood. Behavioral health specialists are on-site at medical clinics to provide case management and behavioral health care services. A medical provider and medical assistant conduct outreach to shelters and homeless service sites in Everett. Buprenorphine-based substance abuse treatment services are available for a limited number of patients.

Referrals are made for inpatient hospital care, specialty services, most diagnostic services, some pharmacy services, and radiology. Referrals are made for housing, employment services, other social services, and most substance abuse treatments. Referrals for mental health services beyond the scope of on-site mental health professionals are made to the Regional Support Network and Compass Health. Substance abuse referrals are made to Catholic Community Services, Evergreen Manor, Focus, SeaMar, and Stillaquamish Tribes.

Estimated homeless population: 5,000 Patients served: 1,332

Metropolitan Development Council - Health Care for the Homeless

721 Fawcett Suite 201
Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone: (253) 597-4194
Fax: (253) 593-2744
Email: sheri@mdc-tacoma.org
Web: www.mdc-tacoma.org
Director: J. Linsey Hinand, JD
HCH Coordinator: Sheri Adams
Medical Director: Charissa Fotinos, MD
UDS Number: 100690

Project Description

The Metropolitan Development Council (MDC), a nonprofit community action agency, provides family practice health services throughout Tacoma/Pierce County.

Primary, dental, and mental health care services are provided via clinics in Tacoma Rescue Mission, Community Health Care, and mobile medical/dental units. An all-female staff provides weekly primary care clinics for victims of domestic violence and their children. Dental services are delivered at homeless shelters, schools, and family support centers via mobile units provided by Northwest Medical Teams International, local dental providers, and University of Washington School of Dentistry. Substance abuse counseling, referral, outreach, and case management are provided by MDC staff.

MDC has a long history of cooperative planning with other social service agencies. MDC has memberships, partnerships, and linkages with regional and State Coalitions for the Homeless, Pierce County Continuum of Care, Tacoma Pierce County Health Department, public/private schools and universities, community mental health and primary care clinics, and veterans' organizations. Most recently, MDC was one of the lead agencies participating in the development of Pierce County's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness.

Statistics

Estimated homeless population: 7,500 Patients served: 2,979

Community Health Care
101 East 26th Street, Suite 100
Tacoma, WA 98421
Contact: David Flentge
Phone: (253) 597-4550
Fax: (253) 597-4556
Email: dflentge@commonhealth.org

Greater Lakes Mental Health Center
9330 59th Avenue SW
Lakewood, VA 98499
Contact: Troy Christianson
Phone: (253) 581-7020
Email: troy@glmhc.org

Public Health - Seattle and King County

999 Third Avenue, Suite 900
Seattle, WA 98104-4039
Phone: (206) 296-5091
Fax: (206) 205-5670
Email: janna.wilson@metrokc.gov
Web: www.metrokc.gov/health/hchn
Director: Dorothy F. Teeter, MHA
HCH Coordinator: Janna Wilson
Medical Director: Charissa Fotinos, MD
UDS Number: 102340

Project Description

The Health Care for the Homeless Network (HCHN) is a community project of Public Health - Seattle and King County. Through a combination of direct and subcontracted services, individuals who are homeless can access care at shelters and other homeless programs, community health centers, and public health clinics.

HCHN subcontracts with community based agencies to operate multi-disciplinary, interagency teams organized by geographic sub regions of King County. Services are provided at more than 70 sites, including shelters, day centers, transitional housing, a sobering support center, and community health centers. Services include street outreach, primary care, dental care, nursing care, mental health and substance abuse services, case management, linkages to housing, eligibility assistance, a 22-bed medical respite program, and referrals. HCHN provides technical consultation and training for shelter staff on health and safety issues. Services for people who are homeless are also available at 10 public health clinic sites.

Linkages are with numerous health, human services, and government entities, including community health centers, Harborview Medical Center, and King County mental health and substance abuse service system. HCHN is a member of State and local homeless coalitions, a regional Committee to End Homelessness, and Washington State Association of Community and Migrant Health Centers. HCHN collaborates with public health programs, including primary care and dental clinics, TB clinic, HIV/AIDS program, WIC, and family planning agencies.

Estimated homeless population: 45,000 Patients served: 22,530

Community Health Centers of King
403 East Meeker, Suite 300
Kent, WA 98031
Contact: Thomas Trompeter
Phone: (425) 277-1311
Fax: (425) 277-1566

County Country Doctor Community Clinic
500 19th Avenue East
Seattle, WA 98112
Contact: Linda McVeigh
Phone: (206) 299-1600
Fax: (206) 299-1608

Evergreen Treatment Services
1700 Airport Way South
Seattle, WA 98134-1618
Contact: Ron Jackson
Phone: (206) 223-3644
Fax: (206) 223-1482

Harborview Medical Center
Pioneer Square Clinic
206 Third Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98104
Contact: Sandy Olson
Phone: (206) 521-1750
Fax: (206) 521-1754
Email: sjo@washington.edu

Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers
45th Street Clinic
1629 North 45th Street
Seattle, WA 98103-6701
Contact: Joseph Sparacio
Phone: (206) 461-6935
Fax: (206) 461-8382

Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers:
Pike Market Medical Clinic
1930 Post Alley
Seattle, WA 98101
Fax: (206) 728-8653

Seattle Indian Health Board
611 12th Avenue South, PO Box 3364
Seattle, WA 98195
Contact: Ralph Forquera
Phone: (206) 324-9360
Fax: (206) 324-8190

University of Washington Division of Adolescent Medicine
CHDD Box 357920
Seattle, WA 98195
Contact: Maxine Smith
Phone: (206) 526-2028
Fax: (206) 543-5771

Valley Cities Counseling and Consultation
2704 "I" Street NE
Auburn, WA 98002
Contact: Marilyn LaCelle
Phone: (253) 833-7444
Fax: (253) 833-0480

YWCA of Seattle-King County
1118 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Contact: Linda Weedman
Phone: (206) 461-4861
Fax: (206) 461-4860
Email: lweedman@ywcaworks.org

Sea Mar Health Care for the Homeless

1040 South Henderson
Seattle, WA 98108
Phone: (206) 763-5277
Fax: (206) 788-3204
Email: shanonhardie@seamarchc.org
Web: www.seamar.org
Director: Rogelio Riojas
HCH Coordinator: Shanon Hardie
Medical Director: Ricardo Jimenez, MD
UDS Number: 101020

Project Description

Sea Mar Community Health Center serves individuals experiencing homelessness in Skagit, Island, and Whatcom counties. Sea Mar provides direct care as well as services subcontracted through other community health centers.

Sea Mar's HCH program operates within its clinic facilities and through a subcontracted primary care provider. All sites perform outreach to shelters, missions, outdoor congregate sites, labor camps, treatment centers, churches, and other service agencies. All Sea Mar sites provide primary care services, preventive health services, well-child care, family planning services, urgent care services, eligibility/entitlement assistance, prescription financial assistance, transportation, translation, and basic needs assistance. The Skagit and Whatcom county clinics also provide preventive dental services. Sea Mar also provides mental health and substance abuse services, including outreach, case management, counseling (group and individual), and admissions to hospitals and treatment facilities.

Sea Mar makes referrals for inpatient care, specialty services, most diagnostic laboratory and radiology services, most pharmaceutical services, housing, and vocational education training. Referrals for substance abuse services are made to Skagit Valley Hospital, North Sound Evaluation and Treatment Center, Pioneer Center North, Sea Mar Community Health Center's Inpatient Treatment Centers, and St. Joseph Hospital. Sea Mar also makes referrals to community service agencies, food banks, and churches for financial aid, legal assistance, social services, shelter, and basic needs assistance. Referral agencies include Community Action, Opportunity Council, NW Justice Project, Allianza Pro Migrante, Salvation Army, Red Cross, Friendship House Shelter, Lighthouse Mission, Agape Mission, Women Care Shelter, Skagit Domestic Violence and Assault Services Shelter, LOVE In The Name of Christ (LOVE Inc.), Neighbors in Need, Bellingham Food Bank, Helping Hands, Viewcrest Assembly of God, Community Covenant, Immaculate Conception, and St. Charles Church. Sea Mar also does outreach at the Light House, Agape Mission, and Women Care Shelter.

Estimated homeless population: 12,000 Patients served: 4,431

Interfaith CHC
220 Unity
Bellingham, WA 98225
Contact: David Hughes
Phone: (360) 676-6177
Fax: (360) 671-3574
Email: david_hughes@interfaithchc.org

Yakima Neighborhood Health Services

Mailing Address:
PO Box 2605
Yakima, WA 98907-2605
Location:
12 South 8th Street
Yakima, WA 98901
Phone: (509) 454-4143
Fax: (509) 454-3651
Email: anita.monoian@ynhs.org
Web: www.ynhs.org
Director: Anita Monoian
HCH Coordinator: Rhonda Hauff
Medical Director: Jocelyn Pedrosa, MD
UDS Number: 101340

Project Description

Yakima Neighborhood Health Services (YNHS), established in 1975, provides comprehensive medical, dental, and public health to thousands of disadvantaged residents each year. In 2004, YNHS helped form the Homeless Network of Yakima County to better address the needs of individuals experiencing homelessness.

YNHS provides primary medical and dental care at its main clinic in downtown Yakima and at Neighborhood Health-Neighborhood Connections, a satellite clinic. Services are provided by bilingual health professionals and support staff. Pharmacy services are available through the main clinic. Access specialists help patients apply for SSI, food stamps, WIC, Medicaid, Medicare Savings, Basic Health (WA State Subsidized Insurance), and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Pharmacy staff deliver medications and supplies to the homeless clinic and shelters as needed. An HCH outreach worker serves as a “human recall system” to find patients needing follow-up appointments. A public health nurse rotates through a local community shelter and public housing unit. Public health services are provided through street outreach in coordination with the local Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program.

The Homeless Network of Yakima County advocates to improve quality of life, increase public awareness, impact public policy, and prevent and end homelessness. To that end, YNHS's linkages include City of Yakima Neighborhood Development, Community Volunteers, Consumer Credit Counseling, Diocese of Yakima Housing Services, Region 2 Child & Family Services and Juvenile Rehab Services, Enterprise for Progress in the Community, For a Better Tomorrow, Next Step Housing, Northwest Justice Project, Office of Rural and Farm Worker Housing, St. Vincent de Paul, Washington State-Corrections, Salvation Army, Union Gospel Mission, United Way, Yakima Association of Churches, Yakima County Coalition for the Homeless, Yakima County Community Services, Yakima Family YMCA, Yakima Housing Authority, Yakima Health District, Yakima Interfaith Coalition/La Casa Hogar, and YWCA.

Estimated homeless population: 5,669 Patients served: 658

Central Washington Comprehensive Mental Health
402 South 4th Avenue
Yakima, WA 98902
Contact: Rick Weaver
Phone: (509) 575-4811
Email: rweaver@cwcmh.org

Triumph Treatment Services
102 South Naches Avenue
Yakima, WA 98901
Contact: Beth Dannhardt
Phone: (509) 248-1800
Email: bdannhardt@triumphtx.org