Project Access NOW eNewsletter: December 2009
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A holiday message from the Chair |
It
has been a pleasure and a privilege serving as board chair of Project
Access NOW during 2009. It has been a year of great growth: the
number of patients enrolled per month has doubled, we now have more
than 2400 committed physician volunteers and have been able to
connect more than 2,500 people to more than $9,000,000 of donated
healthcare services.
The
energy and abilities and dedication of our fantastic staff (Linda,
Lorraine, Margaret, and Elgin), our volunteers, our board members,
and our community partners have combined to move Project Access NOW
forward and allowed the uninsured in our communities to receive
cost-effective healthcare.
Our
success has been gratifying, but creates next year's challenges.
More patients needing care coordination, more physician capacity to
develop, more funds that need to be raised... We have a wonderful
core group and welcome each additional person's participation
(direct service, volunteering, donating etc.) during the coming year.
I want to thank everyone for their efforts and I look forward to 2010
as the year of expanding healthcare access for all.
Sincerely,
Mark
Rosenberg, MD
Chair,
Board of Directors, Project Access NOW
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Square Deal Wine Company renews support |
 Square Deal Wine Company has renewed its support for Project Access NOW by donating 10% of sales to increase access to the low-income uninsured. Visit Square Deal Wine Company's store at 2321 NW Thurman St., Portland, by the end of January 2010, and tell the folks at the counter
you want to support Project Access NOW. You can also get your last-minute gifts there!
What's more, on Tuesday, January 12th, Square Deal Wine Company will host a wine-tasting event for us. Twenty percent of sales made at this wine tasting will go to Project Access NOW. Join us from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.
In the meantime, call Square Deal Wine Company at 503.226.9463, or visit them at SquareDealWine.com.
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Jane D. lived in fear of cervical
cancer for two years. Her post-menopausal bleeding had her constantly
worried about what was going on with her body and whether it meant
something more grave.
She went to the Rosewood Family Health
Center, where she received help, but with no insurance she had to
delay the surgical procedure she knew she needed. "I kept putting
the surgery off because I knew I couldn't afford it," she said.
Continue reading Jane's story.
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Thanking Winnie Kiser and Surgical Associates
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Though Winnie Kiser's official title at Surgical Associates
is Office Coordinator and Surgery Scheduler, she describes herself as
"Patient Advocate". She knows that patients who come in don't want to
be there, so she aims to make their stay as pleasant and effortless as
possible. She said, "I treat patients the way I'd like to be treated."
Winnie also recognizes that Project Access NOW patients wouldn't be able to get the help they need without the program. "Any one of us could be in that seat so easily," Winnie said. "If it happened to me, I would like to know something like Project Access NOW is there for me. So if Tara Foley [at Project Access Multnomah County] needs me to go above and beyond, I'll do it because it needs to be done."
Read more about Winnie Kiser and Surgical Associates.
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Board member profile: Mark Rosenberg
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 For Dr. Mark Rosenberg, Project Access NOW
is a culmination of 30 years of working to improve healthcare for the
underserved. As Director of the Internal Medicine Residency at Providence Portland Medical Center,
he's been training residents to value caring for all members of the
community. As a practicing internist, his practice has focused on the
underserved, and his volunteer work at Wallace Medical Concern has reinforced the need. As Project Access NOW board chair, he extends that vision into fostering collaboration among those serving the uninsured.
It
was Tracy Gratto's presentation about safety net clinics and other
community initiatives that led Mark to get involved in Project Access NOW. "The synergy and efficiency that Project Access NOW fosters seemed critical to support."
Read more about Mark Rosenberg.
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We continue our commitment to mastering effectiveness
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As 2009 ends and we look
forward to the many joys and challenges that face us in 2010, we at
Project Access NOW continue to be committed to mastering our personal
and organizational effectiveness.
We recently held a staff retreat
with focus on how we can intentionally create a "culture of
accountability" in our organization. I know that you are all care
deeply about the effectiveness of your organizations, so I invite you once again to learn more about LionHeart Consulting and its Mastering Effectiveness Self Study program.
To learn more about the LionHeart
Way. please read their article "Is your Compass Getting You There?".
Remember that 51% of the sales of Mastering Effectiveness
that originate from our website come directly to Project Access NOW.
We look forward to a year of tremendous service and effectiveness
working with all of you.
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Project Access NOW Quick Data |
As of November 30, 2009, unless otherwise noted:
- Patients enrolled: 2,783
- Patients served
by Pharmacy Bridge receiving medication: 582
- Number of
prescriptions filled: 3,459
- Cost of prescriptions per patient: $83.94
- Cost per prescription:
$16.65
- Value of medication
received through MAP: $103,392
- Return on community investment: 786% (thru September 2009)
- Patient satisfaction: 9.1/10 (thru June 2009)
- Appointment show rate: 96.5% (thru June 2009)
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Phone: 503.413.5541
Fax: 503.413.5932
Email
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