La Casa De Salud Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

PROMOTING RESILIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG HEALTH PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

LCDS MINORITY AIDS SERVICE INTEGRATION INITITIATIVE - LA CASA DE SALUD, INC. (LCDS) IS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) CORPORATION AND A NEW YORK STATE (NYS) ARTICLE 28 DIAGNOSTIC & TREATMENT CENTER. IT HAS BEEN SERVING THE SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITY SINCE 1998 AND HAS BEEN A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE CENTER (FQHC) HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS (HCH) PROGRAM SINCE 2009. LCDS HAS THREE HEALTH CENTERS IN THE SOUTH BRONX, SERVING RESIDENTS OF THE UNDERSERVED AND HIGH-NEED SOUTH BRONX COMMUNITIES OF HUNTS POINT – MOTT HAVEN (ZIP CODES: 10454, 10455, 10459, 10474) AND HIGHBRIDGE – MORRISANIA (10451). - LCDS HEALTH CENTER LOCATED AT 966 PROSPECT AVENUE (ESTABLISHED IN 1998, FQHC 0-DESIGNATED IN 2009); - RAMON VELEZ HEALTH CENTER (RVHC) LOCATED AT 754 EAST 151ST STREET (ADDED IN 2015); - CASA MARIA HEALTH CENTER (CASA MARIA) LOCATED AT 324 EAST 149TH STREET (ADDED IN 2017) SINCE 1998, LCDS HAS BEEN OPERATING A CONTINUUM OF PRIMARY CARE, SPECIALTY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED NEW YORKERS, WITH EXPERTISE IN ENGAGING PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV (PLWH), SUBSTANCE USERS, INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. ITS INTEGRATED CLINICAL STAFFING TEAM PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF PRIMARY CARE, DENTAL, PEDIATRIC, MENTAL HEALTH CARE, SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND ENABLING SERVICES. LA CASA DE SALUD, INC. WILL PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE, EVIDENCE-BASED, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE MENTAL AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDER TREATMENT THAT IS INTEGRATED WITH HIV PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTION SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS, AGES 18 AND OVER, LIVING WITH OR AT RISK FOR HIV AND/OR HEPATITIS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON HISPANIC/LATINO AND AFRICAN AMERICAN RESIDENTS IN THE BRONX. LCDS WILL PARTNER WITH THREE OTHER AFFILIATES OF THE ACACIA NETWORK, WHO SERVE A LARGE VOLUME OF RESIDENTS/CLIENTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, INCLUDING: PROMESA, INC. COMMUNITY RESIDENCES (CRS) AND CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS (CCBHC), UNITED BRONX PARENTS, INC. HIV HEALTH HOMES (HH) AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE PROGRAM, AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION OF PROGRESSIVE DOMINICANS (ACDP) OUTPATIENT CLINIC TREATMENT PROGRAM OVER THE FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THESE PARTNERS, LCDS WILL ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING: OBJECTIVE 1: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, IMPLEMENT OUTREACH STRATEGIES AND PROVIDE PREVENTION EDUCATION TO 400 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR, OR A TOTAL OF 1,600 BY THE END OF THE FOUR-YEAR PERIOD. OBJECTIVE 2: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, PROVIDE HIV/HEPC C/MENTAL HEALTH SCREENINGS TO 50% OF THE INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFIED VIA OUTREACH. OBJECTIVE 3: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, ENROLL 100% OF INDIVIDUALS SCREENED FOR HIV/HCV/MH INTO THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVE 4: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, DEVELOP A CARE PLAN FOR 80% OF CLIENTS TO ADDRESS MEDICAL, MH, AND SUD NEEDS. OBJECTIVE 5: BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, PROVIDE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, PEER SUPPORT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO 100% ENROLLED CLIENTS AS ALIGNED TO THEIR CARE PLAN. BY THE END OF THE PROGRAM, 25% OF CLIENTS WILL REPORT A REDUCTION IN ANXIETY OR DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS FROM BASELINE.

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - TYPE 7 SUBMISSION.

LCDS MAT PDOA PROGRAM - LA CASA DE SALUD, INC. (LCDS) REQUESTS MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT - PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID ADDICTION (MAT-PDOA) FUNDING TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD) SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS 13 AND OLDER WITH OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) IN THE BRONX, NEW YORK. LCDS, A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) OPERATING FIVE INTEGRATED PRIMARY CARE SITES, CURRENTLY RUNS A LOW-THRESHOLD MOUD PROGRAM WITH 16 PRESCRIBING PROVIDERS BUT NEEDS ADDITIONAL CLINICAL SUPPORT STAFF TO EXPAND ENGAGEMENT AND CARE COORDINATION. FUNDING WILL STRENGTHEN THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKFORCE AND NURSE CARE MANAGEMENT MODEL, WITH PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFIED THROUGH MOBILE OUTREACH AND REFERRALS FROM HOSPITALS, SHELTERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. SERVICES INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT, FDA-APPROVED MOUD, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT, OVERDOSE PREVENTION EDUCATION, NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION, TOBACCO CESSATION, AND SCREENING FOR HIV, HEPATITIS, AND OTHER INFECTIONS. THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH PROMESA, INDIVIDUALS NEEDING METHADONE WILL RECEIVE COORDINATED REFERRALS. OVER FIVE YEARS, LCDS WILL SERVE 1,525 INDIVIDUALS, STRENGTHENING ITS LONG-TERM CAPACITY TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING OPIOID CRISIS THROUGH IMPROVED TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT, RETENTION, AND HEALTH OUTCOMES.

SPECIAL PROJECTS OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

FISCAL YEAR 2025 EXPANDED HOURS. - APPLICANT: LA CASA DE SALUD, INC. (LCDS) GRANT #: H80CS26631 LA CASA DE SALUD, INC. (LCDS), A DESIGNATED FQHC WITH SIX LOCATIONS, HAS BEEN PROVIDING PRIMARY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE, DENTAL, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO NEW YORK CITY’S MOST VULNERABLE AND MEDICALLY FRAGILE POPULATIONS FOR NEARLY 15 YEARS. ITS PATIENT-CENTERED, INTEGRATED CARE MODEL HAS SUCCESSFULLY ADDRESSED THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN THE SOUTH BRONX. LCDS’S PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO ENHANCE PATIENT ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF HEALTH CENTER OPERATING HOURS AT TWO SITES: RAMON VELEZ HEALTH CENTER 754 EAST 151ST STREET BRONX, NY 10455 CLAY AVENUE HEALTH CENTER 1776 CLAY AVENUE BRONX, NY 10457 BY EXTENDING THE OPERATING HOURS AT THE RAMON VELEZ HEALTH CENTER AND CLAY AVENUE HEALTH CENTER, WE WILL ENHANCE PATIENT ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES. THIS EXPANSION WILL ALLOW MORE FLEXIBLE APPOINTMENT TIMES, REDUCE WAIT TIMES, AND ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO FACE BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS, SUCH AS WORK SCHEDULES AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, CAN RECEIVE THE NECESSARY CARE. THIS INITIATIVE IS CRUCIAL IN IMPROVING OVERALL COMMUNITY HEALTH OUTCOMES AND ENSURING THAT OUR SERVICES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE WHO NEED THEM MOST.

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

LCDS RWPC CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - LA CASA DE SALUD, INC. (LCDS) IS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) SERVING MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE BRONX, NEW YORK. IN 2025, LCDS PROVIDED CARE TO 8,904 PATIENTS, INCLUDING APPROXIMATELY 493 PEOPLE WITH HIV. LCDS ADMINISTERS MULTIPLE HIV-FUNDED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING RYAN WHITE PART C EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES (EIS), CARE COORDINATION REDESIGN (CCR), FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES (FNS), AIDS INSTITUTE-FUNDED HIV PROGRAMS, AND THE RECENTLY AWARDED HOOK AND BRIDGE PROGRAM. LCDS IS REQUESTING RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT CAREWARE AS A CENTRALIZED HIV DATA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM AND INTEGRATE IT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S EXISTING NEXTGEN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR). THE PROJECT WILL STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATION'S HIV DATA INFRASTRUCTURE BY DEVELOPING STANDARDIZED HIV DOCUMENTATION TEMPLATES WITHIN NEXTGEN, ESTABLISHING A DIRECT INTERFACE BETWEEN NEXTGEN AND CAREWARE, AND INCORPORATING STANDARDIZED MONTHLY IMPORTS OF RYAN WHITE PROGRAM DATA FROM AIRS AND ESHARE. THIS INTEGRATED APPROACH WILL CONSOLIDATE CLINICAL AND RYAN WHITE PROGRAM INFORMATION INTO A SINGLE PLATFORM THAT SUPPORTS CLINICAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT (CQM), PATIENT MONITORING, CARE COORDINATION, PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, AND INTERNAL HIV PROGRAM REPORTING. THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL IMPROVE LCDS'S ABILITY TO PROACTIVELY IDENTIFY AND MONITOR PATIENTS WHO ARE OVERDUE FOR HIV MEDICAL VISITS, LABORATORY MONITORING, RYAN WHITE ELIGIBILITY RENEWAL, REFERRALS, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. BY PROVIDING PROVIDERS, CASE MANAGERS, OUTREACH STAFF, AND QUALITY PERSONNEL WITH TIMELY ACCESS TO INTEGRATED CLINICAL AND PROGRAM INFORMATION, CAREWARE WILL STRENGTHEN CARE COORDINATION, SUPPORT EARLIER INTERVENTIONS, REDUCE ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN ASSOCIATED WITH MANUAL DATA RECONCILIATION AND CHART REVIEWS, AND IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO MONITOR VIRAL LOAD SUPPRESSION, RETENTION IN CARE, LINKAGE AND RE-ENGAGEMENT IN CARE, AND OTHER HIV QUALITY MEASURES. THE PROJECT WILL BE COMPLETED DURING THE 12-MONTH PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE THROUGH A PHASED IMPLEMENTATION THAT INCLUDES PROJECT PLANNING, CAREWARE CONFIGURATION, NEXTGEN INTEGRATION, STANDARDIZED AIRS AND ESHARE DATA IMPORTS, SYSTEM TESTING, STAFF TRAINING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION. UPON COMPLETION, CAREWARE WILL BECOME PART OF LCDS'S ROUTINE HIV PROGRAM OPERATIONS AND CLINICAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, PROVIDING A SUSTAINABLE PLATFORM TO SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY HIV CARE, QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, AND DATA-INFORMED DECISION-MAKING FOR LOW-INCOME PEOPLE WITH HIV.

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT- HEALTH CENTER PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C EIS COVID-19 RESPONSE

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPANSION - SCHOOL BASED SERVICE SITES (SBSS)