Broad Top Area Medical Center Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

RURAL COMMUNITIES OPIOID RESPONSE-IMPLEMENTATION

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

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - BROAD TOP AREA MEDICAL CENTER, INC. (BTAMC), HEALTH CENTER AWARD # 6H80CS00330-23-02, IS REQUESTING $600,000.00 IN YEAR ONE AND $500,000.00 IN YEAR TWO THROUGH THE HRSA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE ITS MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICES, INCLUDING ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD). BTAMC HAS A 50-YEAR HISTORY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE, HIGH-QUALITY, AFFORDABLE, HEALTH CARE TO THE COMMUNITIES OF RURAL SOUTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA. IN RECENT YEARS, IT HAS BECOME A COMMUNITY LEADER IN RESPONDING TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF HUNTINGDON COUNTY, PA AND THE SURROUNDING REGION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS PRIMARY CARE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM. IN 2023 17.7% OF THE NEARLY 21,000 PATIENTS SERVED BY THE HEALTH CENTER RECEIVED A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS DURING THEIR VISIT. ONE FIFTH OF THOSE PATIENTS WERE INVOLVED WITH THE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM IN SOME CAPACITY. EXISTING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE CONSULTATION AND COUNSELING SUPPORT WITH LICENSED CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS; PSYCHIATRIC CARE AND COLLABORATION; BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE COORDINATION MANAGEMENT; AND AN INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PATHWAY PROGRAM ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC PAIN CONDITIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY INITIATIVES AROUND THE PREVENTION, TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE HEALTH CENTER SERVES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN—FROM ITS PEDIATRIC POPULATION TO OLDER ADULTS. YET, DATA SUGGEST THERE IS ROOM FOR GROWTH WHEN COMPARING THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS SERVED VS. THOSE DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION. FURTHERMORE, 2023 UDS DATA SUGGEST THAT BTAMC CAN INCREASE EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY AND SUBSEQUENTLY PROVIDE SERVICES FOR PERSONS EXPERIENCING MODERATE TO HIGH-RISK SUBSTANCE USE, OR HAVE A CLINICALLY DIAGNOSABLE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. THE PROPOSED PROJECT APPLIES FUNDING TOWARD THIS PROGRAM DEVELOPM ENT, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON EXPANDING SERVICES THROUGH TWO STRATEGIES. FIRST, WE INTEND TO ADD PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT STAFF TO THE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM AS CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS/CERTIFIED RECOVERY SPECIALISTS. INCORPORATING PEER SERVICES ACHIEVES MULTIPLE AIMS. PEER LEVEL SUPPORTS, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF LICENSED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, CAN UTILIZE A WIDE RANGE OF SKILLS AS COUNSELING ASSISTANTS IN THE PROMOTION OF PERSONAL WELLNESS, COPING, AND RESILIENCY AMONG PERSONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE USE CONCERNS. SUCH SKILLS ALLOW THEM TO AID IN WARM HANDOFFS, PROVIDE SCREENING, ENGAGE PERSONS IN BRIEF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTIONS, AND FACILITATE REFERRALS TO ONGOING TREATMENT WHILE SPEAKING FROM A PLACE OF “LIVED EXPERIENCE.” THE SECOND EMPHASIS OF THE PROJECT IS TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING NEED FOR MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS IN THE REGION WHO CAN PROVIDE CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS TREATMENT AND PRESCRIBING, INCLUDING MEDICATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF OPIOID USE DISORDER AND OTHER SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. BASED ON OUR SURVEY OF OUR CURRENT PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS, AND THE CONTINUED DEMAND FOR PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, OUR NEEDS APPEAR BEST BE MET BY HIRING A DEDICATED PROVIDER TO FOCUS ON CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS MEDICINE WITHIN OUR CLINIC POPULATION. WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN RECRUIT A MID-LEVEL PRACTITIONER, WORKING IN COMBINATION WITH THE CURRENT PSYCHIATRIC PROVIDERS, TO TREAT PATIENTS WITH MOUD AND MEET THE DEMAND FOR COMPLEX PSYCHIATRIC PRESCRIBING. EXPERIENCE AND PROVIDER DISCUSSION HAS PROVEN THAT INTEGRATING LEAD CLINICIANS IN THIS MANNER WITHIN THE HEALTH CENTER WILL BE ESSENTIAL TO ENCOURAGING FAMILY MEDICINE PROVIDERS’ ENGAGEMENT WITH MOUD ACROSS THE HEALTH CENTER SITES. AS A RESULT OF THESE INITIATIVES, BROAD TOP AREA MEDICAL CENTER AIMS TO INCREASE ITS UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS SERVED BY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STAFF IN 2025 TO OVER 1000, ONE-THIRD OF THE PATIENT POPULATION WITH A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIAGNOS IS.

CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM