St Barnabas Medical Center Inc

CCBHC SERVICES FOR MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ. - MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER (MMC) WILL IMPLEMENT CCBHC SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED AREAS OF MONMOUTH COUNTY, NEW JERSEY. MMC IS AN AFFILIATE OF RWJBARNABAS HEALTH (RWJBH), THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE IN NEW JERSEY. MMC WAS CHOSEN AS THE SITE FOR THIS PROJECT BECAUSE OF THE LARGE UNMET NEED THAT PERSISTS WITHIN MONMOUTH COUNTY, THE 5TH MOST POPULATED COUNTY OF NJ’S 21 COUNTIES. AS A SAFETY NET HOSPITAL, MMC’S PAYOR MIX IS HEAVILY WEIGHTED TOWARD CHARITY CARE AND SELF-PAY (12%) BUT WITHIN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, THE PATIENT POPULATION IS EVEN LOWER-INCOME WITH A MEDICAID PATIENT POPULATION OF OVER 30%. THE MEDICALLY INDIGENT POPULATION IN OUR HOMETOWN OF LONG BRANCH AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES USE LOW-INCOME CLINICS PROVIDED THROUGH MMC AND THE ADJACENT FQHC AS THEIR ONLY SOURCE OF HEALTH CARE. OVER THE 24-MONTH PROJECT PERIOD, THIS NEW CCBHC WILL ALLOW MMC TO FOCUS ON KEY POPULATIONS AS FOLLOWS: 1) ADULTS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS; 2) ADULTS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS (SUD); 3) CHILDREN POST-CRISIS AND INPATIENT HOSPITALIZATION WITH SED; 4) PATIENTS WITH UNMET SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN PRIMARY CARE SETTINGS. THE CCBHC WILL PRIORITIZE THE US VETERAN POPULATION AND HIGH RISK POPULATIONS IDENTIFIED IN RISK STRATIFICATION ASSESSMENTS. THE CCBHC WILL FOCUS ON TREATMENT ENGAGEMENT, REDUCING CRISES, AND PROVIDING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE TO THOSE WITH MULTI-MORBIDITIES TO ACHIEVE WHOLE-PERSON IMPROVEMENT OUTCOMES. OUR PRIMARY GOAL FOR THIS 2-YEAR PROJECT IS: TO CREATE A ROBUST PATIENT NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE TREATMENT ACCESS POINTS THAT PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCLUDING MEDICAL SERVICES, CRISIS INTERVENTION, OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH PRIORITY TO VETERANS AND HIGH RISK POPULATIONS.

MODIFIABLE FACTORS AFFECTING RACIAL DISPARITIES IN LIVE KIDNEY DONATION

SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER ED-ALT GRANT

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - RWJBARNABAS HEALTH (RWJBH), NEW JERSEY'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, HAS ESTABLISHED AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO THE EXISTING PRE-HOSPITAL/EMERGENCY RESPONSE (EMS) FRAMEWORK BY TAKING LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE U.S. MILITARY’S ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS AND INCORPORATING THEM INTO AN INNOVATIVE CARE CONCEPT. THIS NEW APPROACH INVOLVES PHYSICIAN DIRECTED AND PROVIDED CARE AT THE SCENE OF EMERGENCIES OUT IN THE COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO ENHANCE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND SAVE LIVES. UNDER THIS INITIATIVE, RWJBH WILL EXPAND AND ENHANCE ITS EXISTING EMS PHYSICIAN TRAINING AND MOBILE HEALTH INITIATIVE CURRENTLY BASED IN NEWARK TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL TEAM BASED AT COOPERMAN BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER IN LIVINGSTON. BEYOND THE US MILITARY’S EXPERIENCE, RECENT STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT PRE-CLINICAL CARE CARRIED OUT BY EMS PHYSICIANS ASSURES BETTER RESULTS. MANY THERAPIES THAT ARE DELIVERED IN THE HOSPITAL CAN BE DEPLOYED IN THE FIELD, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MAJOR THRUSTS OF THE MILITARY “LESSONS LEARNED”. EMS PHYSICIANS ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO INNOVATE THE DELIVERY OF THESE THERAPIES IN THE FIELD BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY PROVIDER LEGALLY AUTHORIZED TO DELIVER THIS TYPE OF CARE IN THE CIVILIAN ENVIRONMENT. THE PHYSICIAN, IN THEIR RESPONSE VEHICLE, DELIVERS HOSPITAL LEVEL CARE DIRECTLY TO THE PATIENT. EVEN PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AT THE SCENE, THE PHYSICIAN STARTS DIRECTING CARE BY COMMUNICATING WITH ON-SCENE POLICE/FIRE PERSONNEL. THE MAJOR BENEFIT OF THE PHYSICIAN IS TO DELIVER IMMEDIATE LIFE-SAVING INTERVENTIONS WHILE ALSO ENHANCING TRIAGE CAPABILITIES, PROVIDING THE RIGHT RESOURCES TO THE RIGHT PATIENT AT THE RIGHT TIME. THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IS BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES AND LIVES SAVED.