Analyzing the Case of C.W. Williams Community Health Center
Oluwateniola Elizabeth Shokunbi
California State University Eastbay
Analyzing the Case of C.W. Williams Community Health Center
Introduction
A Community health center can be defined as a center where high quality primary and preventive healthcare is provided regardless of the ability of the patient’s financial situation. There are some basic characteristics a community health center must possess to be fully functional. Some of which are:
• the population that the health center caters to must be identified as an unserved or underserved one
• offering a wide range of health services such as health education, prevention of diseases, treatment and other social benefits.
• Ensuring the members of the board of directors are indigenes of the county and patients of the community health center.1
The C.W. Williams health center known previously as the Metrolina health center was established by Dr. Charles Warren who was the first African American staff in the surgical department of North Carolina’s largest hospital alongside some other healthcare leaders. Its mission is primarily to adequately provide quality and accessible care to the people of Mecklenburg County ensuring efficient service, effective systems, and personal care with the help of supportive staff in conducive environments.
Environmental analysis of the C.W. Williams health center.
Political/legislative: the federal and state government
Dr. Charles Warren “C. W.” Williams had a passion and a desire to be of medical service to “those less fortunate” (Swayne, p. 742) in the Charlotte/Mecklenburg, NC community. He enlisted the help of other medical professionals to assist with the creation of a health facility that would serve “the unserved and underserved population of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.” (Swayne, p. 742) Unfortunately, Dr. Williams died shortly after the opening of the facility and it was eventually named in his honor.
The community clinic focuses on pediatric, adult health care, women’s health, dentistry, WIC, pharmacy and integrated
Carson Tahoe Behavioral Health Services offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services for seniors, adults, adolescents and children suffering from mental health and substance abuse issues. Their Category is Outpatient or Partial Hospitalization Mental Health Facility. This Facility uses a holistic approach to treatment.
Sinclair memorial hospital has the following background information: 305 bed acute care facility, 6,300 in patient visits, 17,000 emergency patients yearly, 13,600 clinic visits and 8,500 outpatient visits. Services offered by the facility include: community health care, primary care, home health care, and cancer care. Before entering the HIM department there is a code of dressing that is expected. For the IT department, a casual wear is recommended but the most important part is the identification badge which has to visible all the time. The identification badge shows one is an employee in a particular department and also allows the accessibility of restricted areas within the organization. The facility has to be accessible to the public but The HIM department is expected to be secure in order to keep other employees and unauthorized persons from accessing and accessibility can achieved through authorization and permission are coded in the badge Recording is procedural, for example when a patient is brought by an ambulance, the nurse starts electronic recording through documentation and the health care information is kept throughout the period the patient is being taken care of by other health providers
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The Primary Care Cliff is set to leave it’s biggest mark on Community Centers in October, that is when the funding for the Health Center Graduate Medical Education program runs out. The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) addresses the need for primary care doctors in rural and underprivileged areas. Physicians doing their residencies in a This is only one area of the ACA funding that was created to enhance primary care physicians in an already primary care shortage that included funding residencies and expanding reimbursement for primary care providers. Given that the U.S. Congress is unlikely to expand these fundings due to its deep division on funding healthcare, local communities may need to take on this issue to keep their local health centers active. With over 120 Community Health Centers and FQHCs in the city of Chicago alone, losing funding would be disasterous. Local stakeholder groups that would support a funding shift or flex funding to continue the THCGME would be based on an interest in continuing community centers,
As you know Community Health Centers serve a vital role in providing primary care, dental, behavioral, pharmacy, vision and a variety of complementary services to our most vulnerable patients and communities. Health centers generate millions of dollars both in economic impact and overall cost-savings to the health care system.
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In November 1970, Central Virginia Health Services opened in rural Buckingham County. The site, Central Virginia Community Health Center (CVCHC) became the first community health center in Virginia. It was created to serve the health care needs of residents of the rural counties of Buckingham, Cumberland, and Fluvanna. After initially operating out of three trailers in each of the three counties, practice operations were consolidated into the Gold Hill community of Buckingham County. In 1970, health center funding supported only medical services so that was the only service offered. CVCHC providers soon realized that patients’ needed other services, especially medications, and a pharmacy was added, followed over time by the addition of dental,
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The Centretown Community Health Centre offers a variety of services to the poor members of the community achieve their life objectives. Firstly, the organization offers Diabetes Education program that helps people manage their type II diabetes and pre-diabetes. They do this by offering group education, maintaining individual follow up, preventing complications, teaching on foot care and other self-care practice. Secondly, the organization carries out is Health Services and Primary Care done by a highly skilled interdisciplinary team where doctors and people responsible in different work areas can come together to provide medical services to registered clients, the main objective of this service is to ensure that clients receive the best possible care. Thirdly, the organization offers Counseling and Wellness Programs, which enhance the wellbeing of individuals, families and the entire community. The fourth service is Building Healthy Communities Together, which enables the community to put together healthy decisions in their lives. Lastly the organization offers Citywide Programming and Services, which is open to all those living in Ottawa region and mostly deals with those involved in Gay and the homeless people.
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