Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance, Inc.

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Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance, Inc.

• Hazard, Kentucky

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Rural Homelessness

• Is it any different?

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Sources of Funding

• HRSA BPHC Health Care for the Homeless
• United Way
• Good Samaritan Foundation
• Steele Reese Foundation
• Rotary Civic Club
• Donations

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About the Agency

• 13 Employees
• Created in 2005
• Serves about 2,500 people each year
• Perry Harlan Counties
• Four Sites
• Serves homeless people in the region with primary
  care, mental health substance abuse services,
  preventive care, disease management and enabling
  services.

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Agreements with Collaborating Partners

• Clover Fork Clinics
• Primary Care Centers of Eastern Kentucky
• Hazard Clinic
• Quantum Healthcare
• Kentucky and Cumberland River Community Care
• Appalachian Regional Healthcare
• Dentists PCCEK (Greg Baker, DMD-Ellie Campbell,
  DMD), James Jolly, DMD, Harlan Dental Clinic
  (Matt Nunez, DMD), Vicco Dental Center, Clover
  fork Dental, Mia Sellars, DMD
• Department of Employment and Community Based
  Services
• Community Action Agencies
• County/City Schools and Community Colleges
• District Health Departments
• Police Departments
• Housing Development organizations

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Agreements with Collaborating Partners

• Hazard Perry County Community Ministries, Masters
  Lamb Ministries, Family First Ministries
• LKLP Spouse Abuse Center, Hope Center
• Homeless Shelters (Christ Hands, Corner Haven)
• Southeast Area Health Education Center
• Churches
• Civic Clubs (Lions and Rotary)
• ROTARY FREE CLINIC WITHOUT WALLS (Rotary Civic
  Club)

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Rotary Free Clinic Without Walls

• History
• A group of individuals concerned about the
  difficulties individuals face accessing health
  care had a conversation over a luncheon. From
  this luncheon emerged Rotary Free Clinic
• Rotary Free Clinic Board was incorporated in
  1999 and it is primarily sponsored by Rotary
  Civic Club

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Rotary Free Clinic Without Walls

• How it works
• The Rotary Free Clinic Board of Directors and
  KMHA staff actively recruit providers
• It provides an opportunity for physicians to see
  a designated number of physicians each month.
• Providers are enrolled by completing enrollment
  packet
• Patients can be screened and referred from KMHA
  or Little Flower Clinic
• Patients are given a voucher (pink slip)
• Number of referrals, visits and visit outcomes
  are tracked through logs
• Additional referrals are made if necessary and
  medication are obtained
• Reports are provided to referring providers with
  follow-up instructions

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Rotary Free Clinic Without Walls

• Handouts
• Rotary Free Clinic
• Fact Sheet
• Physician Participation Agreement
• Patient Participation Agreement
• Patient Intake Form
• Instruction Form
• Intake Form
• Release
• Draft Notice of Privacy Practices

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Rotary Free Clinic Without Walls

• Volunteers Providing Over 200 Visits Annually
• Dentists
• Optometrists
• Gastroenterologists
• Pulmonologist s
• Ophthalmologist
• Urologists
• Rheumatologists
• Nephrologists
• Otolaryngologist
• Pediatricians
• Surgeons
• Gynecologists

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2010 In-kind Contributions

• Rotary Providers and on-site medical volunteers-
  56,273
• IDP- 804,307

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Contact Information

• Kentucky Mountain Health Alliance
• Phone [phone]
• Contact Person
• Ruth Woolum
• rosie_at_kymha.org