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Memorial Hermann Healthcare System - Gateway to Care Provider Health Network
The Gateway to Care Provider Health Network (PHN) is a voluntary specialty provider network made up of 807 providers - including physicians, hospitals, diagnostic centers, and labs - dedicated to connecting uninsured patients to the specialty care they need to regain their health and become productive citizens. Memorial Hermann funds one-third of the PHN's budget and actively recruits physicians and provides services.
What is it?
The Gateway to Care Provider Health Network (PHN) is a voluntary specialty provider network made up of 807 providers - including physicians, hospitals, diagnostic centers, and labs - dedicated to connecting uninsured patients to the specialty care they need to regain their health and become productive citizens. Memorial Hermann funds one-third of the PHN's budget and actively recruits physicians and provides services.
Who is it for?
Individuals with incomes at 150 percent or below the federal poverty level, have no health insurance or benefits, and have been referred by a collaborating safety-net provider.
Why do they do it?
With one in every four medical visits requiring a referral to a specialist, the Houston community is in desperate need of a PHN. Timely access to specialized care improves clinical outcomes and over the long term is less costly for the community.
Impact
Since 2006, the PHN has provided services to more than 4,700 patients. For every dollar in program costs, 11 dollars in services is generated.
Contact: Carol Paret
Chief Community Benefits Officer
Telephone: 713-338-5983
E-mail: carol.paret@memorialhermann.org
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