Case Studies
What is it?Operation Access (OA) was created in 1993 to mobilize a network of medical volunteers, hospitals, and referring community clinics to provide low-income, uninsured people access to donated outpatient surgeries and specialty care that improve their health, ability to work, and quality of…
What is it?Patee Market Youth Dental Clinic is a dental service that was developed by Heartland Health in 2002. Heartland Health has formed a partnership with Northwest Health Services (NWHS), a federally qualified health center. The clinic is now a part of NWHS, but the dentist is a Heartland…
What is it?The Community Outreach Health Clinic provides free care to uninsured and underinsured patients in the Menomonee Falls area. The clinic is open two evenings and one afternoon each week, and is staffed by volunteer physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other clinical and clerical…
What is it?Hundreds of students have been exposed to and learned about many medical career fields through Career Discovery Days since its beginning in 2006. Area schools receive invitations, encouraging students to participate. Nearly every area school is represented through student attendees. As…
What is it?Over the past decade, Intermountain introduced a new mental health integration (MHI) model, radically changing the way primary care is delivered by improving service coordination and quality outcomes. Through standardized assessments, a team-based approach, and ongoing training, mental…
What is it?The River Cottage is a large four-bedroom home that sits on the bluff overlooking the Wailuku River Waterfall, on the campus of the Hilo Medical Center hospital. The HMC Foundation led the renovation of the vacant cottage, with assistance from many elements of the East Hawaii community,…
What is it?Project Access is a community collaboration that has created a large referral network, which offers access to medical care – particularly specialty care – for low-income people in Hamilton County who do not have insurance. Providers in community clinics and primary care programs,…
What is it?The St. Joseph’s/Candler (SJ/C) St. Mary’s Health Center provides a medical home for individuals who do not have insurance and do not qualify for Medicaid, but have a non-emergent need for medical care, including women’s services. SJ/C physicians volunteer their time, and the nurses help…
What is it?Sinai Community Institute, a member organization of Sinai Health System, manages a training and employment program that has provided workforce development services for the past 15 years to some of Chicago’s hardest-to-serve job seekers. Sinai Community Institute realized in the beginning…
What is it?The complimentary Sixty Plus program offers several services, including an Aging Information Helpline, a dementia support program, caregiver support groups and education, as well as resource connections. Sixty Plus also employs licensed clinical social workers who specialize in…