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Approval of $97,000 in Funding from the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County - Ang
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On November 25, 2014 The Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County awarded the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center $97,000 in grant funding. The grant will be used to fund operations at the Round Lake Area Student Health and Wellness Center. Specifically, grant funds will be used to cover: salaries and benefits for the Nurse Practitioner/SBHC Coordinator and Certified Medical Assistant; office supplies; medical/operational supplies; drugs/medicines; and outreach mailings to recruit patients for the site.
LCHD/CHC is also projecting that the Student Health and Wellness Center will generate $76,859 in revenue during the FY 2015 year. This patient-generated revenue will cover the remainder of the operational budget for the site including: contractual costs for mental health professionals; contractual costs for laboratory services; contractual costs for the use of the copier; printing; health education supplies; professional development/travel costs for staff at the site; and access costs for internet at the site. This revenue projection is based on the site having 3 medical visits, 3 mental health visits and 1 psychiatrist visit per day for the rest of the current school year and then increasing the visits per day to 6, 6 and 2 respectively for the next school year. This stepped revenue projection will allow LCHD/CHC more time to build services at the site.
Providing medical and mental health services at the Round Lake Area Student Health and Wellness Center is consistent with LCHD/CHC's most recent strategic plan. Specifically, the site addresses the key strategic priority area of ensuring "Coordination of Care: Access to a Medical Home and Behavioral Health."
The grant period for the award is November 25, 2014 through November 24, 2015.
Suggested Motion
To approve the allocation of $173,859 dollars in funding to support the operations of the School Based Health Center. Included in this allocation request is the approval of $97,000 in grant funds from the Healthcare Foundation of Northern Lake County and $76,859 in projected revenue generated from patient services at the site. Funds will be used to provide medical and mental health services at the Round Lake Area Student Health and Wellness Center.