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Diversifying Revenue to Sustain an Urban Indian Health Clinic

Diversifying Revenue to Sustain an Urban Indian Health Clinic. John S. Andrews, MPH Executive Director American Indian Healing Center, Whittier, CA. American Indian Healing Center. Mission

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Diversifying Revenue to Sustain an Urban Indian Health Clinic

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  1. Diversifying Revenue to Sustain an Urban Indian Health Clinic John S. Andrews, MPH Executive Director American Indian Healing Center, Whittier, CA

  2. American Indian Healing Center Mission To provide high quality, culturally sensitive, primary healthcare to urban American Indians and to empower all patients to attain the highest level of health possible through comprehensive medical care, extensive health education and regular health reassessments.

  3. American Indian Healing Center History California has the largest aggregation of American Indians. The greatest proportion live in Los Angeles county, constituting the largest urban concentration of American Indians in the United States. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, an estimated 76,988 American Indians reside in Los Angeles County, with more than 100 tribes represented, yet there were no other clinics that specialized in providing culturally sensitive , direct health care to this unique population.

  4. American Indian Healing Center Founded by Javier “Hawk” Davila, M.D. and Debbie Bent, M.S., FNP-C, PHN, the clinic opened its doors in December 2000 to provide a full range of comprehensive health services to urban American Indians. Despite a loss of state Indian Program Office funds in 2009 due to California budget cuts and without federal Indian Health Service funds, the clinic celebrated its tenth anniversary in November, 1911.

  5. Clinic Demographics Race: Native American/Alaskan Native=72% Caucasian=8.0% African American=2.0% Asian/Pacific Islander=2.0% Ethnicity: Non-Hispanic=72% Hispanic=27.0% Unknown=1.0%

  6. Clinic Demographics (continued) Federal Poverty Level: Under 100%=22% Between 100-200%=53% Above 200%=25%

  7. Clinic Demographics (continued) Gender: Females=67% Males=33% Age: 0-12 years=14% 13-19 years=8% 20-44 years=28% 45-64 years=45% 65 years and over=5%

  8. American Indian Healing Center Future Medi-Cal Managed Care Contracts Private Managed Care Contracts Healthy Way LA Program LA County Department of Mental Health Innovations Programs FQHC-330 Grant Funding Possible Affiliations

  9. American Indian Healing Center Conclusion Despite a dramatic loss of CA State Indian Program funds the clinic has continued to diversify funding sources and has been able to sustain itself in a challenging healthcare economy.

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