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Agency Name: Piedmont Health Services, Inc. <br /> ( <br /> Mission Statement: We believe quality health care for everyone in our community is a fundamental right. Our <br /> mission is to ensure this right. <br /> • <br /> Orange County Outside Agency Funding: 2007-08: $10.750 2088-89: $10.750 <br /> Executive/Program Director: Brian Toomey, MSW Website: vmxmv.piedmoondheo|th.org <br /> MAJOR SERVICES <br /> w <br /> As a federally-qualified community health center, Piedmont Health Services' Carrboro Community Health <br /> Center provides comprehensive primary medical and dental care, |abonahory, pharmacy, WIC/nutrition, and <br /> social work services to underserved populations of the region (e.g. low-income, uninsured, Medicaid). <br /> • Services are available to individuals of all ages, and all services are available in the Spanish language and <br /> on a sliding-fee scale tied to the Federal Poverty Level.We newly have Burmese interpreters available. <br /> w IMPORTANT NOTE: The PHS fiscal year runs from December 1st to November 30m Thus we are <br /> currently 10 months into our FY 07-08. All FY 07-08 are therefore not"Actual", but"Estimated." <br /> OUTCOME MEASURES <br /> FY 05-06 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 <br /> Actual Actual Estimated Projected <br /> # Patient medical and dental visits atCarr Available <br /> Carrboro 22.5�5 22.83G 23.00O 11/1/08 <br /> ConnmunityHeu�h (�onter <br /> Available <br /> Total if patient visits (=medical/dental + � b� �y� �1D� � <br /> ' ` ' ' ' <br /> �8C/nuthUonand soc�}vvork 11/1/O8 <br /> \ ' <br /> FY 2007-08 OUTCOMES <br /> Proposed Program Objective Status Actual Results <br /> For CY 2007` 33.697 of 35,720 total <br /> PHS health center users applied for <br /> the sliding-fee scale by submitting <br /> Provide services to families at or near Exceeds Expectations <br /> their financial information. Of these, <br /> 98% were determined to live below <br /> poverty level � <br /> 2OO96 of the Federal Poverty <br /> Guideline, andG596 |ivedbe|ow1OO96 <br /> of the FPG. <br /> Increased number of visits completed <br /> Maintain or increase the volume of care <br /> in last FY. Percentage of patients <br /> Expectations <br /> provided to the community <br /> who are uninsured up to 56% this <br /> year. <br /> FY 2007-08 CHALLENGES • <br /> • Please describe challenges your agency faced while trying to reach your pmo0samnob]eotivem in FY <br /> 2007-08. How did you work to overcome these obstacles? (If no challenges existed, please write <br /> none.) The major challenge to our program operations continues to be maintaining a balanced budget in <br /> face of the rising number of uninsured individuals seeking our services. We now spend >140% of our <br /> Federal grant dollars on care of the uninsured population, making State and local dollars critical to our long- <br /> term sustainability. <br /> 75 <br />