Organizations Filed Purposes:
AS A LOCAL, INDEPENDENT PROVIDER, OUR MISSION IS TO OFFER ACCESSIBLE, EVIDENCE-BASED, AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING ABORTION, FAMILY PLANNING, GYNECOLOGY, GENDER-AFFIRMING SERVICES, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND SEXUAL HEALTH SUPPORT.
THE FAMILY PLANNING, GYNECOLOGY AND SEXUAL HEALTH PROGRAM OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE REPRODUCTIVE AND SEXUAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION WITHIN THIS SPECIALIZED SCOPE OF EXPERTISE. SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AT CLINICS IN LONGMONT AND BOULDER, CO (ALTHOUGH WE DO CARE FOR PATIENTS FROM VARIOUS AREAS IN THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY). BOULDER VALLEY WOMEN'S HEALTH CENTER (BVWHC) ASSURES THAT ALL PATIENTS CAN RECEIVE THE HEALTH CARE THEY NEED REGARDLESS OF INCOME OR INSURANCE COVERAGE. THUS, FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNINSURED AND LOW INCOME, MOST CLINICAL SERVICES IN THIS PROGRAM ARE PROVIDED ON A SLIDING FEE SCALE THAT SLIDES TO $0 FOR THE LOWEST INCOME PATIENTS. ADDITIONALLY, TEENS UNDER 18 ALSO RECEIVE SERVICES WITHOUT CHARGE. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.OUR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES (APNS) PROVIDE WELL WOMAN CARE, PRESCRIBE, DISPENSE OR INSERT BIRTH CONTROL METHODS THAT BEST MEET THE NEEDS AND DESIRES OF THE PATIENT, INCLUDING LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION (LARC). VASECTOMY, A PERMANENT METHOD OF CONTRACEPTION IS AVAILABLE IN-HOUSE FOR MEN. OUR SERVICES ALSO INCLUDE TESTING AND TREATING FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS FOR WOMEN AND MEN. ANY SERVICES FOR WOMEN REQUIRING GYNECOLOGY SERVICES BEYOND THE SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF THE ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE (APN) ARE SEEN BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED GYNECOLOGIST FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT. TRANSGENDER PEOPLE RECEIVE APPROPRIATE, RESPECTFUL HEALTH CARE THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS INCLUDING HORMONAL THERAPY. AS A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL PROVIDER (PCMP) FOR THE MEDICAID PROGRAM, WE PROVIDE THOROUGH HEALTH SCREENINGS INCLUDING BREAST, CERVICAL, MENTAL HEALTH AND COLON CANCER SCREENINGS. REFERRALS ARE MADE TO OUTSIDE PROVIDERS WHEN NECESSARY AND PATIENT ADVOCATES FOLLOW UP ON REFERRALS AND ASSURE THAT PATIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES WHEN NEEDED. FOR PATIENTS NEEDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES FOLLOWING AN ABNORMAL MAMMOGRAM, OUR BREAST HEALTH FUND AT BVWHC IS AVAILABLE.BVWHC STRIVES TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO HEALTHCARE ACCESS BY PROVIDING SPECIALIZED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION TO MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKERS, YOUTH, THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY, AND OTHER MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS. SOME CLINIC HOURS AT BOTH LOCATIONS ARE RESERVED TO EXCLUSIVELY SERVE YOUTH, INCREASING CONFIDENTIALITY. COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION (CHE) IS PROVIDED WITHOUT CHARGE IN THE TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN BOULDER COUNTY. IN ADDITION, BVWHC PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH EDUCATION TO JUST UNDER 6,787 STUDENTS IN 2019. THE YOUTH SERVICES PROGRAM AT BVWHC ALSO PROVIDES INTERESTED YOUTH WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER AS A PEER EDUCATOR IN THE SEXUAL HEALTH AND PEER EDUCATION (SHAPE) PROGRAM. BVWHC PROVIDED HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THE FAMILY PLANNING AND GYNECOLOGY PROGRAM TO OVER 3,851 PEOPLE IN 2019
ABORTION PROGRAM - SINCE 1973, BVWHC HAS PROVIDED FIRST TRIMESTER ABORTION SERVICES. EXPERIENCED MEDICAL STAFF PROVIDE ULTRASOUND DATING AND IN-OFFICE PROCEDURES OR MEDICATION ABORTIONS THAT ARE COMPLETED IN THE PRIVACY OF THE PATIENT'S HOME. BVWHC IS CERTIFIED BY THE NATIONAL ABORTION FEDERATION (NAF) AND MEETS ALL STANDARDS FOR HIGH QUALITY ABORTION CARE THAT NAF REQUIRES OF ITS MEMBERS. ABORTION CARE IS PROVIDED ON A FEE FOR SERVICE BASIS. HOWEVER, FOR THOSE WHO HAVE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY PAYING FOR THE PROCEDURE, OUR REPRODUCTIVE EQUALITY FUND AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES CAN BE UTILIZED TO OFFSET THE COST. LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTION (LARC) OR OTHER METHODS OF BIRTH CONTROL CAN BE PROVIDED POST-PROCEDURE AND THE COST CAN BE OFFSET FOR THOSE WHO FINANCIALLY QUALIFY. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.THIS REDUCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF A SUBSEQUENT UNWANTED PREGNANCY. NO GOVERNMENTAL FUNDING, EITHER FEDERAL OR STATE, IS USED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO SUBSIDIZE ABORTION CARE. THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT (CDPHE) PERFORMS A YEARLY SEPARATION AUDIT, SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT THE ISSUE OF ADEQUATE SEPARATION OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS FROM EXPENSES FOR ABORTION CARE. IN 2019, CDPHE DETERMINED THAT BVWHC ESTABLISHED ADEQUATE SEPARATION OF FUNDS.
FISCAL SPONSORSHIPS - PROVIDE FISCAL SPONSORSHIP SERVICES TO LOCAL HUMAN SERVICES GROUPS WITH GOALS IN LINE WITH THE MISSION OF BVWHC.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Heidi Halpern | FINANCE DIRECTOR | 40 | $85,890 |
| Susan Buchanan | CEO (2019) | 20 | $73,749 |
| Ruth Becker | INTERIM CEO | 20 | $30,805 |
| Ed Van Wesep | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Katrina Ruth | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Hollie Rogin | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Alexis Moreno | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Cynthia Molina | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Cristina Mcgarr | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Kimberly Lerner | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Karen Lenser | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Taylor Hannegan | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Meagan D'Angelo | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Susan Connelly | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Tim Rohrer | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Shelly Merritt | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Gus Spheeris | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Laura Stark-Ghayur | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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