Organizations Filed Purposes:
REACHING OUT TO IMPROVE LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH ADVOCACY, SUPPORT AND THE INTEGRATION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES. ABBE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH (MHC) SERVES AS THE SAFETY NET MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER FOR THE COMMUNITY.IN KEEPING WITH THE CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT, THE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER FOCUSED MAJOR EFFORTS IN SYSTEMS CHANGE AND THE INTEGRATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE AND WELLNESS. BY ITS MISSION, THE MHC IS DESIGNED TO SERVE THE INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES IN RECOVERING FROM A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND THOSE WHO MAY NOT HAVE THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FOR COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT. THE MHC CLIENT BASE IS PRIMARILY PUBLICLY FUNDED THROUGH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID, OR REGIONAL/COUNTY FUNDS. INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS DIE, ON AVERAGE, 25 YEARS EARLIER THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION DUE TO SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUE.
TO PROVIDE QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO THE CITIZENS OF LINN, BENTON, FAYETTE, IOWA, JOHNSON, DELAWARE, BUCHANAN, CEDAR AND JONES COUNTIES.
CONTINUATION OF ORGANIZATION'S MISSION:COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED INTEGRATED CARE IS IMPORTANT IN ENSURING THAT MEDICAL NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED AS WELL AS WELL AS THE MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION. THE ABBE CENTER BECAME AN INTEGRATED HEALTH HOME PROVIDER FOR MEDICAID RECIPIENTS 6 YEARS AGO IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS. MHC SERVED 11,977 INDIVIDUALS IN CY 19, WITH MORE THAN 83% HAVING MEDICARE OR MEDICAID AS THEIR PAYER WITH AN ADDITIONAL 5% BEING FUNDED BY COUNTY TAX DOLLARS.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT:OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDES THERAPY AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES FOR ALL AGE RANGES. 6,829 INDIVIDUALS WERE SEEN FOR THERAPY AND 8,071 INDIVIDUALS WERE SEEN FOR MEDICATION TREATMENT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2019. OUTPATIENT SERVICES CONTINUES TO USE A SAME DAY ACCESS MODEL FOR INITIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR NEW PATIENTS. THIS ALLOWS THE INDIVIDUAL TO WALK-IN FOR AN INITIAL APPOINTMENT WHEN IT BEST MEETS THEIR NEEDS AND HAS REDUCED THE NO SHOW RATE OF EVALUATION SERVICES. THIS MODEL HAS INCREASED EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVED ACCESS FOR CLIENT CARE.
INTEGRATED HEALTH HOME (IHH) SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN ACCESSING NEEDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AS WELL AS PHYSICAL HEALTHCARE, WITH A WELLNESS FOCUS. THE COORDINATION AND INTEGRATION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE ASSIST BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE PROVIDERS A MORE COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO OVERALL HEALTH OF THE INDIVIDUALS. BY IMPROVING OVERALL HEALTH, INDIVIDUALS WILL REDUCE ACCESS TO HIGHER COST SERVICES, REDUCE OR CONTROL MAJOR HEALTH FACTORS SUCH AS DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE AND LIVE HEALTHIER AND MORE INDEPENDENT LIVES IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH IHH INDIVIDUALS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS PRIMARY CARE SERVICES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN NON-EXISTENT IN THEIR LIVES, BECOME ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY SERVICES AND REDUCE HOSPITAL STAYS. ROUGHLY 2615 PERSONS WERE SERVED IN THIS PROGRAM, 100% OF THEM ARE MEDICAID ELIGIBLE.
CMI SERVICES INCLUDES COMMUNITY BASED SUPPORT AND SKILL BUILDING SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS. APPROXIMATELY 631 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM IN CALENDAR YEAR 2019. THESE SERVICES ASSIST INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY WITH SUPPORT AND MONITORING OF THEIR ILLNESS. MEDICATION MONITORING IS A KEY ELEMENT IN COMMUNITY SUPPORT TO ASSIST IN EARLY INTERVENTION OF SYMPTOM EXACERBATION. THESE COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES LESSEN THE COST OF CARE OVERALL, INCLUDING LESS USE OF LOCAL TAX DOLLARS BY ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND REDUCE HOSPITALIZATIONS.
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 |
|---|
| Ali Safdar | MEDICAL DIRECTOR | 28 | $231,794 |
| Jeff Wilharm | STAFF PHYSICIAN | 5 | $175,216 |
| Ellen Natvig | STAFF PHYSICIAN | 36 | $127,785 |
| Kathleen Horan | PRESIDENT & CEO | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Heinrich | EXEC VP FINANCE/CFO | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Johnson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
| Mike Tiernan | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Rhoda Shepherd | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ned Rohwedder | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Herbert Musser | BOARD SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Barb Matias | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Larry Maiers | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Linda Kirsch | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Anne Jahnke Fr 0519 | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Marlene Hill | BOARD VICE CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Trish Ellison To 0519 | BOARD TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Marybess Chester | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ron Buch To 0519 | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mike Bringolf | BOARD CHAIR | 0.5 | $0 |
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