ANN SILVERMAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC
595 W STATE ST, DOYLESTOWN, PA 18901 ashealthclinic.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FREE HEALTHCARE FOR LOW-INCOME UNINSURED

MEDICAL PROGRAM- ANN SILVERMAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC (ASCHC) WAS FOUNDED 26 YEARS AGO BY A LOCAL PHYSICIAN AND HIS COLLEAGUES TO PROVIDE FREE HEALTHCARE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAD LIMITED INCOME AND WERE UNINSURED. TODAY THE CLINIC'S MISSION REMAINS UNCHANGED. ASCHC REMAINS A VOLUNTEER- DRIVEN FREE CLINIC FOR UNINSURED, LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF BUCKS COUNTY. IT PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL CARE - ACUTE, CHRONIC AND PREVENTATIVE SERVICES-AS WELL AS DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND MEDICATION ASSISTANCE TO UNINSURED ADULTS AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE A HOUSEHOLD INCOME LESS THAN 250% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES. SINCE INCEPTION IN 1994, THE CLINIC HAS CARED FOR MORE THAN 13,898 ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE MEDICAL PROGRAM. IN FY 19-20, WE PROVIDED MEDICAL SERVICES TO 1,074 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS VIA 3,087 CLINIC VISITS. ASCHC CARED FOR 280 NEW PATIENTS AT OUR CLINIC LOCATED IN DONATED SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF DOYLESTOWN HOSPITAL. IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT THESE MEDICAL SERVICES WERE PROVIDED DESPITE THE ONSET OF THE COVID PANDEMIC THAT LIMITED IN-PERSON CLINIC VISITS BETWEEN MID-MARCH AND JUNE. THE ASCHC STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS UTILIZED TELEHEALTH TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY CARE NEEDED BY OUR PATIENTS. ONE HUNDRED TEN VOLUNTEER SPECIALISTS PROVIDED 1,464 MEDICAL SERVICES, BOTH IN THE CLINIC AND OFFSITE. THE CLINIC ALSO PROCESSED 353 PRESCRIPTIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (PAP) APPLICATIONS FOR MEDICATIONS NEEDED BY 259 PATIENTS, VALUED AT 406,765.

DENTAL PROGRAM- THERE IS A TREMENDOUS NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR DENTAL SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND HAVE NO HEALTH INSURANCE. THE ANN SILVERMAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC'S DENTAL PROGRAM USES A HYBRID MODEL, PROVIDING PREVENTIVE SERVICES ONSITE AT OUR CLINIC AND SECURING FREE RESTORATIVE DENTAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUR NETWORK OF 38 VOLUNTEER DENTISTS. SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2002, THE CLINIC HAS PROVIDED 15,103 TREATMENT VISITS TO 3,585 ADULTS AND CHILDREN. IN FY 19- 20, THE DENTAL PROGRAM SAW 484 UNDUPLICATED ADULTS AND CHILDREN. THIS FIGURE REFLECTS THAT FACT THAT DENTAL SERVICES WERE VERY LIMITED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THERE WERE 143 NEW PATIENTS SEEN AND 858 RETURN VISITS TO OUR DENTAL CLINIC. THE TOTAL TREATMENT VISITS OF 1,248 INCLUDES 1,001 ONSITE VISITS AND 247 COMMUNITY DENTAL VISITS. IN FY 19-20, WE PROVIDED 433 DENTAL EXAMS AND 554 DENTAL HYGIENE SERVICES.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SOCIAL SERVICES - THE ANN SILVERMAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINIC SEEKS TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE, HOLISTIC AND COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE. NEW PATIENTS AND RETURNING PATIENTS ARE ASSESSED AND INTERVIEWED ANNUALLY TO DETERMINE THEIR ELIGIBILITY FOR CLINIC SERVICES AND TO ADDRESS THEIR CASE MANAGEMENT NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, AND HOUSING. THEY ARE ALSO SCREENED FOR DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY USING A STANDARDIZED TOOL, PHQ9, AND REFERRED TO OUR LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS NEEDED. THERE WERE 1,061 COMBINED SOCIAL SERVICE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH VISITS PROVIDED BY STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AND 369 PEOPLE WERE APPROVED VIA ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION VISITS. IN FY 19-20, THERE WERE 521 ELIGIBILITY AND CASE MANAGEMENT VISITS, 438 COUNSELING SESSIONS AND 125 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS WERE PROVIDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE. OUR VOLUNTEER PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER PROVIDED SERVICES THROUGH 102 VISITS FOR ASSESSMENT, MEDICATIONS AND COUNSELING.

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