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HEALTH CENTER PROGRAM - PROJECT TITLE: SERVICE AREA COMPETITION – ADDITIONAL AREA APPLICANT ORGANIZATION: TRILLIUM HEALTH ADDRESS: 259 MONROE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NY 14607 WEBSITE: WWW.TRILLIUMHEALTH.ORG PROJECT DIRECTOR: JASON BARNECUT-KEARNS, CEO PHONE: 585-545-7200 SERVICE AREA IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, CITY AND STATE: 065 (ROCHESTER, NY) TRILLIUM HEALTH (TH), INC. A DESIGNATED FQHC LOOK-ALIKE SINCE 2016, HAS BEEN PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED, PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF THE GREATER ROCHESTER, FINGER LAKES AND SOUTHERN TIER REGIONS OF NEW YORK STATE FOR OVER 35 YEARS. THE HEALTH CENTER’S MISSION IS “TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE AND EXTRAORDINARY PRIMARY AND SPECIALTY CARE, INCLUDING FOR PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, REGARDLESS OF INCOME, SEXUAL IDENTITY, RACE, OR ETHNICITY.” THE HEALTH CENTER’S SERVICE AREA INCLUDES 41 ZIP CODES LOCATED IN MONROE, ONTARIO AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION OF UPSTATE NEW YORK, AND INCLUDES THE ROCHESTER METROPOLITAN AREA. OF THE 717,038 SERVICE AREA RESIDENTS, 204,356 (28.5%) LIVE AT OR BELOW 200% OF FEDERAL POVERTY GUIDELINES (FPG) AND REPRESENT TRILLIUM HEALTH’S PRIMARY TARGET POPULATION. TH OPERATES FOUR SERVICE DELIVERY SITES LOCATED AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES: • 259 MONROE AVENUE - LOCATED AT 259 MONROE AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NY 14607 • 170 SCIENCE PARKWAY - LOCATED AT 170 SCIENCE PARKWAY, ROCHESTER, NY 14620 • JEFFERSON AVENUE - LOCATED AT 924 JEFFERSON AVENUE, ROCHESTER, NY 14611 (NOTE: THIS SITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND WILL BE OPERATIONAL WITHIN 120 DAYS OF NOTICE OF AWARD.) • MOBILE ACCESS CLINIC (MAC) - PARKED OVERNIGHT AT 170 SCIENCE PARKWAY, ROCHESTER, NY 14620 AND ROUTED THROUGHOUT THE SERVICE AREA. TRILLIUM HEALTH PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES, EITHER DIRECTLY, CONTRACTUALLY OR THROUGH REFERRAL ARRANGEMENTS: COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE FOR ALL LIFECYCLES (FAMILY PRACTICE, INTERNAL MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, GYN), WELL-CHILD SERVICES, IMMUNIZ ATIONS, CANCER SCREENINGS, FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, PRIMARY CARE SCREENINGS (E.G. CHOLESTEROL, BLOOD LEAD, DIABETES, BLOOD PRESSURE, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES), BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, ORAL HEALTH, PHARMACY, RADIOLOGY AND LAB SERVICES. TO REDUCE BARRIERS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO CRITICALLY NEEDED HEALTH CARE SERVICES, TRILLIUM HEALTH PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ENABLING SERVICES TO INCLUDE: ELIGIBILITY ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, HEALTH EDUCATION, OUTREACH, REFERRAL COORDINATION, INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION, AND TRANSPORTATION. TRILLIUM HEALTH’S PROPOSED SERVICE AREA COMPETITION - ADDITIONAL AREA PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE NUMEROUS UNMET HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND HEALTH DISPARITIES AMONG THE SERVICE AREA AND TARGET POPULATION, INCLUDING THOSE RELATED TO INADEQUATE PRENATAL CARE, INFANT MORTALITY, CHILDHOOD MORTALITY, PREMATURE BIRTH, TEEN BIRTHS, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HEART FAILURE, CANCER, STROKE, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES, OBESITY, SMOKING, LEAD POISONING, ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, PARKINSON’S DISEASE, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, ORAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INCLUDING OPIOIDS, HOMELESSNESS AND HOUSING INSTABILITY, LACK OF NUTRITION, LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, KIDNEY DISEASE, SUICIDE, AMONG MANY OTHERS. NUMEROUS BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CARE ARE EXPERIENCED BY MUCH OF THE TARGET POPULATION, INCLUDING LACK OF HEALTH INSURANCE, LACK OF FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO PAY FOR SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION AND LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT. THESE UNMET HEALTH CARE NEEDS AND BARRIERS TO ACCESSING CRITICALLY NEEDED SERVICES WILL BE ADDRESSED BY TRILLIUM HEALTH’S COMPREHENSIVE AND FULLY INTEGRATED SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL, WHICH INCLUDES THE FULL SCOPE OF ENABLING SERVICES. IN 2023, TRILLIUM HEALTH SERVED 12,458 PATIENTS WITH 42,571 IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL VISITS WITH SERVICES PROVIDED BY 7.8 FTE PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS, 9.6 FTE MID-LEVEL PROVIDERS, AND 0.4 FTE MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS. IN 2026, THE HEALTH CENTER PROJECTS TO SERVE 56,000 PATIENTS.
