Swope Health Services
Swope Health Services
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About this organization
Mission
Swope Health improves the health and wellness of the community by delivering accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care.
About
SHS IS A JOINT COMMISSION AND CARF (COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES) ACCREDITED HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDER AND A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) SERVING KANSAS CITY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY SHS SERVED SEVERAL RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS IN 2018. MORE THAN HALF OF SHS' PATIENTS ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN, NEARLY A QUARTER ARE WHITE AND MOST OF THE REMAINING PATIENTS ARE HISPANIC/LATINO OR AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKA NATIVE. WE ARE EXPERIENCING GROWTH IN OUR HISPANIC/LATINO PATIENT POPULATIONS AT MOST LOCATIONS, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH RECENT NATIONAL CENSUS DATA. WE HAVE ACHIEVED LEVEL 3 PRIMARY CARE MEDICAL HOME (PCMH) RECOGNITION BY NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA). USING EMR TECHNOLOGY, OUR PROVIDERS HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN MEETING MEANINGFUL USE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED TO DEMONSTRATE QUALITY OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO OUR PATIENTS. IN 2014, SHS ESTABLISHED A NEW PRIMARY CARE ACCESS POINT IN BELTON. IN 2015, SHS ESTABLISHED A NEW PRIMARY CARE ACCESS POINT IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, HICKMAN MILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT. SHS RECEIVED NEW ACCESS POINT GRANTS FROM THE HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICE ADMINISTRATION (HRSA) FOR BOTH SITES. IN 2016, SHS OPENED A NEW CLINIC IN COLLABORATION WITH TRI COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN NORTH KANSAS CITY. THUS, SHS NOW PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED PRIMARY CARE SERVICES IN THESE NEW COMMUNITIES. IN 2018 WE DECIDED TO RELOCATE OUR NORTHLAND CLINIC TO A NEW LOCATION AND STARTED CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION WORK FOR A NEW CLINIC. FREE AND LOW COST MEDICATIONS: IN ADDITION TO OFFERING 340B PROGRAM, LOW COST MEDICATIONS, SHS SECURED OVER $100,000 IN FREE MEDICATIONS FOR ITS PATIENTS THROUGH VARIOUS PHARMCEUTICAL PATIENT ASSTANCE PROGRAMS INCLUDING PFIZER'S SHARING THE CARE PROGRAM. THIS WAS CRITICAL IN MAINTAINING THE HEALTH OF THE UNINSURED PATIENTS, AND ASSISTED WITH PURCHASING OF PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS FOR SHS PATIENTS WHO ARE WOEFULLY UNDERINSURED. MATERNAL AND CHILDRENS' SERVICES: PREGNANT WOMEN IN SHS' TARGET SERVICE AREA OFTEN DO NOT RECEIVE EARLY AND CONSISTENT PRENATAL CARE. AS A RESULT, THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN OTHER PREGNANT WOMEN TO EXPERIENCE INFANT MORTALITY OR DELIVER PREMATURE AND/OR LOW-BIRTH-WEIGHT INFANTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS AND OTHER EXPENSIVE AND DEBILITATING LONG-TERM HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS. IN FACT, SHS SERVES A POPULATION WHO HAS A HIGHER PREMATURITY RATE THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. WE PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY, ENROLL AND KEEP PREGNANT WOMEN IN ITS PRENATAL PROGRAM. SHS DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW THAT WOMEN IN ITS PRENATAL PROGRAM EXPERIENCE A LOWER INCIDENCE OF NEGATIVE OUTCOMES. FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES ARE ALSO OFFERED. KNOWING INADEQUATE DENTAL HYGIENE AND ORAL INFECTIONS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO PREMATURE LABOR. WE ALSO REFER PREGNANT WOMEN TO OUR DENTAL DEPARTMENT FOR ANY NECESSARY DENTAL CARE. SHS SUPPORTS NEW MOTHERS POST-PARTUM CARE THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE OFFER CLASSES AND ONE-TO-ONE COUNSELING TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO BREASTFEED THEIR BABIES, A STRATEGY THAT IS NOT ONLY COST SAVING BUT THAT PROVIDES A HOST OF LONG-TERM HEALTH BENEFITS TO BOTH THE MOTHER AND CHILD. THROUGH OUR WIC PROGRAM, BREAST PUMPS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THESE NEW MOMS, IN ADDITION TO NUTRITION EDUCATION. SHS PROVIDED HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO CLOSE TO 9,000 CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PATIENTS, TREATING EVERYTHING FROM SPRAINS AND CUTS TO COLDS AND THE FLU. WE ALSO TREAT CHRONIC CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT CAN IMPAIR THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT OF A CHILD, SHS MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO IDENTIFY THESE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS EARLY SO APPROPRIATE TREATMENT CAN BE INITIATED BEFORE A DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEM BECOMES A PERMANENT DISABILITY. TO PROVIDE CHILDREN IN A HIGH-CRIME URBAN AREA WITH A SAFE AND EXCITING HALLOWEEN EXPERIENCE, SHS SPONSORES TREAT TOWN EVERY YEAR AT THE CLINIC ON BLUE PARKWAY. MORE THAN 1,400 CHILDREN ATTENDED THIS ANNUAL EVENT IN 2018. THEY RECEIVED TREATS, TOOTHBRUSHES AND OTHER IMPORTANT HEALTH INFORMATION, INCLUDING DETAILS ON HOW TO ACCESS DENTAL SERVICES AT OUR FACILITIES. ADULT MEDICAL SERVICES: SHS HAS ALWAYS ADVOCATED FOR PREVENTIVE CARE AND LONG-TERM MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC CONDITIONS. THE MAJORITY OF SHS' PATIENTS HAVE CHRONIC CONDITIONS LIKE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (NOT LIMITED TO HYPERTENSION, HYPERLIPIDEMIA OR MYOCARDIAL INJURY TO NAME A FEW), DIABETES, DEPRESSION, ETC. SHS HAS A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WITH THESE CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND WE HAVE INITIATED SEVERAL MEANS TO ADDRESS THESE CONDITIONS. IF NOT PROPERLY MANAGED, THESE CHRONIC CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO HEART DISEASE, STROKE AND A NUMBER OF OTHER SERIOUS AND VERY EXPENSIVE-TO-TREAT CONDITIONS. WE HAVE INITIATED THE PROCESS OF CARE MANAGEMENT AND HAVE BEEN MODIFYING OUR WORKFLOWS AND STAFFING TO ACHIEVE THE REQUIRED CLINICAL METRICS TO HELP THESE PATIENTS. WE MODIFIED OUR WORKFLOWS AND HAVE ORGANIZED OUR STAFF IN TEAMS TO HELP ADDRESS ANY CONCERNS AND ISSUES THE PATIENT MIGHT HAVE TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THROUGH THE SYSTEM TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THEIR HEALTH. THIS IS A HUGE TASK AND REQUIRES SEVERAL INITIATIVES - TRACKING OF LABS, REFERRALS, HOSPITAL FOLLOW UPS AND DISCHARGE FOLLOW UPS. WE CONTINUE TO HIRE CARE COORDINATORS AND OTHER STAFF TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE. WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE HEALTH CARE HOME PROGRAM THAT IS SPONSORED BY THE STATE AND WE HAVE CARE COORDINATORS AND CASE MANAGERS WHO WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE PATIENTS TO HELP MANAGE THEIR HEALTH. NURSES IN THE HEALTH CARE HOME PROGRAM MONITOR THE CRITICAL INDICATORS OF PATIENT CHRONIC DISEASES; EXPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF ADHERING TO MEDICATION REGIMENS; AND ADVISE THEM ABOUT DIET, EXERCISE AND OTHER SELF-MANAGEMENT LIFESTYLE CHANGES THAT ARE KNOWN TO SLOW THE PROGRESSION OF THEIR DISEASE. CURRENTLY WE HAVE SEVERAL CASE MANAGERS/CARE COORDINATORS TO HELP ACHIEVE OUR PATIENT GOALS. SWOPE HEALTH SERVICES CONTINUES TO HELP PATIENTS WITH DIABETES BY EDUCATING THEM ON PATIENT SELF-CARE MANAGEMENT. THE HOMELESS: IN 2018, SHS ASSISTED OVER 2,700 HOMELESS PATIENTS WITH HEALTH CARE, HOUSING AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES. SHS STAFF MEMBERS ARE ACTIVE IN THE HOMELESS SERVICES COMMUNITY AND OFTEN GO TO SHELTERS, COMMUNITY DAY CENTERS AND HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS TO ASSESS BASIC MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL NEEDS OF THE HOMELESS. A NEW MOBILE MEDICAL UNIT WITH TWO EXAM ROOMS WAS PURCHASED AND PLACED IN THE SERVICE IN 2017 AND CONTINUES TO BE WELL RECEIVED AND IS A TREMENDOUS RESOURCE FOR COMMUNITY OUTREACH. ONCE THE PATIENTS HAVE BEEN INDENTIFIED AND REGISTERED IN OUR SYSTEM, WE CONDUCT ASSESSMENTS TO DETERMINE WHICH SERVICES ONE MIGHT NEED AND/OR QUALIFY FOR. CASE MANAGERS ASSIST IN OBTAINING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT AS WELL AS HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. CASE MANAGERS ALSO WORK TO FIND PERMANENT HOUSING FOR THE HOMELESS THROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS SECTION 8, SUPPORTED COMMUNITY LIVING SERVICES AND SHELTER PLUS CARE, AS WELL AS LOW INCOME AND OTHER SUBSIDIZED HOUSING. FOR THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS, BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY ARE OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH OBTAINING OVERALL MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH GOALS. STAFF ALSO PROVIDES MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, MEDICATION ASSISTANCE AND DENTAL SERVICES. FINALLY, OUR OUTREACH STAFF AND TRANSPORTATION STAFF TRANSPORT HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS FROM AREA SHELTERS TO APPOINTMENTS AT OUR CLINIC TO ENSURE THEY ARE GETTING REGULAR CHECK-UPS OR BEING PROVIDED URGENT HEALTHCARE AS THE NEED ARISES.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit is outlined in the filing as “Swope health services (shs) improves the health and wellness of the community by delivering accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care.”.
When discussing its operations, they were defined as: “Swope health services (shs) improves the health and wellness of the community by delivering accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care.”.
- The state where the non-profit operates has been legally reported as MO.
- The filing indicates that the non-profit's address in 2019 is located at 3801 BLUE PARKWAY, KANSAS CITY, MO, 64130.
- The non-profit has reported 789 employees on their form as of 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $2,674,082.
- The organization has 16 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1969.
- The organization pays $36,489,625 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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