TURNER HOUSE CLINIC INC

VOLUNTEERS FOUNDED TURNER HOUSE CLINIC, INC. IN 1990. DURING THE NEXT THREE DECADES, THE ORGANIZATION EVOLVED FROM A VOLUNTEER PEDIATRIC CLINIC TO A PAID-PROVIDER PRACTICE AND ACHIEVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION AS A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME, PROVIDING INTEGRATED PRIMARY MEDICAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DENTAL SERVICES FOR ALL. IN 2019, VIBRANT HEALTH RECEIVED DESIGNATION AS A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC), AFTER OPERATING AS A FQHC LOOK-ALIKE ORGANIZATION SINCE JANUARY 1, 2018. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO RESPECTFUL, EMPOWERING, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE, AND APPROPRIATE HIGH QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY, REGARDLESS OF SOCIOECONOMIC OBSTACLES. THE TARGET POPULATION CONSISTS OF UNDERSERVED AND UNINSURED CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. IN 2023, 82% OF PATIENTS LIVED AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL AND APPROXIMATELY 86% OF VISITS WERE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS LIVING AT OR BELOW 200% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF PATIENT FAMILIES, VIBRANT HEALTH EXPANDED WEEKDAY CLINIC HOURS TO INCLUDE MORE START TIMES BEFORE 8 AM AND MORE CLINIC HOURS AFTER 5 PM, IN ADDITION TO SATURDAY CLINIC SESSIONS. AMONG TOTAL PATIENTS, 36% WERE UNINSURED, 51% WERE MEDICAID INSURED, 10% WERE COMMERCIALLY INSURED, AND 3% WERE MEDICARE INSURED. APPROXIMATELY 67% OF PATIENTS IDENTIFIED AS HISPANIC/LATINO; 61% OF PATIENTS WERE BEST SERVED IN A LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH; 1% OF PATIENTS IDENTIFIED AS MORE THAN ONE RACE. VIBRANT HEALTH HAS CONTRACTED WITH CHILDREN'S MERCY FOR PRIMARY CARE PEDIATRIC PROVIDER EMPLOYEES TO DELIVER SERVICES AT THE MEEKS LOCATION, PROMOTING CONTINUITY OF CARE. VIBRANT HEALTH OPENED AN IN-HOUSE 340B DISCOUNT PHARMACY TO IMPROVE PATIENT ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE MEDICATIONS TO PATIENTS. AS AN INTEGRATED PRACTICE, VIBRANT HEALTH PHARMACISTS HELP PROVIDERS MONITOR MEDICATION ADHERENCE AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND TREATMENT OVERSIGHT, ESPECIALLY FOR PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC CARE CONDITIONS. IN 2022, THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE RENEWED PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME RECOGNITION OF ALL VIBRANT HEALTH CLINICS. IN ADDITION, KANCARE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS UNITED HEALTH CARE, SUNFLOWER, AND AETNA, HAVE ANNUALLY RECOGNIZED VIBRANT HEALTH AS MEETING OR EXCEEDING QUALITY PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKS THROUGH THE DELIVERY OF HOLISTIC PERSON-CENTERED AND COORDINATED CARE.