MARTIN LUTHER KING JR COMMUNITY MEDICAL FOUNDATION

MLK COMMUNITY MEDICAL FOUNDATION (MLKCMF) ADVANCED ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS THROUGH MULTIPLE PROGRAMMATIC AND OPERATIONAL INITIATIVES. MLKCMF CONTRACTED WITH MAJOR MEDICAL MANAGED CARE PLANS TO SECURE REIMBURSEMENT FOR STREET MEDICINE SERVICES, ENABLING THE PROGRAM TO DELIVER PRIMARY AND PREVENTIVE CARE TO UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS LIVING ON THE STREETS AND IN STATE-RENOVATED MOTEL SETTINGS THAT ARE NOT CLASSIFIED AS TEMPORARY SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. BY EXPANDING CARE DELIVERY INTO THESE SETTINGS, THE PROGRAM IMPROVES CONTINUITY OF CARE AND INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF PATIENT STABILIZATION AND SELFSUFFICIENCY. DURING THE YEAR, MLKCMF DOUBLED THE SIZE OF ITS STREET MEDICINE PROGRAM TO MEET GROWING COMMUNITY NEED.MLKCMF ALSO STRENGTHENED OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY WHILE MAINTAINING COMMUNITY SERVICE LEVELS BY CONSOLIDATING THREE CLINIC SITES INTO TWO LOCATIONS WITHOUT REDUCING PATIENT VISIT VOLUME. THIS RESTRUCTURING REDUCED OPERATING COSTS AND IMPROVED CARE COORDINATION THROUGH EXPANDED USE OF TELEHEALTH, ASYNCHRONOUS CARE MODALITIES, AND IMPROVED INTEGRATION WITH SPECIALTY SERVICES.TO FURTHER ENHANCE ACCESS TO DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, MLKCMF OPENED A NEW OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY SERVICE OFFERING BASIC XRAY, ULTRASOUND, AND BONE DENSITY STUDIES, IMPROVING TIMELY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR THE PATIENT POPULATION SERVED.MLKCMF CONTINUED TO EXPAND CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND ENHANCED CARE MANAGEMENT (ECM). IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED DIABETES GROUP EDUCATION COMBINED WITH INDIVIDUALIZED PHYSICIAN VISITS, SERVING BOTH ENGLISHSPEAKING AND SPANISHSPEAKING PATIENT COHORTS. THE ECM PROGRAM, PART OF CALIFORNIA'S MEDICAID INITIATIVE, GREW TO MORE THAN 300 ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS AND CONTINUED TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS WITH THE MOST COMPLEX MEDICAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS.IN MATERNAL HEALTH, MLKCMF EXPANDED ITS PRENATAL CARE PROGRAM AT THE EAST COMPTON, CALIFORNIA SITE FROM THREE DAYS TO FIVE DAYS PER WEEK. THIS EXPANSION IMPROVED ACCESS TO PRENATAL SERVICES, SUPPORTED IMPROVED MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH OUTCOMES, AND ENABLED PATIENTS TO RECEIVE CARE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY RATHER THAN TRAVELING OUTSIDE THE SERVICE AREA.