REGIONAL HEALTH REACH INC

REGIONAL HEALTH REACH (RHR) OPERATES 12 PRIMARY CARE SITES AND A MOBILE MEDICAL/DENTAL UNIT IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER AND THROUGHOUT MONROE COUNTY. TEN OF THESE SITES ARE LOCATED IN HOMELESS SHELTERS IN THE CENTER-CITY OF ROCHESTER. THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 13,000 PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS AT SOME POINT IN THE YEAR IN MONROE COUNTY. RHR WILL REACH MORE THAN 1,700 UNDUPLICATED PATIENTS AT ITS SITES IN ROCHESTER. ADDITIONALLY, RHR UTILIZES A MOBILE UNIT THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL AND DENTAL SERVICES AND IT TRAVELS DAILY TO VARIOUS SITES, SHELTERS, SOUP KITCHENS, AND HOMELESS GATHERING SPOTS, THROUGHOUT ROCHESTER. RHR'S SOLE MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF MEMBERS OF THE HOMELESS POPULATION IN ROCHESTER AND ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THIS PROGRAM IS A UNIQUE SYSTEM OF MEDICAL, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND ENABLING SERVICES THAT WAS DEVELOPED TO MEET THE SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF HOMELESS PEOPLE. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BRING SERVICES DIRECTLY TO THE HOMELESS. THROUGH ITS EMPLOYED PRACTITIONERS, RHR PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES DIRECTLY: GENERAL PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY, SCREENINGS, COVERAGE FOR EMERGENCIES, VOLUNTARY FAMILY PLANNING, IMMUNIZATIONS, WELL CHILD SERVICES, GYNECOLOGICAL CARE, PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICE, PREVENTIVE DENTAL, HCH REQUIRED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER SERVICE, CASE MANAGEMENT, ELIGIBILITY ASSISTANCE, HEALTH EDUCATION, OUTREACH, TRANSPORTATION, AND TRANSLATION. RHR, RECOGNIZING THAT MANY OF THE HOMELESS PATIENTS IT SERVES SUFFER FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, PROVIDES AGE APPROPRIATE, HARM/RISK REDUCTION AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO ADDRESS RISKY BEHAVIORS, SUPPORT ABSTINENCE, AND DECREASE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, AND WILL PROVIDE ACCESS TO DETOXIFICATION SERVICES THAT MANAGE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. RHR WILL ALSO DIRECTLY PROVIDE, THROUGH ITS OWN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS, OR THROUGH REFERRAL TO OTHER PROGRAMS, ACCESS TO THERAPY AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS, TO INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP TREATMENT, COUNSELING, AND CASE MANAGEMENT.