Coalition Partnerships
Even though Coalition Clinics are a major part of the solution to the health care crisis, we cannot do it alone. To ensure improved health care and access for the vulnerable, we partner with other crucial safety net providers. These partnerships are integral to carrying out the work of the Coalition and the member clinics.
The Multnomah County Health Department
MCHD is a key Coalition partner offering financial support for its core functions, data management assistance, Project Access Multnomah County—organizing donated medical care, and the facilitation of a unique health care provider indemnification program. The County indemnifies all Coalition Clinic Volunteer Medical Providers under the Oregon Tort Claims Act. This coverage makes volunteering in the Coalition clinics easy for the volunteer and cost-effective for the clinic.
The Meyer Memorial Trust
The Meyer Memorial Trust supports Project Access Multnomah County. This funding enables the Coalition to provide enrollment and eligibility assistance to patients of Coalition Clinics who are enrolled in Project Access.
The Regence Foundation
The Regence Foundation supports the Pharmacy Bridge Program by providing funding for building capacity to find innovation solutions to medication access.
The Northwest Health Foundaton
The Northwest Health Foundation supports the Providers for the Underserved Network.
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
In 2009, United Way awarded the Coalition a grant to build a Health IT strategic Plan for community clinics.
In 2006, United Way awarded the Coalition a grant for the Access & Referral Project, which provided funding for the creation of this website to help increase access for the Coalition clinics and their patients. This project was awarded a Spirit Award and the Coalition of Community Health Clinics was named the 2007 Community Partner of the year by United Way of the Columbia-Willamette. Read more
Oregon Association of Health & Hospital Systems
The Coalition was the recipient of a six county regional planning grant around Emergency Preparedness and Surge Capacity Planning. The Coalition has worked with safety net providers across the state to ensure their capacity to mobilize a non-hospital response to a large-scale emergency event.
Truecast Design
Truecast Design provided many hours of website programming and support at a fraction of the cost. We are very grateful to the talented Dan Baldwin for the spectacular programming that makes this website so beautiful, so useful and so functional.
Pacific Interpreters
Pacific Interpreters provides culturally competent interpretive services to patients at Coalition Clinics and for Project Access Multnomah County.
Providence Health Plan
Providence is a dedicated in-kind supporter of the Pharmacy Bridge Program. Providence supports this program through the technical assistance of their pharmacy team. The on-going technical assistance of Providence has significantly increased access to medications for low-income and uninsured patients.
Spirit Mountain Community Fund
A grant awarded by the Spirit Mountain Community Fund in 2009 supports medication purchases for the Pharmacy Bridge Program. This funding enables the Coalition to provide needed medications to Coalition clinics.
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente continues to support the Coalition through grants aimed at increasing the capacity of Project Access Multnomah County to provide coordinated specialty care for Coalition patients.
Pacific Source Health Plan
PacificSource Charitable Foundation supports the core Coalition building activities.
PacificSource Charitable Foundation supports the Providers for the Underserved Network. This project provides a support for community clinicians through quarterly events, web resources and an email list serve.
Legacy Health System
Legacy Health System provides support to the Coalition and the regional effort of Project Access NOW. Legacy is dedicated to achieving the highest possible community standard for quality, safe health care. Support of Project Access is aimed at achieving this goal and brings needed specialty care to low income and uninsured individuals.
Center for Integrative Medicine (CIMPH)
CIMPH strives to build bridges to health in underserved communities using sustainable integrative approaches. Employing a combination of conventional and complimentary medical strategies, we are dedicated to designing, implementing and evaluating innovative public health programs, training health care providers and improving the quality and efficacy of health care delivery in low income populations.
The Coalition has partnered with the Center for Integrative Medicine in the development of a Preventative Medicine/Public Health Residency for Naturopathic Physicians. This two year residency program is scheduled to begin in fall 2010 and will be sited in many of the Coalition clinics. This program will train licensed naturopathic physicians to serve as primary care providers in underserved communities.
Pharmacy Bridge
The Pharmacy Bridge is a partnership between the Coalition of Community Health Clinics, Project Access NOW and Providence Health Systems. This partnership is designed to provide needed medications to Coalition and Project Access patients.
Deborah Dombrowski
Coalition patient photos contributed by Photographer, Deborah Dombrowski.