Utah Partners For Health

UTAH PARTNERS FOR HEALTH PROVIDES COMPASSIONATE, COMPREHENSIVE, QUALITY CARE TO EMPOWER UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES IN A PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME.

PATIENT VISITS INCREASED 17% (17,871/15,198) TOTAL PATIENTS INCREASED 19% PATIENT SERVICE REVENUES WERE UP DUE TO INCREASES IN THE INCREASED NUMBER OF INSURED PATIENTS. WE OFFERED COVID VACCINES EARLY IN 2021 MARCH THROUGH JUNE. WE OFFERED COVID TESTING ALL YEAR AND HAVE BEEN A DISTRIBUTOR FOR FREE TAKE HOME TEST KITS FROM HRSA. IN JANUARY 2021, UPFH STARTED THE FIRST PATIENT ON SUBLOCADE WHICH HELPED ELIMINATE ANY POSSIBLE DIVERSION OF DRUGS, PROTECTED OUR PROVIDERS LICENSES AND GAVE THE PATIENT THE BEST POSSIBLE OPPORTUNITY FOR GETTING OFF OPIOIDS. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT PROGRAM WITH BOTH THE COUNTY AND STATE HAVE RECOGNIZING OUR EFFORTS AND HELPING WITH FUNDING. BY DECEMBER 2021 OVER 100 PATIENTS HAD COME THROUGH THE MAT PROGRAM AND THERE WERE 42 PATIENTS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN OUR MAT PROGRAM. ON MARCH 31, 2021, UTAH PARTNERS FOR HEALTH TOOK OVER AN ADDITIONAL 3232 SQUARE FEET AND BEGAN A REMODEL INTEGRATING THAT SQUARE FOOTAGE WITH OUR EXISTING MEDICAL CLINIC IN WEST JORDAN. WE ADDED A PROVIDER ROOM, TWO ADDITIONAL CLINIC ROOMS, AN IN -HOUSE PHARMACY, INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH OFFICE, A NEW LAB, AND EXPANDED FRONT DESK AREA. THE PHARMACY ADDITION WAS IN RESPONSE TO OUR NEEDS ASSESSMENT CITING THE COST OF MEDICATIONS AS A BARRIER TO CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS. IN JUNE 2021, UTAH PARTNERS FOR HEALTH, AFTER RECEIVING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING, WAS EMPOWERED TO CONTRACT, REMODEL, AND INTEGRATE AN ADDITIONAL 1285 SQUARE FEET IN THE UPFH FAMILY CLINIC ADDING SPACE FOR CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRAL COORDINATION, IN-HOUSE OPTICAL SERVICES, ADMIN, & 3 ADDITIONAL CLINIC ROOMS. IN JUNE, AND AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER, UPFH ADDED 2 FULL TIME PATIENT NAVIGATORS TO STAFF WHO ASSIST PATIENTS TO ENROLL IN THE APPROPRIATE INSURANCE (MEDICAID, MEDICARE AND MARKETPLACE) AND TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL SUBSIDIES FOR MARKETPLACE INSURANCES. THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO HELP PATIENTS NAVIGATE THE INSURANCE SYSTEM IN GENERAL. IN JULY 2021, WORKING CLOSELY WITH CORRECTIONS, UPFH EXPANDED MAT SERVICES TO MOBILE MAT SERVICES ON SITE AT TRANSITIONAL SHELTERS, ORANGE STREET, AND LATER, FORTITUDE, ENABLING PATIENTS TO CONNECT IMMEDIATELY TO RESOURCES TO KEEP THEM CLEAN AS THEY REINTEGRATE INTO LIFE. IN AUGUST 2021, UTAH PARTNERS FOR HEALTH PHARMACY AT THE UPFH FAMILY CLINIC-WEST JORDAN OPENED TO SERVE PATIENTS. IT HAS GROWN FROM 179 PRESCRIPTIONS IN AUGUST 2021 TO 1028 IN MARCH 2022 IN OCTOBER 2021, UTAH PARTNERS FOR HEALTH COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION ON THE UPFH FAMILY CLINIC - WEST JORDAN, OUR FLAG SHIP LOCATION OFFERING FULLY INTEGRATED CARE IN ONE LOCATION. TOOK OVER 4500 ADDITIONAL SQUARE FEET, ADDING 3 ADDITIONAL CLINIC ROOMS, AN OPTICAL EXAM ROOM AND FRONT DESK AREA, OPTICAL DISPLAY AREA, SPACE FOR AN ADDITIONAL COUNSELOR, A REFERRAL- COORDINATOR, ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF, AND A STAFF BREAK SPACE INCLUDING GROUP MEETING AND WORKSPACE. IN OCTOBER 2021, UTAH PARTNERS FOR HEALTH BEGAN RENOVATIONS ON THE UPFH DENTAL CLINIC ON MAIN STREET, MIDVALE TO ADD 2 NEW DENTAL HYGIENE OPERATORIES AND A STAFF BREAK-EDUCATION ROOM FUNDED BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT. WE PLAN TO EXPAND HOURS IN 2022 OFFERING NIGHT AND WEEKEND HOURS.

UTAH PARTNERS FOR HEALTH COLLABORATES WITH MULTIPLE FOR-PROFIT CLINICS WILLING TO PROVIDE IN-KIND DONATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF HEALTH CARE IN MAGNA, WEST VALLEY, AND KEARNS, UTAH. MODEL I - IN-CLINIC PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE ACCESS TO 8 FOR-PROFIT CLINICS AT AN AVERAGE DISCOUNT FEE OF 72%. MANY RECEIVED CARE FOR THE PRICE OF A CO- PAY. 1,479 PATIENTS' VISITS WERE PROVIDED TO UNINSURED AND LOW-INCOME PATIENTS WHO WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE DENTAL, EYE CARE, PHYSICAL THERAPY, PULMONOLOGY, CARDIOLOGY, AND OTHER DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES. 233,768 IN-KIND DONATIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM OUR PARTNER PROVIDERS IN 2021.