Fourteenth Annual Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award/Vision
Descriptions and contact information for award recipient, finalists and semi-finalists
Compiled February 2006
Award recipient
Boston Medical Center Breast Health Services
Boston, Massachusetts
The Breast Health Services initiative serves low-income and minority populations in Boston and surrounding areas helping breast cancer patients in the hospital’s multi-cultural community access care more effectively and efficiently. Through outreach and care redesign like patient navigation, Boston Medical Center has increased access to breast cancer screening and treatment for underserved women and has reduced barriers to care for populations in need.
Contacts:
Sheila Norton, RN, MSN
Clinical Service Manager
617.638.7912
Sheila.norton@bmc.org
Jennifer Dawson
Senior Development Officer
617.414.2866
Jennifer.dawson@bmc.org
660 Harrison Avenue, 3rd Floor
Boston MA 02118-2393
www.bmc.org
Finalists
Adopt-A-Mom, Guilford County Coalition on Infant Mortality
Greensboro, North Carolina
Adopt-A-Mom coordinates prenatal care for low to medium-risk pregnant women who are Medicaid ineligible and lack private health insurance to obtain prenatal care. More than 80 volunteers work with seven local obstetricians who provide prenatal care at a flat fee of $400 per patient (paid by the Coalition on Infant Mortality).
Contact:
Charmaine Purdum
Coalition Coordinator
336.641.6775
cpurdum@co.guilford.nc.us
1203 Maple Street, 3rd Floor
Greensboro, NC 27405
http://www.co.guilford.nc.us/government/publichealth/womenshealth.asp
Child Asthma Link Line
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Child Asthma Link Line coordinates the care of children with asthma living in medically underserved communities in North and West Philadelphia. The program seeks to understand the complexity of families impacted by asthma and link these families to a holistic range of services for improving health and quality of life.
Contact:
Kathy Lupton
Program Director
215.985.2669
kathyl@phmc.org
c/o Philadelphia Health Management Corporation
260 South Broad Street
Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19102-5085
www.phmc.org
Childhood Asthma Initiative – Children’s Health Fund
New York, New York
This initiative provides asthma services to homeless and poor children in New York City and Washington, DC. Since it was established in 1997, the Childhood Asthma Initiative has significantly reduced asthma severity and preventable hospital use among these medically underserved populations. The initiative’s approach includes significant community education.
Contacts:
David Krol, MD, MPH
Vice President, Medical Affairs
212.535.9400
dkrol@chfund.org
Rebecca Hut
Director, Communications and Special Projects
212.535. 9400, ext. 244
rhut@chfund.org
215 West 125th Street
Suite 301
New York, NY 10027
www.childrenshealthfund.org
South Bay Asthma Advocacy Program – Paradise Valley Hospital
National City, California
Paradise Valley Hospital established the South Bay Asthma Advocacy Program in 2002 to address the nation’s leading childhood chronic disease in its community. In addition to medication management components, this disease management program provides in-home education and environmental assessments by licensed respiratory care practitioners.
Contacts:
Michael Collins, MBA, RRT
Director of Respiratory Care Services
619.472.4679
collinms@pvh.ah.org
Kirin Macapugay
Foundation Manager
619.470.4307
macapuka@ah.org
2400 East Fourth Street
National City, CA 91950
www.paradisevalleyhospital.org
WINGS (Women Involved in Nurturing, Giving, Sharing)
San Antonio, Texas
WINGS was founded in 1999 by two breast cancer survivors to provide breast cancer treatment to uninsured women in South and Central Texas. The program offers breast cancer treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, home care and medications, at no charge to the patient.
Contact:
Terri Bronocco Jones
Executive Director
210.946.9464
tjones@texaswings.org
7500 Highway 90 W, Building 2
Suite 240
San Antonio, TX 78227
www.texaswings.org
Semi-finalists
Birth Companions Program of Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Baltimore, Maryland
Birth Companions assists underserved pregnant women in navigating prenatal care and community resources to improve health outcomes. Since 1999, Johns Hopkins University nursing student Birth Companions have provided prenatal care advocacy, labor support and birth attendance assistance to at-risk mothers.
Contact:
Elizabeth T. Jordan, DNSc, RNC
Assistant Professor
410.614.5306
bjordan@son.jhmi.edu
525 N. Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21205-2110
www.son.jhmi.edu
C.A.M.P. T.J. Kids – T.J. Samson Community Hospital
Glasgow, Kentucky
C.A.M.P. T.J. is a summer program located in south central Kentucky designed within a therapeutic/rehabilitation model. The camp serves children with disabilities, providing an educational and recreational experience when school services are limited or unavailable.
Contact:
Neil Thornbury, MHA
270.651.4483
nthornbury@tjsamson.org
1301 North Race Street
Glasgow, KY 42141
www.tjsamson.org
FREE – Foundation for Rehabilitation Equipment and Endowment
Roanoke, Virginia
FREE serves adults with physical disabilities who are unable to acquire equipment to gain greater independence. This volunteer-based organization’s mission is to provide mobility-related equipment to adults when no other public or private resources are available. Gently-used equipment (walkers, wheelchairs, hospital beds, power chairs, etc.) is moved through an intensive sanitation, inspection and repair process.
Contact:
Robin Ramsey
Executive Director
540.777.4929
free1@ntelos.net
P.O. Box 8873
Roanoke, VA 24014
www.free-foundation.org
Health Connections – Youth & Family Services, Inc.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Health Connections, which began in 1992, is a health-focused case management program that assists high-risk underserved girls aged five to 15 gain access to existing community healthcare services. The program also assists the girls and their families in learning how to establish a primary care provider and access preventive and urgent care services.
Contact:
Patricia Schulte
Grants Administrator
605.342.4195
yfsgrant@rapidnet.org
P.O. Box 2813
Rapid City, SD 57709-2813
www.youthandfamilyservices.org
Natural Detoxification Program – C.O.R.E. Center
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
This program is an outreach health prevention/lifestyle modification program which began in 2002 as a joint venture between Alabama Cooperative Extension System and The Shoals Natural Healthcare Center. The program was launched to teach detoxification, healthy food selection, food preparation and lifestyle changes to residents in three Northwest Alabama counties.
Contact:
Deborah Carter, MD
Director
256.314.4542
dacarter@bellsouth.net
505 W. State Street
Suites 9 and 10
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
Steps to Success at Terrebonne General Medical Center
Houma, Louisiana
Steps to Success is a community-based parent education and prevention program dedicated to improving community health through parent support groups, parenting classes, teen pregnancy prevention programs, life skills education, community outreach and hotline services. The program was established in 1999 and targets teen mothers and the provision of prevention services to individuals age eight and older.
Contact:
Jessica G. Davies
Grant Writer
985.850.6075
Jessica.davies@tgmc.com
P.O. Box 6037
Houma, LA 70361
www.tgmc.com
Safety Net Project – ViaHealth
Rochester, New York
The Safety Net Project was established to foster a seamless, coordinated healthcare delivery system that links patients directly to their personal physician and with additional community services across disciplines from any “point of entry.” Improved access for this program is defined as same-day access to your primary care provider; it is based on the advanced access model from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
Contact:
Denise M. Fitzgerald
Executive Administrator
585.922.6784
denise.fitzgerald@viahealth.org
220 Alexander Street, Suite 603
Rochester, NY 14607
www.viahealth.org
Working Families Initiative of Bon Secours of Maryland Foundation
Baltimore, Maryland
The Working Families Initiative was established in 2002 to improve access to healthcare for the people of West Baltimore by helping them obtain quality employment with health insurance benefits, requiring and providing referrals for infant and child immunizations and well-baby check-ups, and achieving an economically self-sufficient wage.
Contact:
George Kleb
Executive Director
410.362.3199
george_kleb@bshsi.com
26 North Fulton Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21223
www.bonsecours.org/baltimore