Sea Mar Community Health Centers

Fy 2021 Ending the Hiv Epidemic - Primary Care Hiv Prevention - for 43 Years, Sea Mar Community Health Centers Has Served the Community by Providing Primary and Ancillary Health Care Services in Western Washington. Sea Mar Is an H80 Grant Recipient Operating 39 Medical, 29 Dental, and 38 Behavioral Health Clinics in 11 Counties. in 2020, Sea Mar Served 205,253 Unduplicated Patients Throughout Its Service Area, the Majority of Whom Live Below the Federal Poverty Level and Are Uninsured, Underinsured or Receive Medicaid. Sea Mar Specializes in Bilingual and Bicultural Services to the Latino Community. as the Agency Has Grown, It Has Expanded Its Specialization to Include Other Limited-english and Low-income Populations. Sea Mar Also Has Special Programs and Federal Funding to Provide Health Care and Related Services to Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers and Homeless Persons. in Addition to Limited English Proficiency, Sea Mar Tailors Its Services to Serve Patients Who Face Many Other Barriers to Health Care, Including Poverty, Lack of Familiarity With Available Resources and Eligibility Requirements, Lack of Access to Transportation And/or Childcare, and a Shortage of Providers Who Accept Uninsured or Publicly Insured Patients. Sea Mar Is Applying for FY22 Ending the Hiv Epidemic-primary Care Hiv Prevention Funds to Improve and Enhance Increase the Number of Patients Counseled and Tested for Hiv, Increasing the Number of Patients Prescribed Prep, and Increase the Number of Patients Linked to Hiv Care and Treatment Within 30 Days of Diagnosis. Sea Mar Proposes to Utilize Funds for a Pilot Project to Learn Best Practices to Increase and Improve Hiv Care That Can Be Replicated at Clinics Across Sea Mar’s Service Area. the Proposed Project Will Be Conducted From Sea Mar’s Medical Clinic in the South Park Neighborhood of Seattle, in King County, Wa, Which Is Located in a Targeted Geographic Location. Currently, Sea Mar Patients Who Test Positive Meet With a Care Coordinator Who Works With Them to Refer Them for Hiv Treatment Services. the Care Coordinator Follows-up With the Patient for 90-DAYS to Ensure They Receive Their Referral and Are Connected With Care. Sea Mar Is Exploring the Best-practice Option of Universal Hiv Screening to Screen Everyone Over the Age of 15 Once in a Lifetime If They Haven’t Been Tested, Which Will Greatly Expand Hiv Screening. Sea Mar’s New Ehr Allows for Documentation of Prep, However It Needs to Be Configured to Build Best Practice Advisories. Sea Mar Has a Provider Champion Focused on Configuring the Ehr for Prep Documentation and Training Providers on the Protocol. Additionally, This Provider Champion Is Working With the Qi and Communications Departments to Compile a List of Sea Mar Providers Who Offer Prep and Promote the Availability of Prep Services More Widely. Sea Mar Proposes to Utilize Funding for Dedicated Staff Resources to Provide Targeted Education, Outreach and Follow-up for Hiv Patients, Including an Hiv Program Coordinator and Hiv Health Educator. the Hiv Program Coordinator Will Be Responsible for Program Oversight and Implementation of Processes and Tools to Support the Hiv Prevention and Follow-up Program. the Hiv Health Educator Will Be Responsible for Providing Hiv Prevention Information to Patient, Hiv Resources for Positive Patients, and Hiv Prevention Education for Provider Staff.