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 Regence Foundation
For its innovative work facilitating cooperation among 13 member clinics providing care to uninsured residents in the Portland metropolitan area, the newly launched Regence Foundation awarded $10,000 to the Coalition of Community Health Clinics in Portland.
Spirit Mountain Community Fund
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Spirit Mountain Community Fund
Spirit Mountain Community Fund supports all of the Coalition projects. A grant awarded in 2007 provides funding for Project Access Multnomah County (PAMC) and all of the support services that the Coalition provides to the Member Clinics.
The Northwest Health Foundation
A grant awarded by the Northwest Health Foundation in 2007 supports uniform data collection among the Coalition Clinics and collection of patient stories. These data and stories will be used to inform the advocacy efforts of the Coalition.
United Way of the Columbia-Willamette
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.
Providence Health Plan
Providence is a dedicated funder and in-kind supporter of the Medication Assistance Program. Providence supports this program through funds to purchase medications for community sponsored clinic patients and through the technical assistance of their pharmacy team. This grant and the on-going technical assistance of Providence has significantly increased access to medications for low-income and uninsured patients.
Providence further supports the Coalition through a generous grant in support of the programs that help Coalition Clinics to provide comprehensive services to their patients. These programs include Interpretive Services, Access and Referral, this website and Medication Access.
PGE Foundation
A grant awarded by the PGE Foundation in 2008 supports Project Access Multnomah County. This funding enables the Coalition to provide program management and support to participating clinics and providers.
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.
Kaiser is currently supporting the Coalition Dental services program that supplies needed dental care to Coalition Clinic patients.
Pacific Source Health Plan
PacificSource Charitable Foundation has awarded the Coalition a grant to improve access to culturally and linguistically appropriate health services throughout Coalition Clinics. The grant is dedicated to training both Coalition Clinic staff and volunteers to receive intensive health care interpreter training. Reducing barriers to access needed health services is a joint goal of the Coalition and PacificSource.
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.
Pacific Interpreters
Pacific Interpreters provides culturally competent interpretive services to patients at Coalition Clinics and for Project Access Multnomah County.
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.