Just the Facts

• For 34 years, ESRHS has addressed the primary health care needs of our community. We’ve grown from 1 practice with 1 clinician to 5 medical sites and 3 dental sites with 35 clinicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and dentists.
• ESRHS is certified by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
• ESRHS cares for approximately 50% of the whole community & 85% of the pediatric community. In 2009, ESRHS centers attracted 26,878 active patients which yielded 92,879 patient encounters.
• For 2009, 78% of revenue was generated from patient services, 17% was from grant funding from the Bureau of Primary Health Care and 5% of funding came from other sources. The patient services income was comprised of 27% Medicaid, 15% Medicare, 23% commercial & other 3rd party payors and 35% was from self-pay.
• ESRHS provides local access to primary care and preventive health services for migrant farmworkers and their family members at each of our sites.
• ESRHS provides physician services to local nursing homes. ESRHS provides 24 hour a day, 7 days per week on-call coverage for all of our patients. Our pediatricians provide 24 hour a day, 7 days per week in patient, newborn and emergency room coverage.
• ESRHS offers services such as translation, health education, outreach and transportation assistance for our patients. As an academic teaching center, ESRHS provides preceptorships to medical, dental, physician assistant, nurse practitioner and nursing students from schools in both Virginia and Maryland.
• ESRHS actively maintains agreements with various businesses and organizations throughout Virginia and Maryland.
• In 2009, ESRHS provided over $1 million value in pharmacy assistance services, $1 million in immunizations, $497,924 value in services at the Mission of Mercy project, and over $63,630.00 value in pediatric safety services.
• ESRHS partners with Shore Memorial Hospital and the Eastern Shore Health District to serve as a Neighborhood Emergency Health Care facility, as part of our Emergency Preparedness Plan, for all residents on the Eastern Shore. ESRHS serves as a mentor to other community health centers for emergency planning.
• ESRHS uses an electronic health record system throughout each of our locations.

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