Just the Facts

• ESRHS has been in business for 31 years, created to address the primary health care needs of our community.
• We’ve grown from 1 practice with 1 Clinician to 5 medical practice sites and 3 dental sites with 30 Clinicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants and Dentists.
• ESRHS is a JCAHO accredited organization offering multiple primary care specialties. In 2007, we passed our fourth JCAHO accreditation.
• We provide local access to primary care and preventive health services for migrant farmworkers and their family members at each of our sites.
• We care for approximately 50% of the whole community & 90% of the pediatric community.
• In 2006, ESRHS centers attracted 24,088 active patients which yielded 90,179 patient encounters.
• Fiscal year 2006 revenue was composed of 16% Medicaid, 15% Medicare and 23% grant funding. The remaining 46% consisted of self-pay, commercial and third-party payments.
• ESRHS provides physician services to two local nursing homes, representing over 200 in-patient nursing home beds.
• We provide 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.
• We provide Saturday hours throughout the year at various centers. Each center is also open until 8 p.m. one night per week.
• 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. Some of these include: Eastern Virginia Medical School, the Virginia Health Care Foundation, E.S. Health District, the Kiwanis Club and the Alzheimer’s Association.
• In the past several years we have added over 7500 square feet to our existing facilities, 26+ exam rooms, and up-to-date technology. In 2006, renovations to the Franktown facility including additional exam rooms and an expanded dental wing were completed.
• We are “More Than Just a Doctor’s Office” providing: Health Promotion / Disease Prevention Initiatives, Annual Health Fairs, 25+ years Alzheimer’s Initiatives, Mission of Mercy Dental Project, Work Site Wellness, Safe Kid’s Coalition, Asthma Initiatives, Diabetes Initiatives and Reach Out and Read.
• In 2006, ESRHS provided over $1 million value in indigent pharmacy services, over $597,254. in immunizations, approximately $444,040. value in services at the Health Fair and Mission of Mercy projects, and over $28,466. 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.
• In 2004, ESRHS partnered with the Health Department to become the first community health center in the state to participate in a community wide Emergency Preparedness Drill. In 2005, ESRHS was awarded an emergency preparedness grant to purchase back-up generators for the Atlantic Community Health Center and Onley Community Health Center. ESRHS serves as a mentor to other community health centers for emergency planning.
• ESRHS Board and Staff remain committed as ever to our Mission Statement, and in our dedication to provide comprehensive preventive & primary care services to our Community.

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