Philadelphia Health Management Corporation A day in the life of PHMC 2005 annual report What a difference a day makes! As I head home from work each evening, I find comfort in knowing that staff from PHMC and its affiliates have reached out to thousands of people since the day began. We believe it’s important to reach people where they are, so every day, we’re in community centers, schools, churches, and people’s homes—wherever we need to be to serve the region’s most vulnerable. In 2005, we were fortunate to bring some unique programs into our network of services: · The PHMC Care Clinic, formerly known as the St. Joseph’s Care Clinic, brings vital medical care to people living with HIV and AIDS in North Philadelphia. · The Bridge began managing the new Parkside E-3 Power Center in West Philadelphia, part of a Philadelphia Youth Network initiative that focuses on empowerment, education, and employment for out-of-school youth and youth returning from the juvenile justice system. · The Joseph J. Peters Institute (JJPI) started an innovative screening and counseling program for Philadelphia grade school children who act in sexually inappropriate ways. · The National Nursing Centers Consortium (NNCC) started its popular STUDENTS RUN Philly Style Program, which mentors Philadelphia students through running programs. · The Health Promotion Council (HPC) expanded its nutrition education work. In addition to their work in the School District of Philadelphia, HPC started working with the North Penn., Wissahickon and Souderton school districts in Montgomery County to fight obesity through promoting healthy eating and healthy lifestyles. · Project Salud, La Comunidad Hispana’s primary care center, offered patients state-of-the-art HIV Rapid Testing. · The S. A. F. E. Home Visiting Program, part of Resources for Children’s Health (RCH), started helping young parents who come to South Philadelphia from all over the world, including Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Mexico, Peru, El Salvador, Argentina, and Guatemala. This is just a sample of the innovative programs and people with whom we have been fortunate to work over the past year. Of course, none of our work is possible without the support of community partners like you. We are grateful to all of you—our funders, colleagues, clients and friends. It is you who help us make each day matter to thousands of people. We thank you, and we look forward to working with you in the year ahead. Sincerely, Richard J. Cohen, Ph.D., FACHE President and CEO Message from the President Board of Directors Board Paul A. Dandridge, Esq. Richard J. Cohen, Ph.D., FACHE Judge (retired) President and Chief Executive Officer Chairman of the Board Arnold W. Wright, Jr., Esq. Paul J. Fink, M.D. Ana Pujols-McKee, M.D. Board Vice Chair Public Health Consultant Chief Medical Officer, and Professor of Psychiatry, Penn-Presbyterian Medical Center J. Douglas MacBride Temple University School of Medicine Board Secretary Alfred F. Meyer, M.P.A. Management and Healthcare Consultant Robert Gage, M.S.P.H. Director, Sponsored Research Programs, Gary M. Owens, M.D. N. James Fluck Office of the Vice President for Research and Vice President, Board Treasurer Graduate Studies, Temple University Medical Management and Policy, Executive Vice President, Philadelphia Independence Blue Cross Industrial Development Corporation Sharon M. Gallagher Director, IBM Global Services Carmen I. Paris, M.P.H. Margie Austin Acting Health Commissioner, Arc of Philadelphia, Charles M. Greene City of Philadelphia Advocate for People with Disabilities Executive Director, White House Initiative on Historically Susan Sherman George E. Downs, Pharm. D. Black Colleges and Universities President and CEO, Dean Emeritus, Director, Annual Fund Independence Foundation and Professor of Clinical Pharmacy Denise Hamilton Ross, M.D. Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Chief Medical Officer, The Honorable John F. Street University of the Sciences in Philadelphia AmeriChoice Health Services Mayor, City of Philadelphia Patrick Eiding Frankie Hughes Kenneth J. Veit, D.O., M.B.A., F.A.C.O.F.P. President, Deputy Managing Director, Dean, Philadelphia College of Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO City of Philadelphia Osteopathic Medicine Dorothy Mann Andrew B. Wigglesworth Executive Director, President, Family Planning Council, Inc. Delaware Valley Healthcare Council PHMC Affiliate Directors PHMC Senior Staff Richard J. Cohen, Ph.D., FACHE Lynne Kotranski, Ph.D. José Benitez, M.S.W. President and Chief Executive Officer Vice President, Program Director, Research and Evaluation The Bridge a day in the life of PHMC . John G. Loeb, M.S.S. Senior Vice President Jacqueline Link, R.N. Jeanne Ciocca, M.S.W. Vice President, Clinical Services Program Director, Marino Puliti, M.B.A. and Quality Management Resources for Children’s Health Chief Financial Officer Deborah McMillan, M.S.W. Theodore Glackman, M.Ed. Michael Bedrosian Assistant Vice President, Executive Director, Vice President, Social Service Programs Joseph J. Peters Institute Information Systems Michael Moore, M.S.W. Isidoro Gonzalez Celeste Collins Vice President, Individual Executive Director, Vice President, and Family Support Systems La Comunidad Hispana Human Resources Diane Renzulli, M.S.P.H. Vanessa Briggs, M.B.A., R.D., L.D.N. Elaine R. Fox, M.A. Assistant Vice President, Executive Director, Vice President, Communications Health Promotion Council Specialized Health Services Deborah Schlater, M.P.A. Tine Hansen-Turton, M.G.A. Amy Friedlander, M.B.A. Assistant Vice President, Executive Director and CEO, Assistant Vice President, Forensic Intensive Recovery National Nursing Centers Consortium Management Services and Vice President, Health Care Special Initiatives William Weber, M.B.A. Access and Policy, Philadelphia Health Vice President, Finance Management Corporation Leslie Hurtig, M.P.A. Vice President, Myra Woll, M.S. Kathy Wellbank, M.S.W., L.S.W. Behavioral Health Services Vice President, Health Promotion Program Director, and Service Systems Interim House Inc. * all information current as of June 1, 2006 Board of Directors Senior Staff PHMC Affiliate Directors Eat.Right.Now. program 12 12 11 1 11 1 10 2 10 2 9 3 9 3 8 4 8 4 7 Breaking the Family Cycle of Addiction 5 7 Bringing Vital Care to the Uninsured 5 6 6 PHMC nurses play a crucial role in bringing high quality health care to the region’s growing number of uninsured. In 2005, 2,400 people without insurance found help from PHMC nurses. “Our nurse practitioners The idea behind the nurse-managed care model is to reach out to patients through community- based facilities so that they don’t have to travel far for good primary care. As a result, PHMC nurses provide high quality can be found in 15 homeless shelters throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania; in Center City, at primary care to hundreds Philadelphia’s Office of Emergency Shelter and Services, Philadelphia’s Community Court, and the of homeless adults each Mary Howard Health Center, Philadelphia’s only primary care center for the homeless; in North Philadelphia at the PHMC Health Connection; in Philadelphia’s Logan/Olney neighborhoods at year, and we eliminate the Rising Sun Health Center; and in Chester County at Project Salud, unnecessary visits to a health center operated by PHMC affiliate La Comunidad Hispana. Interim House West program CHANCES program Philadelphia’s emergency The impact of PHMC’s work in nurse-managed care can be felt not only in Southeastern Pennsylvania, but across the country PHMC recognizes that addiction is a family disease and frequently, children are the most vulnerable to rooms as a result.” its effects. That is why PHMC encourages women struggling with addiction to bring their children into and around the world. In 2005, the National Nursing Centers Consortium (NNCC), a PHMC affiliate, supported 250 “Again and again, we’ve the recovery process. –Genevieve Burns, Practice Director, Mary Howard nursing centers across the U.S. and an affiliate center in seen first-hand how At CHANCES, PHMC’s substance abuse treatment center for women, staff provide day care services to Health Center, Recipient of the New Zealand. Together, these nurse-managed health giving women the tools children when their mothers are in therapy, and women at CHANCES take part in a six-week parenting 2005 Family Planning Council centers touched the lives of 2.5 million people. education class. At Interim House West, one of Philadelphia’s few residential treatment centers for “Clinician of the Year” Award to be better parents women and their children, women in recovery work with their children every day to strengthen family helps reduce the communication. Young children go to Interim House West’s day care center, and older children receive incidence of child abuse after school services there. In addition, PHMC’s Family Therapy Treatment Program (FTTP) helps clients in PHMC’s substance abuse treatment centers—and other agencies throughout Philadelphia—to and neglect.” resolve their family issues when they are in recovery. –Angie Alomar-Gilbert, R.N. In 2005, PHMC’s substance abuse treatment centers served 585 women and their children. Director, Interim House West 12 11 1 10 2 9 3 8 4 7 Going 5 6 Where Families Are ChildLink program Services to Assist Families Excel (SAFE) program Since 1992, PHMC’s ChildLink programs have helped nearly 33,000 children with developmental delays or disabilities get a better start in life by connecting them to services to help them in their development. Reaching children and families in their natural environments a key part of both ChildLink Philadelphia, which is funded by the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation Services, and ChildLink Delaware County, which is funded by the Delaware County Department of Human Services. Unlike the traditional medical system, in which patients go to a doctor, or the traditional educational system, in which students go to school, ChildLink staff go where families are.