...Neighbors Helping Neighbors

2015 Annual Report

May 2016

2015... Truly a New Yearby Stacey Romero, Executive Director

Transition was the word of the year for Neighborhood Clinic in 2015! We tried many new things, saw many successes, and welcomed new folks to our team. Here are some highlights:• 859 free medical visits were completed - a 10% increase over 2014• Free dental services were added in 2015 by hosting the Medical Teams

International Mobile Dental Unit, for a total of 93 patient dental care visits• Increased community awareness of our services through the creation of a

Volunteer Outreach Team• Outreach Team hosted information booths at 7 community events• Flyers and letter size signs were created in English, Spanish, Vietnamese,

Russian, and Ukrainian• Stacey Romero joined the team in 2015 in a newly designed Executive

Director role • IanDrurycameonstaffinthefalltofillthenewOfficeCoordinatorposition,

which replaced and expanded the previous Receptionist position to meet changing clinic needs

• We welcomed Christie Jett in the key volunteer role of Volunteer Coordinator

• Amedicalinterpreterrecruitmentplanwasimplemented,nettingfivededicated interpreters covering three different languages to our volunteer patient care team

Bette Miller retired from the Neighborhood Clinic Board of Directors at the end of 2015 after involvement in multiple roles since 1987. We are excited that she was selected as a recipient of Tacoma’s 2016 City of Destiny Award in the Lifetime Service Category! No one is more deserving of this recognition. Without her tireless efforts in patient care, clinic administration, grant-writing, fundraising, representing the clinic in the community, and her leadership on the Board of Directors, we don’t know exactly how the clinic would have kept the doors open all these years. We are grateful for her many years of service and the wisdom she imparted to us along the way...and we’ll keep picking her brain as long as she lets us!

City of Destiny Award“We at the Neighborhood Clinic strive to foster an emotionally supportive

atmosphere, focusing on holistic care for all of those we welcome through our door.”

-Excerpted from the Neighborhood Clinic

Mission Statement

Our patient demographics are changing...

According to our 2015 statistics, a patient presenting to the

Neighborhood Clinic for care is likely to be a

Caucasian English speaking woman or man between

the ages of 31-49, living on less than $700 per month.

These numbers continue to befluid,asweseemoreand

more patients of differing nationaloriginsandfirst

languages, and more patients who fall into the

category of underinsured.

Thank You to Our 2015 Donors!“It’s not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving.” ~ Mother Teresa

Frederick and Betty AdolfTosh and Sue AkamatsuArchdiocese of SeattleLarry and DeAnne BaerMarge BarzarDenny and Sandy BeachlerJohn BellAndy BladesMilton and Judy BleiweissMuriel BottMary J. BradfordBarbara and Ken BrownMark and Peggy BubenikCarol BuchholzScott and Catherine CandlerShiv ChandrasekaranJames and Sheri ClarkMary Ann Coble

Steve and Patte CowdenTerry and Kay EstvoldAndrew and Jane EvanchoFirst Presbyterian ChurchJana FixDavid FlentgeFlorence Kilworth Charitable TrustFred Meyer Rewards - KrogerMaryalis and Wilfred FrinkDiane and Brendan GallagherJohn and Nancy GalvinGary E. Milgard Family FoundationCarmelle GilsonVirginia GilsonGottfried & Mary Fuchs FoundationKenneth GrahamEmily GreenPam GrunerDeborah HammondGeorge and Karin HirchertJan and Ida HjortlandPatricia HoppaThe Hyde Family FoundationAnn JohnsonElizabeth JonesDon and Dorothy KeuterKey Bank Foundation

Susan and Roy KimbelDick and Julie KirkPeter KliewerClyde and Sydna KoontzJodi LallaCarol LentzMarjorie LeonRoz and Roger Lueck-MammenMarco J. Heidner Charitable TrustJodi McConnellCharles and Patricia McNealJerry and Bette MillerStephen MondauJack and Myrna NagleLila Noble-OwesRobert and Natalie NunesMichael O’Brien McGintyPatricia O’DonnellJoseph and Kirsten QuinnJennifer RameyDennis Reid and Anne CosgroveKen and Pam RhodesJudy RobinetteRosemary RobinetteNorman RocknessStacey RomeroDon and Nancy Rose

Rotary of Tacoma #8The Russell Family FoundationSt. Andrew’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Charles Borromeo ParishSt. Leo’s Emergency ServicesSt. Leo’s ParishKaren and Al SchenkelbergArt and Margaret Ann SchmidtPhilip SchulzeSisters Of The Holy Names Of Jesus and MaryDon and Melissa SloanA. Irene SmithJennifer SmithKirk and Jane StarrCraig and Mary StuckyPatti SullivanFrances ThomasUnited Way Of Pierce CountyWashington Academy of Family PhysiciansPhil and Sue WenskiAnneMarie WilhelmKathie Wise-WillmoreArlene Joe and Richard WooWoodworth Family FoundationPhil and Linda Yates

Many thanks to those who have supported us indirectly through

donor voice programs. Although your names

aren’t listed here, we are equally as grateful for

your generosity!

AccordingtotheWashingtonStateOfficeoftheInsuranceCommissioner,in2015over500,000residentswereidentifiedasmedicallyuninsured.Thisincludesinexcessof50,000 uninsured adults in Pierce County, but does not include the many underinsured patients - those with high-deductible plans. Just on the healthcare exchange alone, we’ve seen deductibles as high as $6,600 - meaning patients pay full price for all “sick” visits until they reach that deductible. Lab tests, diagnostic imaging and sometimes prescriptions fall under deductibles as well, depending on the plan.What are other factors which bring patients to our door?

• Homelessnesscontinuestoskyrocketinourcommunity. While safety net organizations work to help the homeless obtain state health coverage, this is an ongoing challenge.

• Nosubsidies:Many community members make more money “on paper” to qualify for any subsidies through the Affordable Care Act, but find it impossible to pay full price premiums when other financial obligations such as student loans, previous medical debt, or unanticipated major expenses are cutting into that income.

• NoteveryoneiseligiblefortheAffordableCareAct(ACA)plans. All undocumented immigrants are excluded from the ACA, even those able to pay full price premiums. Without access to insurance, sliding scale and free clinics are the only health care options for many immigrants in this category.

Continued support from our donors is both appreciated and necessary - it’s crucial to the well-being of those in the community who need our free medical and dental services!

We’re Still Here...Here’s Why:

2015 Volunteer Recap 2024 Hours of volunteer service

from physicians and residents, dentists, ARNPs, PAs, nurses, medical,

nursing and dental assistants, phlebotomists, nutritionists, social

workers, nursing and premed students,officehelpers,andoutreach

support resulted in free care for patients valued at $113,000!

Yareli Aguirre, MADrew AndersonRobert Andrew, DDSPaul Andrews, DDSDebbie Baca-Dietz, RNStacy Beckman, MA-PAshley Bieker MDLisa Boeger FNP-CYolanda Bradford, RNBrooke Carpenter, RNColleen Carrette PATony ChanChris ClemensJulia Clement, RNStephen Cook, MDEdie Cooke, RNMark Craddock, MDIsabella DahlgrenTimothy Dahlgren, MDYiqing DangKristine Danielson, RNHoward Davidson, MDIkuko Day, RNEvgeny Degodyuk, RNGwen DemarestJessica DiBari, DO

Derek Divis, NutritionistTruc Do, MDChristen Eidal, MDCatheryne Ekse, RNCrystal Felder, LPNJudith GamezMarissa GarrettErika Gilbert, RNAlison GooValdencia Gossing, ARNPEmily Green, ARNPPam Gruner, RNJoan Halley, DODeborah Hammond, MDBryan Ho, MDLarissa HurdMichelle Ives, EMTAnn Johnson, RNTeresa Johnson, RNChristina JonesRavi Kalwani, MDKaitlin KellyLori KellyKenneth Kirkwood, MDMeghan Kusko MDKate Landy, MD

Angela Laney, OR TechEnrique Leon, MDCindy Leung, CNAFredric Lo MDMary Jo Ludwig, MDNancy Lulay, RNHanh-Thao Luu CNA, Certified Medical InterpreterPat Madden, RNWendy Magana, RNRebecca Mandell, MDJosefina Manzueta, RNMaureen Mayo, RNJohn McCarthur, OR TechKyle McClainAnna McLuen, MDBette Miller, RNUpasana Mohapatra, MDFrancisco Montoya, Certified Medical InterpreterMichael Mosley, MDPhillip Muñoz, MAFrank Muzzey, RNLindsay Newlon, MDNatalie Nunes, MDMichael O’Brien McGinty, MD

Patrick O’ConnorBob and Linda ParrishKeith Pasternak, MDMark Peterman, RNJessica PetersonShane and Valerie PettitMs. Regina Puratich, ARNPWang QiAmanda SeeleyDaniel Sentero, MDBryan Shireman, DDSNell Shonnard, EMTSheila Smith, ARNPAnne Snyder, MA-PTalia Sopp, CNAPamela Tarver, LPNGiovanna Urdangarain, Certified Medical InterpreterMonica Valtierra, MA-PJohn Van Buskirk, DOYelena Verbitskaya, MARebecca Vinson, ARNPMiley Walters, CNAZoe WeinbergStephen Wheeler, MASarah Wight, RNRobert and Cynthia Wu

We sincerely apologize if we have inadvertently omitted anyone from either of these lists.

2015 Financial SummaryExpenses

PersonnelFacilities SuppliesMedicationDental Van AdministrationOtherTotal Expenses

$62,166$21,836

$1,979$2,687$2,400$4,676

$554$96,298

And to Our 2015 Volunteers... We are grateful!“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” ~ Cynthia Ozick

IndividualsChurchesBusinessesGrantsUnited WayInvestmentsTotal Income

$18,214$3,700$1,047

$51,265$14,109

-$296$88,038

Income

Special thanks to CHI Franciscan for their expanded support in the form of in-kind donations. Starting in mid-2015, our patients in need were able to obtain aone-timefillofmedicationsatnocosttoeitherthe patient or to Neighborhood Clinic, for a total value of $14,914.95! Additionally, CHI Franciscan Laboratory Services continued in 2015 to provide lab testing for our patients at no charge either to patients or Neighborhood Clinic.

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Neighborhood Clinic � 1323 S Yakima Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405 � (253) 627-6353 � info@neighborhoodclinictacoma.org

www.neighbhorhoodclinictacoma.org

Neighborhood Clinic1323 S Yakima AveTacoma, WA 98405

Vernon BaldwinDr. Joe Robinette

Annette and Len CalabrettaDiane and Brendan Gallagher

Sr. Marilyn GooleyBette Miller

Mark and Becca NorwilPat Norwil and Sharon Cohen

The Shonnard FamilyDr. John Van Buskirk

We wish to acknowledge those who were remembered with a donation to

Neighborhood Clinic... We are grateful for them and for their loved ones’ generosity.

Memorial/Honor Donations

In Memory

In Honor

The 4th Annual Neighborly Award Goes to…..

The Neighborly Award is presented to a volunteer, employee or support of Neighborhood Clinic. It is given in memory of Dr. Joe Robinette, 1946-2011, a longtime volunteer at the clinic with a special gift for listening to each and everyone’s story, no matter the circumstances.

Dr. John Van Buskirk was selected for this recognition in 2015. Countless liveshavebeentouchedbyhisselflessdedication of time, energy and wisdom to the clinic, volunteers, and patients over many years. As Medical Director, Dr. Van Buskirk is tasked with ensuring that patients receive high quality and compassionate care, and with making sure that volunteer providers have the support they need in order to serve Neighborhood Clinic patients. His continued dedication to these goals has been integral to carrying out the clinic’s mission. He has provided outstanding leadership in his role on the Board of Directors, navigating many changes in community needs and clinic resources over the years. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition, Dr. Van Buskirk, and thank you for so many years of steadfast devotion to health equity in our community!

Board of Directors

John Van Buskirk, DO, Medical Director

Diane Gallagher, BSN, President

Elizabeth Miller, RNC, Vice-President

Douglas Hill, JD, Secretary/Treasurer

StaffStacey Romero, Executive Director

Kelsey Wardlow, Clinic Coordinator

Ian Drury, Office Coordinator

Susan Sezgin, Bookkeeper

Kayla Reinbold, BA, NREMT, MA-P

Anthony White, RN

AnneMarie Wilhelm

Sue AsherChris CowanJohn Galvin, RPh

Judy Robinette