Bringing healthcare to people in need, where they need it, at a cost they can afford: It’s an important part of Intermountain Healthcare’s mission. And during challenging economic times, it’s more important than ever.
Community clinics serve people who might otherwise lack convenient access to healthcare: people who are uninsured, under-insured, or who have low incomes or live in areas that are under-served by healthcare providers. In 2008, Intermountain directly operated six community clinics and provided financial support to 10 independent clinics. Together, these 16 clinics provided care to patients in more than 239,000 visits in 2008 (see tables below).
Some clinics are based in elementary schools. In addition to caring for students, these clinics are open to the entire neighborhood. Intermountain pioneered this model more than a decade ago, and it has proven highly successful.
All these clinics provide primary care. Some provide urgent care and dental care. If patients need hospital services, clinic staff members inform them of available options. For those patients who are struggling financially, services are provided on a sliding-fee scale or, for those who are unable to pay, for free.
In 2009, Intermountain is opening another school-based clinic: the Dixon Health Center, located in the Dixon Elementary School in Provo. In addition, Intermountain is contributing funds to help open two new school-based clinics operated by others: the James Madison Health Center in Ogden (located in James Madison Elementary School and operated by Midtown Community Health Center); and the Millcreek High Health Center (located in Millcreek High School in St. George and operated by Southwest Community Health Center).
Intermountain Clinics 1
| These community clinics are owned and operated by Intermountain. |
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2008 Visits |
2007 Visits |
| Cache Valley Community Health Clinic (Logan) |
2,170 |
2,045 |
| Cedar City Clinic (Cedar City) |
1,882 |
2,568 |
| Lincoln Elementary School Clinic (Salt Lake City) |
3,623 |
3,344 |
| Neighborhood Clinic (Salt Lake City) |
4,998 |
6,823 |
| North Temple Clinic (Salt Lake City) |
9,102 |
7,405 |
| Rose Park Elementary School Clinic (Salt Lake City) |
2,534 |
2,390 |
| TOTALS |
24,309 |
24,575 |
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(1) The number of visits for individual clinics may fluctuate from year to year due to a number of factors, including temporary variations in capacity.
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Independent Community Clinics Supported by Intermountain 1
| These independent community clinics receive financial support from Intermountain and provide services to uninsured, low-income, and homeless people. 2 |
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2008 Visits |
2007 Visits |
| Central City Community Health Center (Salt Lake City) |
23,883 |
23,037 |
| Davis Community Health Center (Farmington) |
8,377 |
N/A |
| Doctors' Volunteer Clinic (St. George) |
10,152 |
8,913 |
| Fourth Street Clinic / Wasatch Homeless Health Care (Salt Lake City) |
26,119 |
24,936 |
| Midtown Community Health Center (Ogden) |
51,683 |
50,230 |
| Mountainlands Community Health Center (Provo) |
34,660 |
33,406 |
| Oquirrh View Community Health Center (West Valley City) |
39,986 |
32,757 |
| Payson Community Health Center |
2,218 |
2,629 |
| Peoples' Health Clinic (Park City) |
4,494 |
3,138 |
| Southwest Community Health Center (St. George) |
13,585 |
14,078 |
| TOTALS |
215,157 |
193,124 |
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(1) Clinic visit statistics were provided by the respective clinics.
(2) A significant percentage of Intermountain's financial support of independent clinics is provided via the Intermountain Community Care Foundation, which has been funded by Intermountain.
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