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Facts And Statistics

Hours of Operation

• Medical Clinic Services
• Monday: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
• Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday: 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
• Friday & Saturday: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
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• Counseling Services
• Weekdays, evenings and Saturdays by appointment

Medical Services Include:

• Routine Gynecological Exams
• Birth Control Services
• Mammograms
• Pap Smears
• Pregnancy Testing & Counseling
• Testing & Treatment of STDs
• HIV Testing & Counseling
• Hormone Replacement Therapy
• Colposcopy
• Cryosurgery & LEEP
• Treatment of Bladder & Urinary Tract Infections
• Ultrasounds

Counseling Services Include:

• Individuals, Couples & Family Counseling
• Group Counseling

Issues ranging from:

• Depression/Anxiety
• Addictions/Eating Disorders
• Relationship Issues
• Life Transitions

Staffing

• 8 medical staff (medical records, billing, nurse practitioners, medical assistants)
• 15 counselors (interns & trainees) & 2 supervisors
• 3 administrative staff
• 3 physicians (limited basis)

Operating Budget:

• Approximately $834,000

Funding Sources

• 58% State & Federal funds
• 19% Fundraising & Grants
• 11% Counseling Fees for Service
• 6% Medial Fees for Service
• 5% Patient Donations
• 1% Miscellaneous

Population Served

• Primary target group - low-income women 25-44 years

Ethnic Background

• 65% Caucasian
• 17% African American
• 12% Hispanic
• 3% Asian
• 3% Wildly diverse

Approximate Clients/Visits per year

• 7,200 medical
• 3,500 counseling

Community Needs - Stats

The Uninsured:

• 1 in 4 adults have been uninsured in the past year and many of these people simply went without needed care because they could not afford it.
• The L.A. Times reports that not only are insurance companies raising premiums as often as twice a year, they are denying coverage for reasons as simple as:
  • ...taking expensive prescription drugs (even if it is just allergy medicine)
  • ...having more than one chronic condition (even if mild and controllable)
  • ...showing "signs" of needing mental health services.
• There are 6.5 million uninsured individuals in California.

Importance of Pap Smears

• Between 1955 and 1992, the number of cervical cancer deaths in the United States declined by 74% - the main reason for this life-saving reduction was the increased use of the Pap smear. Pap smears save lives.
• The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2007, about 11,150 cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and about 3,670 women will die from cervical cancer.
• Unlike other cancers, conditions leading to cervical cancer can be detected before invasive cancer develops. With appropriate evaluation and follow-up, these conditions are nearly 100% treatable.

Importance of Therapy

• A new landmark study by the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH) reports that nearly half of all Americans will develop a mental disorder sometime in their lives.
• It also suggests that the United States is poised to rank number one for mental illness globally.
• People with psychiatric illnesses have a 20% shorter life expectancy, the risks of diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular death are all dramatically increased by the presence of on-going untreated mental disorders.