Project Description Narrative:
The limited resources of Wisconsin's free and charitable clinics (FCCs) often means they are unable to engage in regular capacity building efforts beyond the immediate needs of caring for uninsured, underserved, and vulnerable populations. For smaller FCCs, it is challenging to dedicate time to grant writing, or developing new, standardized organizational processes that are efficient and effective. Project partners are working to transform the Wisconsin Free and Charitable Clinics (FCC) infrastructure by fostering a solid, sustainable nonprofit-FCC model (Standards of Excellence) implementation and establishing a culture of data-collection to promote positive health outcomes and high-quality care at FCCs. The WAFCC Standards of Excellence aim to be a strategic, dynamic tool offering measurable guidance specific to the FCC environment, practices and health services to help meet the challenges of health care delivery.
Community partners: Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ), AmeriCares, WISHIN, The Center for Urban Population Health (CUPH)/Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Loyola University Chicago, UW-Whitewater, Concordia University, St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy, Governance4Good, Muslim Community Health Center (MSW), InHealth Community Wellness Clinic, Community Outreach Health Clinic, Community Connections Free Clinic (Dodgeville, WI), Health Care Network, Inc. (Racine, WI), HealthNet of Rock County (Janesville, WI), Lake Area Free Clinic (Oconomowoc, WI), Rock River Free Clinic (Jefferson, WI)