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Crescent Community Health Center Letter of Support Copyrighted September 4, 2018 City of Dubuque Consent Items # 16. ITEM TITLE: Crescent Community Health Center Letter of Support SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval to sign a Letter of Support for the Crescent Community Health Center's Services Area Competition Grant to Health Resources and Services Administration. SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Crescent Community Health Center Letter of Support- City Manager Memo NNM Memo Staff Memo Staff Memo Letter of Support Supporting Documentation THE CITY OF Dubuque � AIFA�erlwGh UB E '�� III► Masterpiece on the Mississippi Z°°'�w'2 7A13 2017 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Letter of Support for Crescent Community Health Center DATE: August 28, 2018 Public Health Specialist Mary Rose Corrigan recommends City Council approval for the City Manager to sign a letter of support for the Crescent Community Health Center's Services Area Competition Grant to Health Resources and Services Administration. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. �L;� 1��, ����.� Mic ael C. Van Milligen �� � MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist THE CTTY OF Dubuque �' uh�oeneoWry DUB E 'il��i;' Masterpiece on the Mississippi Z°°' Z°'Z 2013 2017 TO: Mike Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Mary Rose Corrigan, Public Health Specialist SUBJECT: Letter of Support for Crescent Community Health Center DATE: August 23, 2018 INTRODUCTION Crescent Community Health Center (CCHC) is submitting a competitive continuation grant for a FY19 Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Services Area Competition (SAC) grant. BACKGROUND CCHC's last federal SAC grant was 2015. Community health centers must reapply for federal funding approximately every three years. DISCUSSION CCHC provides oral and medical health services to over 6,000 patients annually and is a vital partner in the Dubuque area health care community. RECOMMENDATION Approve sending a letter of support for CCHC SAC grant to Health Resources and Services Administration. COUNCIL ACTION Authorize the City Manager to sign and submit the letter of support. ~ Dubuque THE CITY OF ~ . ttCt- D Al~AmericaCilJ UB E rfllI' Masterpiece on the Mississippi . Julie Woodyard, CEO Crescent Community Health Center 1789 Elm Street Dubuque, IA 52001 Dear Ms. Woodyard, 2007•2012 2013·2017 City Manager's Office City Hall 50 West 13th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4805 Office (563) 589-4110 Fax (563) 589-4149 TTY (563) 690-6678 ctymgr@cityofdubuque.org www.cityofdubuque.org ---· ----·-- August 22, 2018 Please accept this letter as our commitment in full support of Crescent Community Health Center's FY19 Service Area Competition application to the US Department of Health and Human Services/ Health Resources and Service Administration to continue to provide primary and preventive health care services to the low-income target population throughout Dubuque County, Iowa; and surrounding areas. Crescent Community Health Center has been a primary safety-net health care provider for over 12 years with a clinic located in the most underserved area of the City of Dubuque as well as a dental clinic located at Stonehill Care Center which serves an elderly population. Crescent Community Health Center provides our community access to adult and pediatric primary healthcare, behavioral health, oral health, pharmacy, women's health services, and · extensive enabling services, as well as a Wellness Center. Crescent also serves a large and growing senior population. The City of Dubuque values access to high quality, cost effective health care services in our area and remains a dedicatedcpartner in continuing a strong safety-net health care delivery system. Health equity in the continuum of health care services is very important to us. The City of Dubuque continues to support Crescent Community Health Center's mission to those in need through its FY19 Service Area Competition. Crescent will ensure effective collaboration and coordination of services with the City and throughout the region to assure and improve access to care and eliminate health disparities among the most vulnerable populations in the service area. MCVM:lh Service People Integrity Sincerely, Michael C. Van Milligen City Manager Responsibility illllovation Teamwork