Action 26.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Health & Social Services
- Meeting Date:
- 08/14/2012
- Title:
- Approval of MOU with Chiricahua Community Health Care, Inc. to share space with CHSS.
- Submitted By:
- Mary Gomez, Health & Social Services
- Department:
- Health & Social Services
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature NOT Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
0
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Mary Gomez
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Director, CHSS
Docket Number (If applicable):
Mandated Function?:
Not Mandated
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Approve a Memorandum of Understanding between Cochise Health and Social Services (CHSS) and Chiricahua Community Health Centers, Inc. to share space in the Sierra Vista Foothills office and parking lot and space in the parking lot at Melody Lane complex near building A.
Background:
CCHCI is a federally qualified health center providing a full range of primary and dental care services for the uninsured and underinsured populations in our County. They have permanent clinics established in Douglas, Bisbee, and Elfrida and also have mobile units to serve patients where they do not have a permanent clinic established. CCHCI would like to park their mobile medical clinic (MMC) one day/week outside of our Foothills location and share our lobby and public restrooms for their patients to use while waiting to be seen. CCHCI would also like to list our facility as an emergency back-up location for their MMC operation in the event of a catastrophic failure of the MMC. It is very unlikely that this would occur and if it did, would only need our clinic space for a few days. CCHCI would also like to permanently park their mobile dental unit outside Bldg A here at Melody Lane complex. They would not need any of our facilities but would need to have electricity from our building to the mobile unit. They will be responsible for any costs to establish this connection and for electricity used.
This collaboration with CCHCI is mutually beneficial to our organizations and to the communities we serve. We essentially serve the same clientele and having this expanded service capability on our campus would be very convenient for clients visiting either of us.
This collaboration with CCHCI is mutually beneficial to our organizations and to the communities we serve. We essentially serve the same clientele and having this expanded service capability on our campus would be very convenient for clients visiting either of us.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
Work with CCHCI administrative staff to make necessary changes to provide power outside Bldg A in Bisbee and coordinate shared use of lobby in Sierra Vista.
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
Missed opportunity for collaboration with community partner serving our same population, less convenient for clients to visit dual locations, and loss of revenue through MOU.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
None needed.