Health Care Access and Heartland merge seen as long arc
A retrospective on Health Care Access and Heartland Community Health Center as they merge after 30 years of service in Douglas County. Founder leaders and a broad physician and dentist board built a safety net for the uninsured with partnering clinics and hospital connections.
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Heartland
Beth Llewellyn
Douglas County
HCA
Heartland Community Health Center
Llewellyn
Health Care Access
Lawrence
Kansas Insurance
Sandy Praeger
Paul Davis
Kansas
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
LMH
River City
Cosmopolitan Club
Nikki King Leads Final Fundraising at HCA Clinic Move
In December 2009 Nikki King the then executive director of HCA presides over the clinic final fundraising tally totaling 453000 dollars. The funds enable a move to a larger site at 330 Maine Street, reflecting a community effort to expand services.
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Nikki King
HCA
Maine St
Know Your Numbers at Healthy Hearts Fair
Lawrence Memorial Hospital hosts the Healthy Hearts Fair on February 17 from 7 30 to 10 30 a m at LMH via the Arkansas Street entrance. Attendees can receive screenings for cholesterol blood pressure glucose body mass index and more while LMH staff discuss activity diet and quitting tobacco. Cholesterol testing is $25 at the door and heart health tips include goal setting and weekly exercise. Allison Koonce LMH community outreach and engagement supervisor is the contact.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lmh
Arkansas Street
American Heart Association
The
Heart Association
Med Lmh
Diabetes Education Center
Mayo Clinic
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
United States
Kansas Tobacco
National Institute of Health
LMH Healthy Hearts Fair at Lawrence Memorial Hospital
The LMH Healthy Hearts Fair runs 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. February 17 at 325 Maine St. Registered by February 9 costs 20 dollars, after that 25. A fasting blood draw is offered 7:30 to 10 a.m. No other lab work. Free health screenings and exhib its run 7:30 to 10:30 with no advance registration. More details at Imh.org heart-fair.
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Maine St
LMH
Imh.org
Heart-Fair
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By Mackenzie Clark
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Ljworld
Duke University
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FACC
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Zabel
Partner
Health Care Access Board of Directors
Capital City Bank
Heath Care
Accogs
Journal-World File Photo
Tom Holland
Baldwin City
Sally Monahan Zogry
Journal-World
Jeri Safarik
Moodie Road
Healthy Hearts Fair
Allison Koonce
Allison.koonce
Imh
LMH Healthy Hearts Fair
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