G-1156

Social Action Health Clinic Eq

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Project Description

Region: North America

Country: USA

Location: San Bernardino, CA

Total Budget: $80,000

Area of Focus: Disease prevention and treatment



The Social Action Community Health System (SAC Health System) is a long established facility dedicated to serving the medical, dental and mental health needs of the Medically Underserved Area (MUA) of the City of San Bernardino, California, and local surrounding communities. The City of San Bernardino has been identified as one of the lowest economic regions in the entire United States, second only to Detroit, Michigan.

Approximately 61% of SAC Health System's user population report income levels below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Another 38% do not report any income. Patient families experience tremendous obstacles to care, including homelessness, lack of insurance, education, transportation, high rates of violence i.e. the December 2, 2015 killing of 15 people in a terrorist attach, crime and poverty, cultural difference and other barriers.

With the recent advent of expanded access to federally subsidized, mandatory medical insurance the demand for and access to treatment, and therefore the need for increased treatment professionals and treatment equipment, has become acute. The SAC organization is now a Federally Qualified Health Center, and is a designated Teaching Health Clinic and Graduate Medical Education Program facility.

This designation allows serving of patients in the MUA of the San Bernardino region and thus the SAC Health System is meeting the safety net needs of the residents as well as the development of medical professionals who, upon completion of their education, have a probability of serving the residents of MUAs.

Due to the expansion of service to the patient population THE SAC Health Clinic is in need of additional diagnostic and treatment equipment to adequately serve their patients.

Primary Host Partner

District: 5330

Rotary Club of: San Bernardino Crossroads

Primary Contact: William Heisler

Email: bill_heisler@yahoo.com

Primary International Partner

District: 2982

Rotary Club of: Salem Central

Primary Contact: Vasu Rajaram

Email: vasukaruna@gmail.com

Project Status

Dropped
This project has been "Dropped". Check the history log entries to see why it was dropped.

Project listed for the 2016-17 Rotary Year.

The TRF Grant application number is #1641093.

Proposed Financing

Existing Contributions Towards This Project

Date

Cash

DDF

Total

San Bernardino Crossroads (5330)

25-May-16

$2,500

$10,000

$12,500

District 2982 DDF

21-Jun-16

-

$10,000

$10,000

Remaining Amount to Raise

Additional Club Contribution (Needed) - Add a contribution

$24,167

-

$24,167

Amount Requested from The Rotary Foundation

$13,333

$20,000

$33,333

Total

$80,000

Note: as of July 1, 2015 there is a 5% additional support fee for cash contributions. This fee does not appear in the financials above because it does not apply if the funds are sent directly to the project account (without going through TRF, and therefore without Paul Harris credit). Clubs sending their cash contribution to TRF must be aware they will have to send an additional 5%.

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History Log Entries

25-May-16

System Entry

Creation of project page.

2-Sep-17

System Entry

System Entry: Project dropped per lack of response to the carry-over notification emails.

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