Preparing Our Region to Leverage New Investments
Infrastructure Investments to Coordinate Services & Meet Client Needs
Goals:
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Support partners to increase internal capacity and strengthen care coordination networks by investing in business practices, workforce development, technology, and community outreach and engagement.
Activities to date:
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Development and coordination of Pharmacy Services
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Electronic Health Record planning and design
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Improving systems of care for Veterans
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Needs assessment and care coordination planning
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Staff to support expanding the continuum of services available and accessed, including integration of cultural identity and arts, wellness, and educational components
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Resource directory development and testing
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Electronic Health Record System implementation and customization, including closed-loop referral systems
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Translation Devices
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PCHI Training
Medical Respite Investements
From January 2025 - June 2025, CHOICE has invested in Medical Respite readiness:
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$245,000 invested
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37 new guests were served
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Total of 924 bed nights
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Average stay: 26 days
Approximate savings of $2.5 million to the healthcare system by diverting emergency department stays.
Infrastructure Partners
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Chinook Indian Nation
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Coastal Community Action Program
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Community Health Workers Coalition of Migrants and Refugees
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Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
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Cowlitz Indian Tribe
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Crossroads Housing
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Elora
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Family Support Center of South Sound
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Gather Church
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Love Overwhelming
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Lower Columbia Community Action Program
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Nisqually Indian Tribe
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North Mason Regional Fire Authority
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Olympia Fire Department
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Quinault Indian Nation
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SeaMar Community Health Centers
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Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe Skokomish Indian Tribe
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Squaxin Island Tribe
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Thurston County Foodbank
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Thurston County Public Health and Social Services
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Youth and Family Link
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Youth Connection
