AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY INTEGRAL CARE

Integral Care provides community-based behavioral health (mental health and substance use) and developmental disability services to adults and children in Travis County often in dire need of care and often have a single or combined diagnosis of developmental disabilities, persistent mental illnesses, and chemical dependency. A comprehensive array of services is delivered through the following service areas: Adult Behavioral Health, Child and Family, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Psychiatric Crisis Services. With more than 44 facilities and other numerous locations, Integral Care provides services that include psychiatric evaluations, 24-hour crisis interventions, medication treatment, inpatient treatment, employment and vocational services, service coordination, family support and respite care, housing, information and referral, supported living and residential services. Integral Care also provides community services in homes, on the streets or at other sites as needed. Individuals seeking help or services should start by calling the 24/7 Crisis Hotline at 512-472-HELP (4357), a uniform telecommunications system that links all of Integral Care's services. For more information, please visit www.integralcare.org

Central Health is a limited-purpose taxing district responsible for providing healthcare to indigent persons residing in Travis County, Texas. It is the mission of Central Health to create access to healthcare for those who need it most. Central Health was created by a vote of Travis County residents on May 15, 2004.For more information, please visit www.traviscountyhd.org

Lone Star Circle of Care (LSCC) is a nonprofit, federally qualified community health center with a network of 20+ clinics throughout Central Texas providing primary care services to the medically underserved. LSCC’s services include adult, pediatric and senior primary care; comprehensive OB/GYN; psychiatry and behavioral health for all ages; general dentistry; and pharmacy. Lone Star Circle of Care’s innovative model leverages public health care dollars with investments from charitable foundations and hospitals, creating a collaborative approach that benefits the community and the health care system as a whole, as well as the 50,000+ patients who through LSCC have access to a complete medical home. Lone Star Circle of Care is accredited by the Joint Commission, which is recognized internationally as the Gold Seal of Approval in health care. LSCC also holds recognition from the National Committee on Quality Assurance as a Level 3 Physician Practice Connections® -- Patient-Centered Medical Home™, a recognition held by only 9 other practices in the state of Texas. For more information, please visit www.lscctx.org.

The vision of St. David’s Foundation is to keep the promise of a better life by improving health and health care for all Central Texans. In 2010, the Foundation will grant $27 million to numerous agencies, local safety net clinics, and the St. David’s Dental Program, which brings free dental care via mobile vans to children at Title I elementary schools in Central Texas and adults referred by area clinics. Each of six vans is equipped with two dental exam rooms, digital x-rays, and computer workstations, and is staffed by licensed dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants. Visit www.stdavidsfoundation.org.

The Seton Healthcare Family is the leading provider of comprehensive, advanced health care services in Central Texas. As a growing center for medical research and education, Seton is bringing world-class medicine to the region, which is increasing access to care and, in turn, securing its mission to improve the health of all Central Texans, especially the poor and the vulnerable. Serving an 11-county population of 1.8 million, Seton’s 24 clinical locations include five major medical centers, two community hospitals, two rural hospitals, an inpatient mental health hospital, three primary care clinics for the uninsured, as well as several strategically located health facilities that provide medical care for well patients. The system also includes the only Level I Trauma Centers for adult and pediatric patients in the Austin area, the only heart transplant center in Central Texas, and the first two Designated Stroke Centers in Texas to receive a Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission. Seton hospitals have earned four Magnet designations, the highest award for nursing excellence given by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. In Fiscal Year 2009, Seton provided almost a quarter of a billion dollars in charity care. Seton is a member of Ascension Health, the largest not-for-profit health network in the nation.For more information, please visit www.seton.net.

ICC PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS

The Austin-Travis County EMS Department is the primary provider for medical rescue within the City of Austin and Travis County. The Department is jointly funded by the City of Austin (70%) and Travis County (30%). The City of Austin is the managing partner of this funding consortium. A/TCEMS is supported in its operation by 18 first response agencies and 16 corporate first response teams. Medical Direction is through a full-time EMS physician who oversees the Austin-Travis County EMS System clinical alliance consisting of 38 different emergency service agencies. The Medical Director is the system's designated medical coordinator for all EMS and First Responder activities within the City of Austin and Travis County.For more information, please visit www.atcems.org.

The ATC-HHSD's purpose is to work in partnership with the community to promote health, safety, and well being. They provide Public Health, Social, and Environmental Health services for Austin and Travis County, and serve a population of nearly one million.For more information, please visit www.cityofaustin.org.

In February 2002, the Austin City Council approved the creation of an acute care facility on the fifth floor of Brackenridge Hospital at 601 East 15th Street. The Austin Women's Hospital opened in January, 2004, and is operated by the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB). Entrance to the facility is via elevators located on Hospital Drive. For more information, call 512/322-2100 or Visit, www.communitycaretx.org.

Central Texas Medical Center is located in Hays County and serves approximately 2,210 medically indigent yearly. There are no private health clinics providing care for the medically indigent in Hays County. The Hill Country MHMR Center assists individuals with severe mental health problems.For more information, please visit www.ctmc.org.

CommUnityCare is a 501(c)3 operating 20 primary care health centers for the medically underserved in Travis County. CommUnityCare is committed to providing accessible, quality care including family practice and internal medicine, women's health, pediatrics, dental care and behavioral health services. In addition, we offer services to those with HIV/AIDS at our David Powell site and healthcare for the homeless at the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless. We serve as a medical home to more than 55,000 patients. CommUnityCare is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC).For more information, please visit www.communitycaretx.org.

It is the mission of the CHCSCT to operate a not-for-profit health related entity for the promotion of the health of the community. CHCSCT has a vision to expand it’s existing facilities and services and build/expand services on a timely and appropriate basis to meet the health care needs of South Central Texas as support and facilities are available. CHCSCT has a vision to offer preventive and primary care services and treatment of the sick, injured, afflicted, disabled, without regard for any person’s race, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, religion, economic status, or disability.For more information, please visit www.chcsct.com.

Since 1987, El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission has fulfilled a unique role in Austin as a provider of integrated health care, emergency food, advocacy, leadership, development, and basic education for working-poor Hispanic families. At El Buen Samaritano, the mission is to transform lives by engaging the strengths of working-poor Hispanic families to promote their successful participation in society.For more information, please visit www.elbuen.org.

Front Steps, based on the belief that all people deserve the dignity of a safe place to call home, seeks to end homelessness by providing shelter, affordable housing, community education, and transitional healthcare services. Founded in 1997 as the Capital Area Homeless Alliance, Front Steps has worked to create practical solutions for helping people find their way home. Through shelter and permanent-housing programs, skills development, employment resources, recuperative care and more, Front Steps supports low-income workers, disabled and homeless individuals and their families to find lasting and affordable housing.For more information, please visit www.frontsteps.org.

The objectives of the Hays CISD are to act as a liaison between Student/Parent/School Personnel/Community Health Resources, and provide the following: emergency care for injured students, assessment and temporary care of ill students, specialized care for students with complex health needs, documentation and maintenance of student health records, prevention and control of communicable diseases, medication administration, health screenings and appraisals, individualized health counseling, student immunization audit, detection and reporting of suspected child abuse, environmental health and safety, health education and staff development.For more information, please visit www.hayscisd.net.

Michael and Susan Dell established the foundation in 1999. The gift was inspired by their passion for supporting children’s causes as a way to make an even greater difference in a measurable way, particularly for those children living in urban poverty. Based in Austin, TX, the foundation initially focused on improving education and children’s health in Central Texas; but their mission soon expanded to reach children globally. To date, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation has committed more than $650 million to assist nonprofit organizations working in major urban communities in the United States, South Africa and India. Their vision is to focus on opportunities with the greatest potential to directly and measurably transform the lives of children living in urban poverty.For more information, please visit www.msdf.org.

The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH), established in 1975, is dedicated to improving the health status of farmworker families by providing information services and products to a network of more than 500 migrant health center service sites in the United States as well as organizations, universities, researchers, and individuals involved in farmworker health. NCFH is a private, not-for-profit corporation located in Buda, Texas whose mission is "to improve the health status of farmworker families through appropriate application of human, technical, and information resources."For more information, please visit www.ncfh.org.

People's Community Clinic is a private non-profit primary care clinic that provides medical treatment and prevention services for low-income uninsured and underserved adults and children. They have two outreach clinic sites target high-risk youth. People's serves as medical home for approximately 11,000 patients.For more information, please visit www.austinpcc.org.

Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region, Inc. is a non-profit health care organization providing high quality sexual health care and family planning services, at affordable prices, to men and women of all ages; resources and programs for sexuality education; advocacy to ensure reproductive rights, access to family planning, and comprehensive sexuality education.For more information, please visit www.plannedparenthood.org/ppaustin/.

Samaritan Health Ministries is a faith-based, non-denominational, not-for-profit organization that provides: quality urgent and chronic healthcare (including medical, dental, mental health and pharmaceutical) to the uninsured in the greater Williamson and Travis counties. Opportunities exist for healthcare professionals and other interested volunteers to give their time, talents, and resources to support this healing ministry. SHM also provides breast cancer screening, referrals and education, including diabetes education. Please visit our Web site at www.theshm.orgFor more information, please visit www.theshm.org.

With more than 60 sites across Central Texas, St. David’s HealthCare includes six of the area’s leading hospitals and is one of the largest health systems in Texas. Known for compassionate, high-quality care, the organization has been recognized with the Texas Award for Performance Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by the State of Texas based upon world-class quality measures. Ranked in 2007, 2008 and 2009 as the top Austin-area employer among large companies at the Austin Business Journal’s annual “Best Places to Work” event, St. David’s HealthCare is the fifth-largest private employer in the Austin area, with more than 6,700 employees. For more information, please visit Stdavids.com.

The Travis County correctional facility renders healthcare services to inmates during their incarceration. The Jail Health Services joined in ICC in the fall of 2009.

The Travis County Medical Society (TCMS) is a component society of the Texas Medical Association (TMA), a statewide professional organization of licensed physicians. With more than 2,500 members, the TCMS represents approximately 90% of all practicing physicians in the Greater Austin area. The TCMS represents the medical profession in matters of importance to the membership and to the community it serves.For more information, please visit www.tcms.com.

The Travis County Medical Society, working with the Integrated Care Collaboration, has initiated PROJECT ACCESS, a coordinated system of volunteer physician care, hospital care, diagnostic services and medications assistance for the low-income, uninsured of Travis County. As of August 2006, 870 participating physician volunteers of Project Access continue to provide access to health care for low-income uninsured patients along with program partners such as the Seton Family of Hospitals, St. David's Healthcare, the Heart Hospital of Austin, Austin Radiological Association, Clinical Pathology Labs, Inc., and Austin Health Imaging. Since commencing operations in early 2003, Project Access has enrolled 1375 patients, provided over 6,600 patient encounters, resulting in over $5.2 million in donated care. Project Access patients have also received over $360,000 in free medications through patient prescription assistance programs.For more information, please visit www.projectaccessaustin.com.

Established in 1891 as the University of Texas Medical Department, UTMB has grown from one building, 23 students and 13 faculty members to a modern health science center with more than 70 major buildings, more than 2,500 students and more than 1,000 faculty. The 84-acre campus includes four schools, three institutes for advanced study, a major medical library, a network of hospitals and clinics that provide a full range of primary and specialized medical care, an affiliated Shriners Burns Hospital, and numerous research facilities. UTMB is a component of the University of Texas System.For more information, please visit www.utexas.edu/nursing/.

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing is heavily involved in community activiities; both on campus and in and around Austin. This section highlights the School of Nursing's relationship with the community health clinics, the city of Austin and the ongoing attempts of School of Nursing faculty and staff to recruit local people into the profession of nursing.For more information, please visit www.utexas.edu/nursing/.

The Volunteer Healthcare Clinic (VHC) is a medical safety net for children and adults in Travis County who are low-income and uninsured. The Clinic provides primary medical care for acute and chronic conditions along with related services including medication assistance, lab & imaging testing, referrals to medical specialists, social service referrals and case management. Acute/primary care clinics are held on a walk-in basis for the general public* on Tuesday and Thursday evenings beginning at 6pm. VHC has a Chronic Disease Management (CDM) clinic for patients suffering from diabetes, hypertension and endocrine disorders on Monday evenings at 6pm. Visits are by appointment only and limited to patients already enrolled in the CDM program (Patients must meet our eligibility requirements which include being a Travis County resident, having no health insurance or health care coverage (such as MAP or CHIP/Medicaid) and meeting our income guidelines (household income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level)). For more information please call 512-459-6002 or visit our website at www.volclinic.org

The Williamson County & Cities Health District, located in Central Texas, is the local public health department for Williamson County, Texas. Our vision is healthy people thriving in healthy communities. Our mission is to, in partnership with communities, protect and promote the health of the people of Williamson County.For more information, please visit www.wcchd.org.