Posts in Free & Charitable Clinic
Scaling to the Need as a Free or Charitable Clinic

Lynn Ivanek, BS with Marvin Hardy, MD

This session will describe how Grace Medical Home, a charitable clinic started in 2010 with a small staff and budget, grew quickly in response to a large community need. In order to meet this demand, the board and staff intentionally focused on sustainable ways to grow revenue without consideration of changing our mission and model. Grace now enjoys wide community support and sustains an annual operating budget of roughly $3.5 million which is more than twice the amount of the median nonprofit’s budget, successfully completed a $9 million Capital Campaign in less than a year, and maintains reserve funding of 6 months operating expenses.

Two Models of Practice Integration: Christian Healthcare for the Poor… Without the FQHC: a Panel Discussion.

Joe Weidner, MD with panel

The most common model for primary healthcare in underserved settings is the FQHC framework. While FQHCs have afforded vast numbers of US communities with care they would not otherwise have had access to, this panel will discuss other financially viable models for Christian healthcare for the poor. Two clinics and a faith-based consulting team will discuss their experience with outside-of-the-box models of care, supported by private practice, concierge patients, and/or a nonprofit foundation." Panelist: Cheryl Ho; Angel Bymaster