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The Blue Mountain Hospital District Community Health Worker team delivers charity baskets.
Community Health Workers connect patients to resources
Blue Mountain Hospital
S
trawberry Wilderness Community Clinic is
expanding services available to the community
by introducing Community Health Workers.
The CHW staff are on the front lines as an exten-
sion of the providers, looking at the whole person and
helping to bridge the gap between the two.
They are helping our community understand the
resources we have right here in Grant County.
Helping patients get in touch with needed
resources can help the family by alleviating stress
that they may be experiencing.
The CHW’s move into action when the clinic’s pri-
mary care providers refer the patient to the program.
Oftentimes, this may happen before the patient
leaves the clinic.
Home outreach visits are available for patients
who are homebound.
Community Health Workers serve the community
by connecting patients of all ages with health care
providers, government and social systems, transpor-
tation, housing and food.
They advocate, educate and support patients in
order to help them improve their lifestyle and con-
nect them with needed resources.
Contact Strawberry Wilderness Community
Clinic for more information, 541-575-0404.
Strawberry clinic launches chronic
disease management program
Blue Mountain Hospital
Strawberry
Wilderness
Community Clinic introduced
a chronic disease manage-
ment program in January
2020.
Chronic disease manage-
ment is an integrated approach
to health care with a focus on
managing chronic illnesses
by assisting with preventa-
tive screenings, coordinating
appointments and treatments,
and patient education.
It is a proactive, organized
set of interventions focused
on the needs of a defined pop-
ulation of patients.
The appointments are
scheduled once a referral has
been sent by the patient’s pri-
mary care physician.
The chronic disease man-
agement program works
closely with your primary care
physician in coordinating the
best care for you.
By coordinating your pre-
ventative care services, pro-
viding education and assisting
with chronic illness manage-
ment and tracking, we can
help improve your health and
well-being.
You will receive personal
support from a clinical care
coordinator.
For more information about
the program, contact Straw-
berry Wilderness Community
Clinic at 541-575-0404.