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Spanish Diabetes Education Classes a Success

Hope Community Health Center hosted a Spanish diabetes education class at its facility from May to June.  The classes were conducted by the Chandler Regional Medical Center's Diabetes Education Center.  It was the first time the Diabetes Education Center had completed its training in Spanish.  The class received excellent reviews from the participants!  Here are the responses to the evaluation questions.

Question

“What did we like the most about the Diabetes Self-Management Training Program”

Answers

  • The way it was explained how to eat with diabetes.
  • How the teach me how to take care of myself.
  • How to eat better.
  • I learned how to eat and how it got rid of some doubts about what to eat.
  • The way the class is taught it makes us feel valued as people and it shows how others care and are interested in helping us out.

Question

“How can we improve this program?"

  • Help us to find programs that cover some of the expense of the diabetes medications.
  • Continue to offer and support Spanish Diabetes Education on an ongoing basis.
  • Continue to teach the Hispanic community how to control our diabetes in order to live a more productive life.

Question

"Would you recommend this program to your family and friends?"

  • All patients marked ‘yes’ in their application.
  • A patient stated, “I’m currently teaching my daughters about portion control and how to eat healthy and they are happy about it”.

Other comments

  • Thank you for giving us your time and wanting to help us.
  • Above all thank you for encouraging us and making us feel that we can control our blood sugar. Thanks for everything.

 

Appreciating our Support

On January 25, 2008 HCHC honored those who have supported the medical outreach to the Chandler community.  Honorees were noted for exceptional volunteer service, vital community collaboration, and significant financial donations.

 

Exceptional Volunteers were:

Mike DelVecchio, Priscilla Kotcamp, Yvette Leslie, Mark Durben, Anna Morales, Shirley Notestine, and Pat Dressendorfer

 

Vital Community Collaborators were:

Community Interfaith Ministries, IT Workshop, Pan De Vida, and Desirae Westberg

 

Financial donors received a clear acrylic award commemorating their outstanding support of HCHC in 2007.  The honorees were:

Carpe Diem Properties, First National Bank of Arizona, Grace Community Church, Sonora Quest Laboratories, and Chandler Regional Hospital 

Stamp of Approval – June 23, 2007

On March 8, 2007 the City of Chandler inspected our clinic site.  In the initial inspection HCHC failed.  The inspector cited that there were not plans on file with the City to make the large 5,400 foot suite into three smaller sized suites, and an additional emergency exit was needed.

    From that point the landlord, who was completing the renovations on HCHC’s behalf, had to hire an architect to submit building drawings to the city’s Planning and Zoning Office.  In a gracious gesture, since the inspection had failed, the landlord suspended the rent until the certificate of occupancy was received. HCHC deeply thanks Carpe Diem Properties for their graciousness. 

     It took ten weeks to get architectural plans and permit applications approved to begin the additional renovations.  The largest renovation was addition of the emergency exit and a handicapped ramp.  The construction work took three weeks to complete.   

     On June 23, 2007 the City of Chandler inspector approved the clinic site and HCHC received the certificate of occupancy.  So after much anticipation HCHC has moved into its home.


HCHC Open House, Bring the Band-Aids!

– July 20, 2007

Strike up the band!  Put on your festive clothes!  A celebration is here!  Hope Community Health Center is having an open house to celebrate its initial opening! 

HCHC is proud to host an open house at its site. 

 

HCHC is a nonprofit organization that depends on grants and donations to provide needed medical services to the poor.  With limited resources we have need for additional medical supplies, and you can help!  Donate Band-Aids when you come to our open house!  The Band-Aids are needed for providing vaccinations and treating minor cuts. 

Enjoy a night out with us to tour our newly renovated facility.  Enjoy light refreshments.  Fellowship with our faithful supporters and community partners.  Learn more about volunteer opportunities.

 

Admission: Free  (but latex-free Band-Aids are welcome!)

 

When:  Saturday, August 4 from 6PM—9PM.

 

Where: The HCHC clinic site located at—

Medical Arts Plaza

312 N. Alma School Rd, Ste 9

Chandler, AZ  85224

 

Directions:  Medical Arts Plaza is located near the intersection of Chandler Boulevard and Alma School Road.  If you turn from Chandler Boulevard and drive north on Alma School Road the Medical Arts Plaza is 50 yards on the west side of the street.  Suite 9 is located in the northwest corner of the Plaza.   If you are going north on Alma School and reach Erie Street you have gone too far north. 


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Fast Brings Cash – April 8, 2007

In early April Grace Community Church of Tempe began a stewardship sermon series.  One of the key aspects of the series was for the congregation to ascertain wants verses needs.

 

  The application of the teaching was for each person to set aside the money that they usually used for ‘wants,’ or discretionary purchases, to give to the poor.  So each person was challenged to a “discretionary funding fast” and give up their Starbucks coffee, or their fast food, or whatever item that they chose for one week. 

  The stories of sacrifice were incredible.  One person ‘fasted’ by not purchasing a new car, and donated thousands of dollars instead.  Another family got their kids involved and fasted by drinking water instead of soda when eating fast food.   Some chose to only buy what they needed instead of “stocking up” on sale items.

 

When the tally from the fast was complete the congregants of Grace donated almost $28,000.   To our surprise Grace Community Church leaders chose to give the funds from the fast to HCHC!  It was an unexpected and welcome blessing!  The outpouring of generosity overwhelmed us.  We extend a huge thank you to the people and leadership of Grace Community Church for their incredible blessing and support.


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HCHC Receives Technology Grant – June 20, 2007

L to R: Patty Moser, 1st National Chandler Branch Manager; Rev. D. Engel, HCHC President;  Dr. A. Engel, HCHC Medical Director; Aisha Holback, 1st National Compliance Officer

     In June, HCHC received a $5000 grant from First National Bank of Arizona helping HCHC obtain needed computer equipment to store medical data files.  HCHC thanks First National Bank of Arizona for their generous gift to help HCHC grow in their technology capacity.  We especially thank Aisha Holback, compliance officer of First National Bank of Arizona, for her effort to bring the HCHC technology proposal before the Bank’s charitable review committee. 

     Specifically the money will be used to purchase a server computer.  It is more suitable for networking with a faster processor and memory, more RAM, larger hard drives, higher reliability, redundant power supplies, redundant hard drives (RAID), compact size and shape. (Wikipedia)  A server allows all computers in the office to communicate, store information centrally, share stored electronic medical record data, direct applications, control internet activity, and queue print requests for the printer. 

     The benefit of a server allows a nurse to find a patient’s medication history from any computer terminal in the medical office while the doctor, at another terminal, is viewing the same patient’s medical history and previous diagnoses.  At the same time the receptionist or chaplain could be printing needed educational information for the same patient. 

     The federal government is requiring all medical offices in the near future to move from paper to electronic files.  So with First National Bank of Arizona’s help, HCHC is taking steps to comply.


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Prayer Update – July 2007

> 15 volunteers will complete the application to be trained by August 15.
> Funding—We need to raise $200K throughout the year.  We need $60K more by Sept.
> 500 couples to send us their $400 AZ Working Poor Tax Credit.  This tax credit is in addition to school tax credits! Donors redirect tax dollars they already pay, and get a dollar for dollar tax credit!
> 8 nurse volunteers by  Sept.
> We have an office manager identified and training started by Sept.

                     > 5 doctor, PA, or FNP volunteers to see patients by Sept.

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Current Headlines:

 

new: 4/19/08 Pulse Newsletter

01/25/08 - Appreciating our support

 

2007 990 Tax Return

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Past Headlines:

01/25/08 - Appreciating our support

06/23/07 - Stamp of Approval

07/24/07 -Prayer Update

07/13/07 - HCHC Open House, Bring the Band-Aids!

04/08/07 - Fast Brings Cash

06/20/07 -HCHC Receives Technology Grant

 

 

 

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