Medical/Clinics | Specialty and Surgical Care
Dental Care | Pharmacy | Medications | Child HealthInterpreters | Transportation
"HI" Interpreter Service | Hope For Vision
What Hope does not provide

Medical/Clinics
Hope coordinates volunteer staffing at various clinics and health centers in the Omaha area; two evening clinics at One World Community Health Center (formally Indian Chicano Health Center), two evening clinics at Siena Francis House (a shelter), one evening and two day clinics at the Stephen Center MOBA Clinic and one day time psychiatric clinic at Siena Francis House. The clinics are staffed entirely by volunteer physicians, Creighton University Medical School and the UNMC College of Medicine. Each month 35 physicians and other support staff volunteer their time.

Specialty and Surgical Care
Some people require treatment beyond the scope of services available in a health center or clinic. Hope works as a volunteer broker for patients of clinics and health centers coordinating care for low-income, uninsured patients with 500 specialists, area hospitals and health systems and others who donate their time and related charges for the cost of care. Tests or procedures needed for diagnoses are also donated. The following health centers and clinics currently refer to Hope for specialty and surgical care:

• Charles Drew Health Center
  402-451-3553
  
• Charles Drew Health Center Homeless Satellite Clinic
  402-345-9860
  
• Council Bluffs Health Center
  712-325-1990
  
• Family Health Center (and Sona)
  402-595-2794
  
• One World Community Health Center
  (Indian Chicano Health Center)
  402-502-8902
  
• Fred LeRoy-Ponca Health and Wellness Center
  402-733-3612
  
• Renaissance Clinic
  402-354-3198
  
• Sharing Clinic
  402-595-2794
  
• Sienna Francis House Clinic
  402-345-9860
  
• The Salvation Army Rehabilitative Center
  402-342-4135
  
• The Stephen Center MOBA Clinic
  402-731-0838
• The Visiting Nurse Association
  402-342-5566

Dental Care
A grant from Volunteers in Health Care established our Dental program in 2000. 30 Volunteer dentists see patients in their own offices or at a community health center. Creighton University Dental School and the University of Nebraska Medical Center Adult Dental Clinic see patients in their offices and donate their time, expertise and facilities to care for Hope patients.

Referral sources for the dental program which treats acute/immediate needs are:

• Charles Drew Health Center
  402-451-3553
  
• Charles Drew Health Center Homeless Satellite Clinic
  402-345-9860
  
• Council Bluffs Health Center
  712-325-1990
  
• Family Health Center (and Sona)
  402-595-2794
  
• One World Community Health Center
  (Indian Chicano Health Center)
  402-502-8902
  
• Fred LeRoy-Ponca Health and Wellness Center
  402-733-3612
  
• Renaissance Clinic
  402-354-3198
  
• Sharing Clinic
  402-595-2794
  
• Sienna Francis House Clinic
  402-345-9860
  
• The Salvation Army Rehabilitative Center
  402-342-4135
  
• The Stephen Center MOBA Clinic
  402-731-0838
  
• The Visiting Nurse Association
  402-342-5566
  
• Area Shelters

Collaborating with this program are the Omaha District Dental Society, Creighton School of Dentistry, the University of Nebraska Medical Center School of Dentistry and Adult Clinic, the Omaha Hygienist Association, Iowa Western and Hastings School of Dental Hygiene, One World Community Health Center (Indian Chicano Health Center), Charles Drew Health Center, Douglas County Health Department, Omaha Public Schools, the University of Nebraska and Creighton University Pediatric Clinic as well as their affiliated professional organizations.

 

Pharmacy and Medication Assistance Program (MAP)
A network pharmacy shared by seven clinics opened in June of 2002 with seed funds from the Health Resources and Services Administration Community Access Program (CAP), the Suzanne and Walter Scott Family Foundation, and the Bureau of Primary Health Care. The pharmacy provides services to patients of specific health centers and clinics at an affordable cost plus a dispensing fee. The pharmacy is bi-lingual (English and Spanish) and provides patient counseling as well as filling prescriptions.

One World Community Health Center and Council Bluffs Community Health Center participate in the federal 340b program pharmaceutical discount program which provides additional cost savings for their patients at Hope Pharmacy.

A number of area clinics and health centers in the Hope network collaborate with Hope to order medications from pharmaceutical manufacturers through a central database and program located at Hope. Through this program patients are enrolled in manufacturer supported programs for the indigent to enable those with chronic medication needs to obtain a 90 day supply of medications.

Seed funds from the William and Ruth Scott Family Foundation launched and continues to support this program and funds from Health Services and Resources Administration Community Access Program, with a small contribution from patients to help defray program operating costs.

Community Support for Medications
Funds from a number of community sources provide a limited amount of support for the cost of medications for the most needy in our community. Hope serves as a central coordinating organization for funds working in collaboration with community organizations, clinics and health centers and using Hope's pharmacy.

Interpreters
Spanish speaking Hope patients are provided trained and quality interpreters for the appointments to see specialists or for surgical care by Hope. Initially funded by the Omaha Community Foundation Fund for Omaha and now supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration Community Access Program. In the instance other languages are necessary, Hope has resources to locate an appropriate interpreter.

“HI” Medical and Dental Intepreter Service

Hope Interpreters (HI) is a collaborative effort initiated by the Community Language Access Collaborative to help ensure quality health care to linguistically and culturally diverse patients. Program development and services supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration 2002 Community Access Program, the Suzanne & Walter Scott Family Foundation, the Nebraska Health Care Cash Fund, City of Omaha/Enterprise Zone Social Services Block Grant and BlueCross and BlueShield of Nebraska.

• Interpreter service available for non-emergency medical and dental appointments.
• Interpreters available for Spanish, Nuer, Vietnamese, Somali and  Arabic.
  
• Interpreter rates are $35.00 per hour with a one hour minimum..
  
• Interpreters available from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM Monday through Friday.
  
• Phone and translation services available, for information call (402) 345-2400 Ext 209 or (402) 216-8258 or e-mail inquiries to caflorez@hopemed.us

Hope For Vision
Hope Medical Outreach Coalition announces the December 1, 2004 launch of the "Hope for Vision" eye care program. The program is based on Hope’s existing medical and dental specialty care referral services and will coordinate donated eye exams for early detection and treatment of eye disease. It will also provide eyeglasses at an affordable cost for individuals who earn too much to qualify for state and federal health care assistance, have no insurance and cannot afford the costs of eye exams and glasses. Hope Medical Outreach Coalition has been developing the program over the past year in collaboration with the Nebraska Optometric Association, Lion's Clubs, Prevent Blindness Nebraska, LensCrafters and area health centers and clinics. To learn more about this program, e-mail caflorez@hopemed.us

What Hope does not provide
Hope is not a health insurance plan. Hope does not pay for doctor,
dentist, hospital or emergency room bills. Hope arranges care and
financial arrangements prior to patients receiving care based on a
referral basis from network clinics and providers. Hope does not
provide care for spinal injuries or "back-problems", physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, developmental delays, substance abuse, severe sleep disorders, hearing aids, long term care, dentures, physical exams, terminal conditions or diseases (except in the instance one of our network providers volunteers for such care). Patients must not be eligible for workers compensation, Medicaid, legal injury or illness claims, disability, Douglas Country General Assistance, VA Health Benefits or other health insurance.