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December 2011
COMING EVENTS
Flu Vaccine Shots
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Give yourself the gift of health this holiday seasoncome for a free flu shot at Garden City Clinic Dec 16
Annual Dinner
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Come join the fun of gathering with other like-minded people in support of Genesis World MissionMarch 4th.
VPN HAS MORE THAN 260 SPECIALISTS AND PARTNERS WHO AGREE TO DONATE CARE TO LOWER-INCOME, UNINSURED PEOPLE
In 2006, the Volunteer Physicians Network (VPN) was established for cases like this. Safety-net clinics like Garden City Community Clinic (GCCC) and Family Medicine Health Center (FMHC) are just the first stop for many people who have not been able to afford even primary health care. But primary care cant do everything and eventually help is needed that reaches into specialty care. Through VPN, Liberty was referred to Dr. Jared Scott of Idaho Skin Surgery Center. The diagnosis and labs alone would have cost a selfpaying patient $387. Unfortunately, Dr. Scott confirmed that she had advanced melanoma requiring surgery.
OVER FIVE 1/2 YEARS, VPN HAS HELPED FACILITATE MORE THAN $5.2 MILLION IN DONATED SPECIALTY CARE
CORPORATE SPONSOR
www.regencefoundation.org
Healthcare requires a team of people working together on patient needs and the foundation of the VPN is to collaborate with partners and respect
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Board Member Dave Hall (left) and International Director Tracy Haworth pose with the community leaders in Burangi Kenya who will be responsible for organizing the construction of a new clinic there. Construction will begin in January.
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DECEMBER 2011
INSPIRING HEALTH
FIVE REASONS WHY YOULL WANT TO ATTEND THIS YEARS FAITH HOPE AND CHARITY DINNER MARCH 4, 2012
The Caldwell clinic established itself in 2010 with the help of Genesis World Mission. Now it provides primary care clinic services just like we do in Garden City. Weve assisted other clinics in Burley, McCall and Ontario and recently helped organize the first statewide gathering of free clinics.
The PEFA Mercy Medical Centre opened in Kenya in 2007 with significant assistance from Genesis. We are in the fifth and final year of start-up funding for the clinic which is all but financially self-sustainable and also reaches out to serve even more desperate communities than its own.
Burangi Village in Kenya is now organizing its health care needs out of our partnership with them and MAP International. Ground will be broken on a clinic in January; but more important than a building is a catalyzed community who now has a sustainable vision for meeting their own healthcare needs
the parameters of all services agreed upon. Specialists and service providers agree to see referred patients for a specific and limited number of appointments each month. They agree to donate that consult at no charge. Referrals are for medically necessary conditions, and care is for the least restrictive, most conservative treatment.
YOU LIKE TO HAVE FUN WITH FRIENDS Admit it: its more fun to hang out with people who are like-minded. The kind of people who come to our dinner and auction are community oriented, compassionate, friendly, and generousjust like you! NO RUBBER CHICKENS The Riverside Hotels executive chef Dean Fuller has pleased our palates every year. In 2011, he treated us to a Kenyan fusion meal with Mandazi Bites, East African Chapati Bread, Za-Atar Spiced Carrots, and Kenyan Spicy Fish Fillets. Who knows what hell cook up this year. UNIQUE ITEMS TO BID ON Where else can you bid on an opportunity to fly RC Airplanes with the National Family Physician of the Year or get yourself one of several elegantly designed flower arrangements in unique hand-blown glass vases? WORLD CLASS SPEAKER Our keynote speaker is Mark Russell, CEO of Russell Media, who has done extensive work in areas of poverty, community empowerment, and other economic development initiatives. Hes travelled to over 70 countries, got a hot new book called Our Souls at Work, and can be really funny too. GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS Youll be inspired as we update you on the work Genesis has accomplished in the past year and see whats coming up in the years ahead.
RESERVATIONS ONLINE JAN 1: $80 EACH
With an ever-increasing need for better coordination, VPN has expanded its staff this fall so that there are just 1-2 people handling the referral process rather than a variety of people from multiple clinics. GCCC and FMHC are the first two clinics to receive a dedicated clinic rep on VPN staff. This arrangement saves them even more time and money rather than having a nurse or social worker managing the process Since the beginning of the program, VPN has managed its relationships and agreements in a way that has earned the trust of the specialists community and hospitals. With an increasing centralization of specialists coming under hospital systems, both St. Lukes and Saint Alphonsus health systems have agreed to continue expanding access to more of their physicians and services. This will significantly increase the numbers of referrals and array of specialties that are available to VPN. VPN helped arrange the surgical procedure that Liberty needed and she is healthy once again and has a whole new lease on life. I will forever be thankful to each of you for your care, your time, and your sacrifice that you care for those in need, says Liberty. I just want you to know how grateful my family and I are and that we look for ways to pay it forward. This fall, VPN welcomed The Friendship Clinic in Boise and Community Care Clinic in McCall to allow for them to begin referring patients to long-needed specialists; the Canyon County Community Clinic also participates. We are also reaching out to other area clinics that serve the medically vulnerable populations that fall within VPNs scope and look forward to helping other geographic areas create their own VPNs. We are very grateful for the opportunity to facilitate access to more people across our region through our generous community partners.
INSPIRING HEALTH
WWW.GENESISWORLDMISSION.ORG
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Recent Grants
Pacific Source Health Plans, $25,000 Bank of America Foundation, $2,500
Honorary Gifts
Cynthia Jonsson in honor of Roland Holmer Pinnacle EMS in honor of Troy Hagen
No Cheesy Gifts
This Christmas, honor your friendships by NOT buying them a stale can of flavored popcorn. Give online and well send a card to your friend telling them how much you care.
Donate At
www.genesisworldmission.org 215 W 35 St Garden City ID 83714
www.genesisworldmission.org
CORPORATE SPONSOR
208-367-2121 www.saintalphonsus.org