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Pediatric Medical and Dental Integrate for 90 Day Pilot Project
To improve customer service, increase efficiencies and decrease billing issues, Health Partnership Clinic’s Pediatric Medical and Dental staff in Olathe are integrating for a 90-day pilot project. According to Dayna Brinckman, DDS, Chief Dental Officer, the main objective is to bring together a talented and skilled group of individuals who are all moving toward the […]
HPC Chief Health Officer Earns Prestigious Certification
Health Partnership Clinic (HPC) is proud to announce that Anne VanGarsse, MD, FAAP, CHCEF, pediatrician and Chief Health Officer, has earned the prestigious Certified Physician Executive (CPE) certification. CPE designation indicates a physician has achieved superior levels of professional excellence and management education while also demonstrating effective health care industry knowledge and leadership skills. Dr. […]
Guest Post: What to Expect at Your Eye Exam After You’ve Been Diagnosed with Diabetes
By Alaina Webster Hawks, Besler, Rogers & Stoppel Optometrists www.hbreyecare.com A diabetes diagnosis can affect many aspects of your life–your hands, your feet, and yes, your eyes. As a peripheral vascular disorder that causes the blood vessels to become fragile over time, it can result in neuropathies (pain and loss of feeling in your extremities), […]
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Health Partnership Clinic’s IT Manager, Daniel Gross, has a passion for photography. His father, an avid photographer, tried to spark Daniel’s interest in photography as a child. Unfortunately, he didn’t really start to pursue his hobby seriously until about three years ago when he was introduced to digital photography. Daniel’s prior experience was with high-quality […]
Patients Matter at Health Partnership Clinic
Every year, 15,000 patients walk through Health Partnership Clinic’s (HPC) doors seeking health services—medical, behavioral health and dental. Many battle chronic diseases; others struggle with mental issues and yet others face challenges of homelessness, abuse, loss of a job or a myriad of other stressors. It’s our mission to provide quality care. That means we […]
HPC Receives Capital Improvement Grant
HPC recently received a Capital Improvement Grant to provide Tele-dentistry. This is an exciting opportunity to increase the efficiency of dental outreach services and improve access to dental services to low income, uninsured and under-insured children. With this exciting technology, Dayna Brinckman, DDS, Chief Dental Officer, will be able to conduct dental exams remotely, assisted […]
Meet Carolyn: Patient Discovers Affordable Resource for Medical and Dental Needs
Every time Carolyn takes a step forward, she’s grateful for Health Partnership Clinic (HPC). Today, Carolyn, a 50-year-old Johnson Countian, is 50 pounds lighter, attending community college and facing chronic pain with renewed hope. According to Carolyn, HPC is her lifeline—providing the care she needs when she needs it. Since 2009, Carolyn has witnessed—first hand—the […]
Health Partnership Clinic’s Website Gets Extreme Makeover
Health Partnership Clinic (HPC) announced today that it has officially launched its new and improved website, hpcks.org. The new site features a fresh, modern design, more relevant user-friendly content and simpler navigation. HPC’s mission is to provide quality, accessible and affordable health care to Johnson, Miami and Franklin Countians. According to Amy Falk, HPC’s […]
Health Partnership Clinic and Shawnee Mission School District Partner to Add New School-Based Clinic in Merriam Park Elementary School
Embracing the idea that success in school starts with healthy learners, Health Partnership Clinic (HPC) plans to add a new federally qualified, school-based health center at Merriam Park Elementary School, 6100 Mastin St., in Merriam, Kan. beginning Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. The new site will only be available to Shawnee Mission School District students. HPC […]
FTCA Deemed Facility
Health Partnership Clinic is a FTCA deemed facility, a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n). This health center receives funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and has Federal Public Health Service deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.
