Archive for category: Opening Doors Luncheon

By Catherine Rice, Vice President of Marketing/Outreach

Improving health, impacting lives and inspiring hope was this year’s theme at Health Partnership Clinic’s sixth annual Opening Doors Luncheon Benefit on April 11. The clinic raised nearly $85,000 to date. More than 170 attended.

The money raised will help provide medical, dental and behavioral health care to uninsured children and adults in Johnson, Franklin and Miami counties. The clinic provides just under $3 million of uncompensated care annually.

Matt Stewart with FOX 4 News served as the emcee. Stewart was able to visit the clinic prior to the event. The featured speaker was patient Jennifer Amigo Wayne, who shared her inspiring story about her life journey. In addition, Denise Kelly, HPC’s Vice President of Human Resources, shared an Inspirational Moment and Amy Falk, CEO, presented an overview of the clinic, including the announcement of our new prenatal care and Community Health Worker programs. The afternoon wrapped up with Darren Odum, the clinic’s Board Chair, and Falk presenting two annual awards. Shawnee Mission and Olathe School Districts received the Founders Award, and Auburn Pharmacy, received the Leadership Impact Award. To learn more, click here.

A new video was also featured at the event!

 

We appreciate the generous support of our event sponsors and those who purchased tickets and donated to our ‘day of’ challenge.

Platinum

• Medical Staff of AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
• Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
• Medical Staff of Overland Park Regional Medical Center

Gold

• Children’s Mercy Hospital
• Olathe Health, now part of the University of Kansas Health System
• UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Kansas

Silver

• Atmos Energy
• Bridge Builder Tax and Legal Services
• Scott & Dana Gold/FORVIS
• The Purple Guys

Bronze

• Aetna Better Health of Kansas
• Harlan Parker State Farm Insurance
• Health Forward Foundation
• Heartland RADAC
• Lakemary Center
• Sunflower Health Plan

Luncheon Champions

• AdventHealth
• AuBurn Pharmacy, Inc.
• Bukaty Companies
• Creative Planning
• Delta Dental of Kansas
• Jim and Brenda McLaughlin
• Landmark National Bank
• Olathe Fire Department
• Olathe Public Schools

Event Favor

• Jeff and Carol Lynne Ellis

Event Flowers

• Quality Reviews, Inc.

 

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By Catherine Rice, Vice President of Marketing/Outreach 

Health Partnership Celebrates 30 years at Benefit Luncheon
Raises funds for uninsured children and adults

Health Partnership Clinic marked 30 years of improving health, impacting lives together at our annual Opening Doors benefit luncheon on April 28. Thanks to generous sponsors and donors, the clinic raised more than $67,000 which will help provide medical, dental and behavioral health care to uninsured children and adults in Johnson, Franklin and Miami counties. The clinic provides more than $3 million of uncompensated care annually.

Christel Bell with FOX4 Kansas City served as the MC. Earlier in the month, Bell visited the clinic and learned about the clinic’s mission. In addition, Jim Terrones, board member, provided an inspirational moment. Tierney Grasser, the clinic’s Board Chair, and Amy Falk, CEO, presented two annual awards. AdventHealth MidAmerica Region received the Founders Award, and Shelby Rebeck, MSN, BSN, RN, Director of Health Services at Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD), received the Leadership Impact Award.

AdventHealth MidAmerica Region – Robin Harrold

As one of the founding partners of Health Partnership in 1992, AdventHealth has continued to support the clinic’s mission of serving the most vulnerable in our community. Through their ongoing support of discounted or free services for the uninsured, hospital and medical staff donations and board volunteerism, AdventHealth has made an indelible mark on the clinic’s operations and mission. We are grateful for their pioneering leadership, vision and collaborative spirit in supporting us and embracing the mission of providing quality, affordable and accessible health care for 30 years.

Shelby Rebeck, MSN, BSN, RN

Shelby has been a nurse in our community for 30+ years working in hospitals, clinics and home health. Seventeen of those years have been in school health and since January of 2011 she has served as the Director of Health Services for SMSD. She oversees a staff of 65 school nurses and aides and is responsible for student health and well-being in the SMSD. Over the last two years of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Shelby has played a leading role in providing guidance on COVID-19 prevention including vaccination promotions, COVID testing and mask use in our schools.

From 2015 to 2021, she served as an active member of Health Partnership’s Board of Directors and helped spearhead school-based health clinics, pediatric health days and promotion of clinic services to staff, parents and students. We appreciate Shelby’s steady leadership and strong commitment to increase accessibility to quality and affordable health care to Johnson County’s youth. Her collaboration and shared vision made it possible to offer the first School-Based Clinic to Shawnee Mission School District students and their siblings. As an active board member, Shelby played a key role in guiding the clinic forward.

In addition, guests viewed a Birthday Shoutout video from our community partners and an educational video about the clinic as well as enjoyed a testimonial from Carolyn Tortorici, Overland Park, Kan. Carolyn is a foster parent who has utilized the clinic since 2013. She and her husband, Joe, have brought nine foster children to the clinic through the years. She shared that she liked taking children to the clinic because their foster kids see children there like themselves, and that would not be true in a private dental or medical office. She adds, “It is great to not always stand out as ‘different’.” She also noted the exceptional services the clinic provides and the genuine care and professionalism of all the staff.

Carolyn Tortorici, her husband and Christel Bell

As part of its 30-year celebration, the clinic and its partners sponsored a video and coloring contest. The winning videos of Shawnee Mission West High School students were premiered. The winning artwork of third grade students in the Olathe School District was displayed for guests to view. To view the videos and coloring artwork, visit https://hpcks.org/hpc30/#hpc30videos. Contest sponsors included UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, Davidson Promotional and Sunflower Health Plan.

A huge thank you to our event sponsors:

By Catherine Rice, Vice President of Marketing/Outreach

The COVID-19 Pandemic has thrown us all a curve ball, but it didn’t stop Health Partnership Clinic (HPC) from opening their doors virtually for its annual benefit in September. The benefit raises funds to help support uninsured adults and children in Johnson, Franklin and Miami counties. HPC provides more than $3 million of uncompensated care annually. However, clinic officials believe this will soar as unemployment climbs due to the coronavirus. Thanks to generous sponsors and donors, the clinic has raised more than $66,000. Donations are still being accepted. To donate, please visit, https://hpcks.org/give-back/.

The clinic held its Opening Doors Benefit on Sept. 3 via Live Zoom with Amy Falk, CEO, providing opening remarks; Barbara Letch, a HPC patient since 2012, sharing a patient testimonial; and Wael Mourad, MD, Chief Health Officer and family physician, updating viewers about the clinic’s response to COVID and providing insights surrounding racial health disparities and the clinic’s role. In addition, the clinic featured its 2020 video, Opening Doors and Embracing New Opportunities. More than 60 individuals and groups joined the Live Zoom meeting.

 

Founders Award

During the 45-minute event, HPC recognized Nevin Waters, DDS, Olathe, Kan., a former clinic board member and Dental Director, with the Founders Award, and the Olathe Fire Department with the Leadership Impact Award.

The Founders Award honors an individual who has significantly impacted the health and wellness of the communities we serve. It is because of Dr. Waters’ vision and collaborative spirit that dental services are offered today at Health Partnership. Under his leadership and direction in 2002, he secured donated mobile dental equipment and forged partnerships with UMKC Dental School and Johnson County Community College to provide volunteer staffing. Over the years, dental services have expanded to include both children and adults and inside and outside of our walls.

Leadership Impact Award

The clinic also recognized the Olathe Fire Department with the Leadership Impact Award. This award recognizes efforts of an individual or organization that has advanced the mission and philosophy of Health Partnership and has contributed leadership expertise in the promotion of HPC, health care and wellness in the communities served by the clinic.

In 2015, Olathe Health, Olathe Fire Department and Health Partnership established a Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) program. Together, we have worked diligently to provide direct patient care with same day appointments and chronic disease follow up care to reduce overuse of the Emergency Room and 911 services. Because of this innovative program, we have been able to help thousands of underserved Olathe residents who are frequent 911 callers, people with chronic diseases or elderly or disabled individuals trying to live independently. The team also works with individuals experiencing homelessness and educates school children. The MIH team includes Whitney Venegoni, APRN, FNP-C and Kevin Harris, MIH/Firefighter/Paramedic.

 

Event sponsors included:

Platinum level: AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Medical Staff, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City, Overland Park Regional Medical Staff

Gold level: Olathe Health

Silver level: AdventHealth Ottawa, BKD, LLP Scott Gold/Dana Gold, Bridge Builder Tax and Legal Services, PA, and Kansas City University

Bronze level: PMG, Inc., Sunflower Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare, Whole Foods Market, Luncheon level: AdventHealth, Aetna Better Health of Kansas, Bank of Blue Valley, Cigna Health Care, Creative Planning, Kansas Gas, Lakemary Center and Olathe Fire Department

Supporters: Blue Gurus and Holmes Murphy

If you did not have a chance to join us for the event, you can watch the recorded version and view photos here!