2024-11-14T11:30:52-05:00 2023-12-31 830246322 THOMPSON PALMER & ASSOCIATES PC PO BOX 5 JACKSON WY 83001 990 2023-01-01 861067218 COMMUNITY OUTREACH MEDICAL PROGRAM COMM 3077397492 PO BOX 10044 JACKSON WY 830020044 CHARLOTTE MASON SECRETARY 3077397492 2024-11-06 true true RICHARD PALMER P00286066 3077335160 2024-11-06 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z TETON FREE CLINIC STACEY CAESAR 680 PINE DRIVE JACKSON WY 83001 661099 false X N/A X 2003 WY TO UNDERSTAND & SERVE THE HEALTH & WELLNESS NEEDS OF THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED & THEIR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN TETON COUNTY, WY. 6 6 12 0 702863 643402 0 4765 17697 0 707628 661099 0 0 114289 126553 0 2848 544424 614036 658713 740589 48915 -79490 654574 575084 0 654574 575084 TO UNDERSTAND & SERVE THE HEALTH & WELLNESS NEEDS OF THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED & THEIR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN TETON COUNTY, WY. false false 725600 THE CLINIC WAS OPEN 2 EVENING PER WEEK FOR 48 WEEKS DURING THE YEAR. WE HOSTED MONTHLY DIABETES AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE EDUCATION CLASSES. ATTENDANCE IN THESE CLASSES IS MANDTORY FOR PATIENTS WHO HAVE DIABETES. THE CLINIC IS STAFFED BY 3 MDS, 4 FNPS, 2 PAS,AND 16 NURSES AND MEDICAL ASSISTANTS. WE HAVE 12 OTHER VOLUNTEERS THAT FILL ROLES IN THE FRONT OFFICE AND PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES. DURING THE YEAR WE PROVDED CARE THROUGH 997 PATIENT VISITS. THE CLINIC CONTINUES TO COLLABORATE WITH MANY LOCAL HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE PROVIDERS AND CONTINUES TO BE A PICKUP SITE FOR WHOLE FOOD RESCUE NO COST GROCERY PROGRAM. 1344 THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE AWARDED A COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANT TO THE CLINIC TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE CLINIC'S PILOT PROGRAM - MEDICAL MANAGEMENT FOR DIABETES IN TETON COUNTY. THE GRANT COVERED INSULIN COSTS, STIPENDS FOR MEDICAL CARE PROVIDERS DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THIS PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, AND INTERPRETATIVE SERVICES. PATIENTS WERE REQUIRED TO ATTEND CLASSES IN LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION SUPPORT AND SOCIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROVIDED BY ST. JOHN'S HEALTH DIABETES EDUCATION GROUP. EARLY RESULTS SHOW IMPROVED PATIENT COMPLIANCE AND IMPROVED HEALTH. 726944 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 0 0 12 false false false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false true true false X THOMPSON PALMER & ASSOCIATES PC 3077335160 275 EAST BROADWAY PO BOX 5 JACKSON WY 83001 STACEY CAESAR PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JERRY RANKIN VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE MASON SECRETARY 3.00 X X 17200 0 0 RICHARD SUGDEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRENT PEACOCK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 17200 false false false 643402 482956 643402 17697 17697 661099 17697 116963 116963 9590 9590 4500 4500 3772 924 2848 1674 1674 25188 18891 6297 1010 1010 497 497 11074 11074 X-RAY & LABS 482956 482956 PHARMACY 42676 42676 MEDICAL SUPPLIES 21100 21100 TRANSLATION SERVICES 11651 11651 7938 7938 740589 726944 10797 2848 238787 134702 409782 427479 26975 21467 6005 5508 7395 654574 575084 0 0 X 654574 575084 654574 575084 654574 575084 -79490 X X false false X 322288 588844 664204 702863 643402 2921601 322288 588844 664204 702863 643402 2921601 2921601 8854 6448 3246 4765 17697 41010 2962611 0.98620 0.99040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 26975 21467 5508 5508 X 1 482956 false false false FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B DURING A SPECIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING HELD IN JUNE 2022, THE BOARD MET VIRTUALLY TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 IN DETAIL. THE TREASURER PROVIDED EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD WITH A COPY OF FORM 990, THEN TOGETHER THE BOARD MEMBERS REVIEWED, DISCUSSED AND TOGETHER FINALIZED THE DETAILS. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WAS PAID TO THE TAX COMPLIANCE AND GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT AND DISCLOSURE QUESTIONS. FILING OF THE FORM 990 AS PREPARED WAS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT ON INTERST POLICY IS CONSIDERED TO BE MONITORED AND ENFORCED BY WAY OF DISCUSSION DURING REGULARY SCHEDULED BOARD MEETINGS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A NEITHER THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, NOR ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE COMPENSATED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B NEITHER THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, NOR ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS ARE COMPENSATED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THIS INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THOMPSON PALMER & ASSOCIATES, 275 EAST BROADWAY, JACKSON, WYOMING 83001. TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT CALL (307) 733-5160 AND ASK FOR LEE BURBANK. FORM 990, PART XI METHOD OF ACCOUNTING IS MODIFIED ACCRUAL FORM 990, PART XII HISTORY OF THE TETON FREE CLINIC THE TETON FREE CLINIC WAS A DREAM THAT BECAME A REALITY FOR RETIRED ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON DR. ROBERT VOLZ AS HE FINISHED HIS TENURE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ST. JOHN'S MEDICAL CENTER IN JACKSON, WY. DR. VOLZ WAS CONCERNED THAT A PORTION OF HIS COMMUNITY DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE; MEANING THAT THEY EITHER DID NOT HEAVE HEALTH INSURANCE OR WERE LOW-INCOME AND COULD NOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE CARE THEY NEEDED. AFTER CONDUCTING A SURVEY, HE WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT 25% OF THE POPULATION DID NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE. PEOPLE WERE ALSO ASKED WHERE THEY GO FOR MEDICAL CARE. MANY STATED THAT THEY WOULD GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR EVEN MINOR ILLNESSES. SINCE AN EMERGENCY ROOM CANNOT TURN PEOPLE AWAY DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO PAY AS A RESULT LEGISLATION PASSED IN 1986, THEIR DEPARTMENTS HAVE BECOME OVERRUN WITH THIS PATIENT POPULATION. WE KNOW THAT THE ER IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE FORM OF HEALTH CARE AND THOSE UNPAID ACCOUNTS RESULT IN THE RISING COST OF HEALTH CARE FOR THE POPULATION AS A WHOLE. DR. VOLZ RESEARCHED THIS TOPIC IN GREAT DETAIL WONDERING HOW OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. HE DISCOVERED AN ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN HILTON HEAD, SC CALLED THE VOLUNTEERS IN MEDICINE INSTITUTE. FOUNDED BY DR JACK CONNELL, THE VIMI OPENED THE FIRST FREE CLINIC AS A PILOT PROGRAM TO SEE IF VOLUNTEERS COULD COME TOGETHER TO OFFER PRIMARY CARE TO THOSE IN NEED FREE OF CHARGE. IT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND THEY BRANCHED OUT TO SPREAD THE WORD. THE VIMI IS NOW NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND CURRENTLY SUPPORTS OVER 50 FREE CLINICS NATION WIDE. USING THE VIMI MODEL, THE TETON FREE CLINIC WAS FORMED IN 2003. ITS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE, AND TO UNDERSTAND THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AND THEIR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN TETON COUNTY, WY. THE TETON FREE CLINIC WAS GIVEN A GENEROUS DONATION TO PROVIDE THE INITIAL FUNDING, AND IS NOW SUPPORTED BY DONATIONS MADE MOSTLY THROUGH 2 LOCAL FUNDRAISERS. THE CLINIC OPERATES ONE EVENING PER WEEK. IT IS STAFFED BY AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND A PHYSICIANS ASSISTANT WHO RECEIVE A SMALL STIPEND TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF CARE AND MANY OTHER VOLUNTEER PHYSICIANS, NURSES, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND LAY VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE CLINIC SEES APPROXIMATELY 750 PATIENT VISITS PER YEAR. PATIENTS MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION STATING THAT THEY ARE RESIDENTS OF TETON COUNTY, WY, DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE AND MEET THE INCOME GUIDELINES. SERVICES THAT ARE OFFERED ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF ANY PRIMARY CARE FACILITY; TREATING A WIDE RANGE OF DIAGNOSES FROM DIABETES TO HYPERTENSION AND MINOR ACCIDENTS. MOST LABORATORY AND RADIOLOGY TESTS ARE COVERED AS WELL AS PRESCRIPTIONS. THE CLINIC'S THEME IS THE CIRCLE OF CARING AND GIVING. WE ASK EACH PATIENT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE SERVICES THEY RECEIVE ARE A GIFT TO THEM OUT OF LOVE AND CONCERN FROM THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEY ARE IN TURN ASKED TO OFFER AN ACT OF KINDNESS TO SOMEONE THEY ENCOUNTER IN LIFE WHO IS ALSO IN NEED. THE CLINIC CONTINUES TO BE A SUCCESS AND IT IS HEARTWARMING TO SEE THE DIRECT IMPACT THAT A PROGRAM LIKE THIS CAN HAVE ON THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS NEEDS OF A LOCAL COMMUNITY.