““Spreading Christ’s Love Spreading Christ’s Love Through Quality Through Quality

Healthcare To Those In Healthcare To Those In Need”Need”

Bill Warren, MD, FounderBill Warren, MD, FounderGood Samaritan Health Centers of Good Samaritan Health Centers of

AtlantaAtlanta

Downtown LocationDowntown Location

A Brief HistoryA Brief History Organized in 1998Organized in 1998 Opened in January, 1999Opened in January, 1999 Saw 12 Patients The First Week Saw 12 Patients The First Week

OpenOpen 2005 = 17,800 Patient Encounters2005 = 17,800 Patient Encounters Expanded Hours to Saturdays Expanded Hours to Saturdays

Summer 2004Summer 2004 Opened Gwinnett Center in 2005, Opened Gwinnett Center in 2005,

Cobb Center and Buford Highway Cobb Center and Buford Highway Clinic to open 2006Clinic to open 2006

Essential Success FactorsEssential Success Factors

MissionMission PurposePurpose Good Samaritan ModelGood Samaritan Model Strategic NetworkingStrategic Networking FundingFunding ReplicationReplication OpportunitiesOpportunities

GOOD SAM MODELGOOD SAM MODEL

Healthcare To The Healthcare To The Neediest Of PeopleNeediest Of People

Who Are The Needy?Who Are The Needy? Five Areas Of Five Areas Of

Service:Service:1.1. MedicalMedical

2.2. DentalDental

3.3. EducationEducation

4.4. CounselingCounseling

5.5. Social ServicesSocial Services

GOOD SAM MODEL (con’t)GOOD SAM MODEL (con’t)

Comprehensive Comprehensive Needs MetNeeds Met

Emphasis On Emphasis On Continuity Of Care Continuity Of Care Which Develops Which Develops Relationship Relationship Between Providers Between Providers And PatientAnd Patient

Private PracticePrivate Practice

GOOD SAM MODEL (con’t)GOOD SAM MODEL (con’t)

Full Time Staff Full Time Staff (Augmented By (Augmented By Volunteers)Volunteers)

Strategic NetworkingStrategic Networking Student OpportunitiesStudent Opportunities

STRATEGIC NETWORKINGSTRATEGIC NETWORKING

Relationships With Relationships With Providers and Schools Providers and Schools

Which Benefit Good Sam Which Benefit Good Sam Programs & Referrals:Programs & Referrals:

Emory UniversityEmory University Georgia State Georgia State

UniversityUniversity Mercer UniversityMercer University Mercy Mobile Mercy Mobile

ServicesServices Clayton College & Clayton College &

State UniversityState University West Central TechWest Central Tech

STUDENT INTERNSHIP STUDENT INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIESOPPORTUNITIES

Credits Earned Toward Credits Earned Toward Their DegreesTheir Degrees

Learn & Develop SkillsLearn & Develop Skills Personal GrowthPersonal Growth Benefits to the Greater Benefits to the Greater

CommunityCommunity Helps Develop Helps Develop

Institutional PartnersInstitutional Partners Future Employees or Future Employees or

DonorsDonors

FUNDINGFUNDING

Patient FeesPatient Fees DonationsDonations Gifts In KindGifts In Kind

PATIENT FEESPATIENT FEES

Why Collect From Why Collect From Patients?Patients?

1.1. Ownership Of HealthOwnership Of Health

2.2. Control Of LifeControl Of Life

3.3. Care Received Was Care Received Was Earned And Not A Earned And Not A HandoutHandout

4.4. Helps Good SamHelps Good Sam

5.5. Perceived Exchange Of Perceived Exchange Of ValueValue

DONATIONSDONATIONS

IndividualsIndividuals BoardBoard FoundationsFoundations BusinessesBusinesses ChurchesChurches Civic OrganizationsCivic Organizations Fundraising EventsFundraising Events Service/School GroupsService/School Groups

REPLICATIONREPLICATION

Good Samaritan Good Samaritan Wants To Conduct Wants To Conduct

Its Affairs So Its Affairs So Professionally And Professionally And

Successfully So Successfully So Others Would Take Others Would Take Note And Therefore Note And Therefore Want To Model Our Want To Model Our

ExampleExample

Affiliate CentersAffiliate Centers Coaching/MentoringCoaching/Mentoring AllianceAlliance Role in Safety NetRole in Safety Net Church InvolvementChurch Involvement