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3030 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. Portland, OR 97212 503.287.4932 www.nxneclinic.org nxne@nxneclinic.org

“Thank you for always having my back.” - A long-time patient

April 2014

Our mission is to improve health outcomes in the medically under-served communities of North and inner Northeast Portland by offering basic medical services at no cost to those in need.

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2013 Donors

From our Medical Director

The past six months have been the busiest in our eight-year history! While continuing to offer services as usual, we got ready to launch

a whole new model of care in January so we could serve our patients and other community members once they got health insurance. Everything from ordering women’s health supplies to setting up an after-hours phone system and hiring/training new staff and volunteers has really kept us on our toes. We have expanded our clinical hours to four half-days a week and will be adding more time over the coming months. Our partnership with CareOregon has allowed us to implement an innovative payment model that builds on our strengths and recognizes the value of our Community Health Worker program and other care coordination services.

We are excited by the opportunities provided by the Affordable Care Act to bring health services to so many who have gone without for so long. Most of our patients qualify for the Oregon Health Plan, and we will continue to be their primary care home. As we offer assistance with health insurance enrollment, expand our services and further our outreach this year we will continue our focus on advancing health equity for those most at risk.

In the meantime, we are very proud of our quality outcomes from last year. Thank you for being part of this good work!

• In 2013 we provided 1,503 visits, similar to 2012. Our staff also provided over 200 blood pressure checks at

community events. We added 130 new patients to our Chronic Disease Registry of patients with high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, high cholesterol and/or depression. This high “churn” rate really keeps us busy, as we strive to provide needed “catch-up” services to all of our new patients.

• Since our founding we have been committed to serving the African American community of North and inner Northeast Portland with a goal of reducing the health inequities that cause illness and early death among this population. African Americans are at greater risk of high blood pressure and complications like stroke and heart attack. Our staff and volunteers are making a difference. 72% of our patients with high blood pressure were African American in 2013, and 81% had their blood pressure at goal by the end of 2013. Word is getting out about our success in helping our African American patients reach their blood pressure goals, and our program is a model for others.

• Our patients with diabetes are seeing their health improve as well, getting blood sugar and blood pressure under control as well as receiving recommended preventive services. 93% of our diabetic patients had good or excellent blood sugar control in 2013 (an increase from 78% from 2012). Overall, 72% of our diabetic patients had blood pressure at goal and 87% of our African Americans with diabetes reached blood pressure targets. Over 97% received the immunizations recommended by the CDC for all adults with diabetes, and 100% of our patients with diabetes were offered the recommended statin to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Jill Ginsberg, MD, MPH

Elise Albert and Jim Davis

Carolee and Del Allen

Kristin Anderson

Anna-Leigh Andresen

Anonymous

Steven and Cheryl Arasim

Tony Arnerich

Karl Arruda and Laura Raymond

Ronnie Asbell

Roger Auerbach

Michele and Ashkan Babaie

Beverly Bain

Susan Banyas

Kate Haas and Bruce Barbarasch

Hillary Barbour

Elizabeth Barker

Carole Barkley

Robert and Laurie Barrett

Tamara Bartlett

Liz Baxter

McPherson Beall and Jennifer Heldmann

Geoff and Cathy Bergman

Athena Bettger

Jenn Bildersee and Jay Anderson

Mary Bisbee-Beek

Elise Blinder

Ron Bloodworth

Jerry Bobbe

Patricia Bollin

Suzanne Bonamici and Michael Simon

Cyreena Boston Ashby

Marcella Brady

Liane Brakke-Pound

Josefine Brasser and Amnon Gibly

Jane Braunger

Claudia and Harry Bray

Henry and Mary Breithaupt

Robby Bricker and Don Voyles

Jonquil Brown

Judy Brown

Kevin and Barbara Buckingham-Hayes

David Budd

Gail Burns

Holly Burton

Robin and Eric Busch

Sharetta Butcher

Tana and David Cahill

Jennifer Cairo and Martin Vavra

Daniel Caplan

Kathleen Carter

Edward and Janet Chen

Evan Chenoweth

Carolyn Chu

Don and Corrie Clark

Helen Clark

Aaron Clark-Ginsberg

Carol Coar

Daniel Cogan and Danielle Pacifico-Cogan

Stanley and Cynthia Cohan

Donald and Shirley Cole

Toni Cole and Michael Patterson

John Copenhaver

Marc Cortés

Donna and Robert Cynkar

Mike Dana and Scott Keller

Marah Danielson

Susan Danielson

Tracy Dannen Grace

Donna Deacon

Ian Dees and Lynn Paget

Susan Dempsey

Scott Denburg

Robert and Maxine Dexter

Kate and David Dickson

Barbara Dirks and Allan Hoag

Mick Doherty and Deb Chase

Elisa Dozono and Tom Turner

George and Dena Drasin

Kurt Duffens

Lisa and Eric Dunitz-Johnson

Andrew Dworkin

Kitt and Butch Dyer

Roberta Dyer and Robert Durand

James Ebacher

Jerry and Lisa Eckstein

Kay and Danny Edelman

Amy Edgecomb

Elizabeth Ehrlich

Michael Elliot

Mark Enger

Dolly England and Dylan May

Karen Erde

Lauren Evans

Steve Fallon

Judith Fardig

Edward and Jeanette Feldhousen

Daniel Field

Ann and William Filz

Nancy and Peter Fisher

Robinette Fitzsimmons

Karla Forsythe and Jim Crane

Gabrielle Foulkes

Marti Frank and Lev Tsypin

Ruth Friedel

Sarah and Roger Friedel

Sam Friedenberg and Sandra Tetzloff

Tess Gallagher

Susan Gardner and George Wall

Allison Garr

Stephen Gerrard

Christopher Ghormley

Jeff Gierer and Jesse Beason

Joe Gillock

Jill Ginsberg and Louise Clark

Jan Godfrey

Debora Goldstein

Zachary Goldstein and Lauren Johns

Tim Gooding and Sara Tam

Ann Goodsell

Jules Goodwin

Lora Gordon

Rosanne Grace

Mark Grashow and Sheri Saltzberg

Siobhan Gray

Belinda and Michael Green

Jenny Greenleaf

Robert and Fara Grim

Julie and Lynn Gust

Julia Hagan and Michael Murphy

Debra Haines

Edward Hamilton and Linda Townsend

David Harper

Alexis Harris

John and Serena Hart

James Hawes

David and Elizabeth Hays

Robert Hazen

Craig Hickman

Tom and Deb Hilleary

Thor Hinckley and Alison Wiley

Alexander and Rachael Hofmann

Andrew and Kelly Holtz

Claire Hoover

Julie Hoover

Lisa Horowitz and Maura Roche

Sheryl Horwitz

Anne and Stefan Houff

Anastasia Howard

Pauline Howell

Richard and Kate Howells

Katie Hughes

Roberta Hunte

Casey Jacobs Jones

Arline Jacobson

Karin Jacobson

Chris and Lacy Jeffreys

Grey Jeffreys

Suzy Jeffreys and Lukas Sherman

Martha and Jeff Johansen

Bette Johnsrud

Monica Jo-Mueller

Jessie Jonas

Robert and Kathleen Joy

Aija Kanbergs

Ann Kendellen and Jonathan Harker

Heather Kennedy

Dean Kessler

Rhea Kessler and Robert Atkinson

John and Susan Kiley

Molly Kim

Cynthia Kirkpatrick

Sara Kleinbaum

Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum

Mark and Pilar Kleinman

Sarah Kndusen

Dale and Bonnie Koch

Karol Kochsmeier

Patricia Koehler and Kathleen Krider

Vicki Kolberg

Jean Kotimaki

Teresa Kraemer

Michael and Kathleen Krall

Nancy Kramer and Duane Whitehorst

Laura Kreger

Jhon Kuppens

Rachael LK and Justin Kurynny

David Labby and Sarah Slaughter

Stephen Lamb

Ronald and Rose Lambert

Mitchell and Paula Lang

Reverend Lawrence and Mary Hansen

Deborah Lev and Ted Brunner

Esther Lev

Stephanie Fowler & Irving J. Levin

Mary and James Lewis

Michael Lieberman and Susan Hanson

Susan Lienhart and Campbell Richardson

Allison Lindauer

Grant Lindquist

Ruth Lloyd

Sondra Lloyd

Steve and Sally Logan

Jim Lorentzen

Anna Lynch

Mary Lyons and Laurence Daane

Michael Madias and Elaine Pepper

Ward and Charlene Mann

Linda Marchant

Tess and George Marino

Ellen and Bernie Marson

Joseph Martinez

Holly May and Darrick Eisenach

Joan McAllister and Michael Schmeer

Scott and Kathleen McCurdy

Susan and Mike McCurdy

Eileen McDermott

Margo McGehee-Kelly

Meleah McHenry

Anne McLaughlin

Erin Meagher

Joanne Mechling and Scott Lee

Richard Meeker and Ellen Rosenblum

Patty and Robert Mendenhall

Janet Meyer and Peter Sleeth

Patricia and Mark Milleman

Gretchen Miller

Joseph Miller

Margaret Mitchell and Mitchell Johnson

Eli Morris

Sara and Mike Morris

Bruce Morrison

Sara Morton and Alex Millkey

Victoria Mosse and John DeWitt

Tom Mowe

Judith Mowry

Debbie Murphy

Mark and Catherine Myers

Caroline Natwick

Margot Nelle and Andy Davidson

Matt and Megan Newell-Ching

Sally Newton

Linda Nilsen-Solares and Edgar Solares

Lucy Nonnenkamp

Elizabeth Nordeen

David Northfield

Kathy and Dan Norton

Natalie Honn Norton

Mary Lynn O’Brien

Tatsuro Ogisu

Bob Olds and Bonnie Weber Olds

Melody Ortiz

Dan and Tracy Oseran

Ray and Dorothy Packouz

Anita Palmer

Jane Pansky

Troy Parke

Mary Catherine Pasquesi

Sister Maggie Pastro, S.P.

Pamela Patterson

Sarah Patterson

Anita Pearson

Dorthea Petersen

Brennan Peterson

Randie and Mark Peterson

Greg Petras and Sharon Gordon

Angela Peyer

Karen Pierce and Fred Lipper

Paul Pierce and Joanne Fuller

Rene and Donald Pizzo

David Pleiman

Sandy Polishuk

Michael Port

Lisa Powell

Joy Pretcher

Ralph and Susan Prows

Cindy Lee Quale

Ann Radeloff

Rozlyn Ramberg

Abbie Rankin and Scott Witscher

Rahul Rastogi

Katrina Ratzlaff

Melinda Redburn

Ray Redburn

Rich and Betsy Reese

Jacob and Betty Reiss

Ellen and Jim Reuler

Peggy Reuler

Laura Richardson

Ray and Carla Robertson

Eve and Alan Rosenfeld

Seth Rosenfeld

Sue Ross

Joan Rothlein

Bill Roulette and Laura De Simone

Richard Rubinstein, Jr.

Tracy and Shelly Runge

Margo Russell

Rose Rustin

Cynthia Ruttan

Martha Ryan and Dan McDonald

Bob Saltmarsh

Philip and Kathleen Saltmarsh

Patty Salvey-Sunde

Joseph and Aimee Santos-Lyons

Raj Sarda

Denise Schacter

Jonna Schuder

Brandy Schulte

Penny Schumacher

Karen Seder

Lisa Serrano

Nancy and Jeff Scharff

Carrie Sharpe

Jill Sherman

Matthew Sherman and Shelbi Wescott Sherman

Joseph and Phyllis Siegal

Lori Siegal and Steve Dobscha

Virginia Silvey and Susan Wilson

Steve and Karen Simmons

Ellen Singer and Eamon Molloy

Joanne Skirving

Kelsey Skrudland

Becky Smith and Jody Luth

Pastor Mary Overstreet Smith

Molly Smith

Toni Smith

Laura Smoyer and Chris Myers

Patricia Sobczyk

Carol Spellman

Don Spiegel

Christina and Franz Spielvogel

Hillary Stanley

Janet Stein and Chris Rauschenberg

Mark Stein and Jill Kleven

Naomi SteinJudy Steinberger

Sallie Stevens

Priscilla and Jerry Stewart

Fred and Barri Stiber

Karen Stolzberg

Rachael Strauch and James Smith

Dennis Strieff

Beeman Strong

Nikki Stroughter

Charlene Sturges

John Sturman

John and Jennifer Sutter

Thomas Syltebo and Judith Fisher

Virginia Sytsma

Timea Szell

Slater and Cindy Tai

Reba and Milton Tam

Patrakul Techatanakul

Gilah Tenenbaum

Jay Ternberg

Joseph Thaler and Ariel Stone

Chris and Emily Thomas

Jon Thorsby

Deanna Toyoshima

Joanne Trask

Regina Tricamo and Blaine Palmer

Beverly Trover

Doug Tsoi

Gary and Patsy VandeVenter

Chloe and Rob Vaughn

Kevin and Suzanne Veaudry Casaus

Jill Vest

Veronica Vichit-Vadakan

Robert Vissers

Aaron Vitells

Ben Waterhouse and Deanna Oothoudt

Emily and Mike Watson

Ann Wawrukiewicz

Beverly Jo Webster

Jeff and Ann Weeks

Virginia Weeks and Margaret Lamb

Holly Wells

Jennifer Welnick and Evan Haas

Katherine Whaley

Esther Whittingham

Noelle Wiggins

Chuck and Geri Willis

David and Laurie Wills

James and Susan Winkler

David Wolf

Joseph Wolf

Peggy Woolf

Maureen Wright and Lane Brown

Walter Wright

Jacqueline Yerby

Duncan and Sarah York

Mary Beth Yosses and Fred Williams

Michael Zimmerman and Cheryl Thoen

Karen Zwickert

A central element of our transition to a new model of providing care to uninsured adults and those with Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid) was identifying a Medicaid health plan partner. We found a great fit in CareOregon, a local Medicaid/Medicare health plan that has supported us financially for the past few years as our Willamette Week Give!Guide! corporate sponsor. Not only do they understand our commitment to the community we serve, but they are excited to see us carry on and expand on that commitment. They’ve provided technical and financial assistance when needed and made the transition as smooth as it could be. Thank you, CareOregon!

Michele Babaie, MD

Taylor Bailey

Annie Bamberger

Marcella Brady, RN

Jane Braunger

Anthony Brown, NP

James Brown

Robin Brown

Ida Causey

Clark Chipman, MD

Louise Clark, MD

Erin Coppola

Valerie Coulter

Susan Danielson

Virginia Darney

Theresa DeMello, RN

Ali Duffens

Kurt Duffens, MD

Ola Dunham

Loris Eastman, RN

Mychaela Fesser

Rosetta Forbes

Tyra Gates

Timothy Gebhart, RN

Marisa Gholson

Jill Ginsberg, MD

Siobhan Gray, MD

Julie Gust, RN

William Harris, MD

David Hays, MD

Cheryl Huff

Joseph Kim

Michael Krall, MD

Jessica Lee

Elizabeth Levesque, DO

Michael Lieberman, MD

Allison Lindauer, NP

Ruth Lloyd, MA

Edward Mann, NP

Holly May, RN

Jim Moulton

Deborah Murphy, MD

Conner Myers

Kathleen Myers, MD

Katie O’Brien

Patsy O’Brien

Ann Oluloro

Dorthea Petersen

Ralph Prows, MD

Seth Rosenfeld, MD

Kirstyn Rossman, RN

Timothy Ruttan, MD

Mary Sanders, NP

Penny Schumacher, RN

Kristina Scott

Lori Siegal, MD

Molly Smith, RN

Synndrah Spillers, RN

Hillary Stanley, RN

Janet Stein, NP

Sallie Stevens, MA

Jerry Stewart

Priscilla Stewart

Marie Stoops, RN

Thomas Syltebo, MD

Laura Taylor

Joseph Thaler, MD

Deanna Toyoshima, RN

Amy Treinen, RN

Aaron Vitells, MD

May Wang, MD

Jeffrey Weeks, MD

Geri Willis

David Wills, MD

Laurie Wills, RN

Bethany Wofford

Stacey Wright, RN

Mary Beth Yosses, RN

Karen Zwickert, NP

2013 Volunteers

Bank of the West Employee Giving Campaign

Black United Fund of Oregon

Brass Tacks Sandwiches

BP & A, LLC

Broadway Books

Cambia Employee Giving Campaign

CareOregon

Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare

Cascadia Garlington Clinic

Coalition of Community Health Clinics

Congregation Beth Israel

Deacon Charitable Foundation

Direct Relief International

Eddie’s Flat Iron Pizza

Friends of Trees

Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation

Hewlett-Packard

Hibler Family Trust

Hibler Franke Foundation

Hoover Family Foundation

It’s So Cute Cakes

The Jackson Foundation

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest

Kaiser Permanente Employee Giving Campaign

KaPeR’S

Kure Juice Bar

Legacy Health

Mary McKinney Ezell and Flay Ezell Fund of the Wentworth Foundation

Medical Teams International

Moda Health

Mt. Olivet Baptist Church

Near Family Foundation

New Thought Center for Spiritual Living

North Northeast Business Association

NW Permanente Workplace Wellness

OCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation

PaaDee

PGE Employee Giving Campaign

Portland Nursery

Project Access NOW

Rebecca Fleischman Charitable Fund

Regence Employee Giving Campaign

Renaissance Foundation

Richard and Mary Rosenberg Charitable Foundation

Russell Colgate Fund

Scudder Family Foundation

Stumptown Mortgage

Tompkins Benefit Group

Urban Nest Realty

Walter E. and Ruth K. Wright Charitable Foundation, Inc.

Westminster Presbyterian Church

Wilken and Company, PC, CPAs

Willamette Week

2013 Foundation, Corporate and Business Supporters

Roslyn Farrington, President

Ralph Prows, MD, Secretary/Treasurer

Pat Daniels

Ron Shoals

Jill Ginsberg, MD, MPH (Emerita)

Pastor Mary Overstreet Smith (Emerita)

Tim Snider

Board of Directors

Michael Alexander

Cyreena Boston Ashby

Johnell McArthur Bell

David Budd

Rabbi Michael Cahana

Senator Margaret Carter

Laura De Simone, MS, RPh

Roberta Dyer

Sharon Gary-Smith

Senator Avel Gordly

Sue Hennessy

Roy Jay

S. Renee Mitchell

Pastor Mary Overstreet Smith

Ray Robertson

Lillian Shirley, RN, MPH, MPA

Tricia Tillman

Deborah Tompkins

Nola Wilken, CPA

Maureen Wright, MD

Advocate Board

New Key Partnership

Dolly England (on left) with NxNE Enrollment Assister Rosetta Forbes

Welcome, Dolly!

We were thrilled to welcome Dolly England as the newest member of the North by Northeast family in December. Dolly brings with her over ten years of broad experience in community health. As a health educator, she has led outreach efforts and provided education around HIV/AIDS, reproductive health and chronic disease management. In other professional roles, Dolly gained experience with community-based research, knowledge of Medicaid enrollment and the role of non-traditional healthcare workers. As Patient Care Coordinator, Dolly is responsible for implementing our Cover Oregon enrollment activities, staffing weekly evening clinics and coordinating patient care follow-up.

The most pressing need among our patients when Dolly started was for enrollment in health insurance through Cover Oregon, and Dolly dove right into that project with enthusiasm and expertise. In just over three months, we have enrolled almost 350 individuals, both established patients and community members. Many of our highest priority patients have been successfully enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid). We know enrollment in health coverage is an important first step and also work diligently to help those we enroll understand what their coverage provides and how to establish with a primary care provider.

Dolly couldn’t do this work without her team of expert enrollment assisters. Earlier this month, Dolly received a letter from President Obama thanking her and the entire team for their efforts!

We do our best to make our donor and volunteer lists accurate. If you

notice an error or omission, please let us know (and accept our apology!).

Our Community Health Worker in Action

We first met George H. in 2010 when he needed the blood pressure medications he’d run out of when he lost his health insurance. Over the past four years, George’s blood pressure has been up and down, and he hasn’t always been able to get to his appointments. We knew we could do better for him and enlisted the help of Sharetta Butcher, our Community Health Worker. Sharetta stayed in close touch with George and arranged for him to get free bus tickets so he could get to his medical visits more easily. Things really hit close to home when one of George’s co-workers had a heart attack while at work. George asked Sharetta if she could pay them a visit at the auto body shop to check everyone’s blood pressure and talk about staying healthy. Last month she did just that. George said he feels proud to be helping his coworkers and is making his own health a higher priority.

Another patient was having difficulty managing her complicated treatment plan and it was having a serious impact on her health. Sharetta paid her a visit at home and found a confusing jumble of family members’ medications stored together in a tool box. It was easy to see why the patient had been having trouble taking her medicine correctly. Sitting in the kitchen, Sharetta and the patient sorted through the bottles, many of which were outdated or expired. Together they made a simple plan for safely disposing of unused meds and keeping the patient’s pills separate from other family members’. Having Sharetta’s support is a lifesaver for our patients!

George and Sharetta at the auto body shop

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