Achievable

In 2008, Achievable realized the need to address the critical issue of lack of healthcare services for individuals with developmental disabilities, who suffer from major health disparities due to disproportionate difficulty finding, accessing and paying for primary and specialty health care services. Since then, Achievable has directed its focus towards improving access to healthcare for our community members. Achievable has been rapidly working towards developing our own comprehensive community health center to provide primary and specialty care health care services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

VISION:

The Achievable Clinic will be a leader in providing high quality, comprehensive and coordinated health care to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families throughout the Los Angeles region.

THE INITIATIVE:

We will develop and operate a fully licensed community health center to provide a complete range of vital, high quality primary and specialty health care to thousands of children and adults with developmental disabilities across Los Angeles.

Our clinic will operate using the Patient Centered Medical Home model of care and will be led by a highly trained and caring medical and support staff committed to long-term positive health outcomes for clinic patients.

THE NEED:

People with developmental disabilities suffer from high rates of poor health, chronic illness, morbidity and preventable mortality. Despite complex health needs, these individuals are less likely to have access to quality health care.

Economic disparities, limited pools of health care providers willing or trained to work with our clients, low rates of reimbursement from public insurance programs and a fragmented health care system are among some of the obstacles to receiving a standard of care necessary for improving long-term health outcomes.

Several health care providers have emerged to meet the health care needs of various underserved populations in Los Angeles. However, to our knowledge there is no health care institution in the Los Angeles area attempting to develop a clinic focusing on the meeting the unmet health care needs of the community of people living with developmental disabilities. The Achievable Clinic is the first of its kind.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

Achievable is working to open The Achievable Clinic as a fully licensed community health center by Spring 2013 and provide a full continuum of coordinated primary and specialty care to over 1,000 individuals in the first full year of operations. The clinic will be housed in the same building as Westside Regional Center, allowing for familiar accessibility for our clients, as well as integration of health care with social services and other supports.

Following are the specific goals Achievable aims to meet within the next year:

1) Raise sufficient funds to outfit and operate The Acheivable Clinic.

2) Obtain California community clinic licensing.

3) Begin operating the clinic with a full complement of primary care and specialty care services.

4) Develop a sustainable model of clinical care that exceeds quality benchmarks and can be replicated statewide.

5) Share and disseminate results, best practices and lessons learned to other organizations serving individuals with developmental disabilities.

PROGRESS

Renovations and construction on our clinic space in Culver City have begun! Please check back soon for pictures.

FUNDRAISING:

We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to The Material World Foundation, L.A. Care Health Plan, Health Resources and Services Administration, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, The Baxter International Foundation, The Special Hope Foundation, the Wolfen Family Foundation, Budget Rent-A-Car of Southern California, the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, Manufacturers Bank and the Carl E. Wynn Foundation for their generous support of The Achievable Clinic! With this support, Achievable is well on our way to increasing access to high quality, comprehensive health care for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Please contact us at (310) 258-4256 or info@achievable.org if you would like to contribute to improving the health of underserved individuals.