Providence Alaska Medical Center - Providence Senior Care Center (PSCC)
What is it?
Providence Alaska Medical Center recently opened a senior clinic on its hospital campus to serve as a patient-centered medical home for Medicare patients. The PSCC has seen 1,200-plus patients so far; initial appointments are one hour to give physicians time to get to know each patient.
Who is it for?
Anchorage residents 55 years of age and older who are on Medicare.
Why do they do it?
A state report shows that the Alaska senior population is increasing by about 7 percent annually. Outside of federally qualified health centers, few primary care physicians in Anchorage will accept Medicare patients due to low reimbursement rates.
Impact
Providence leaders hope its PSCC will eventually serve 5,000 to 6,000 of the estimated 13,000 Anchorage seniors on Medicare who do not have primary care health providers.
Contact: Bjorn De Mander
Manager, Clinic Practice Support
Telephone: 907-212-3426
E-mail: bjorn.demander@providence.org