Community Health Centers of Burlington Inc.

“Chcb makes the 990 available to the board of directors for review and/or comment prior to filing their return.”

“Conflict of interest forms are completed annually by each board member and reviewed by the governance committee of the board. If a conflict is identified by the governance committee, they take their findings to the full board for resolution. In addition, conflict of interest forms are brought to each board meeting to insure board members have an opportunity to amend these statements at any given time. Director-level personnel statements are signed annually or as needed. Furthermore, chcb's conflict of interest expectations are outlined in the chcb employee handbook as well as the chcb code of conduct. All chcb employees - existing and new - including directors are expected to read the code of conduct and sign an acknowlegdement that is kept in their personnel file.”

“The compensation for the ceo is drafted by an executive committee based off of industry comparisons. Then this is reviewed and approved by the board.”

“The compensation of other officers or key employees is based on salary surveys performed by national association of community health centers, and is approved by the ceo.”

“Governing documents are available upon request.”

“The mission of the community health centers of burlington (chcb) is to improve the health of all within the communities chcb serves. Chcb is dedicated to providing exceptional care with respect and compassion and with a commitment to serving people regardless of financial status or life circumstance.”

“The community health centers of burlington (chcb) is a primary care family practice and a federally qualified health center offering medical, dental, laboratory, psychiatry, counseling, substance abuse and case management services as part of an integrated health care home. Chcb serves all members of the community regardless of life circumstance, income or insurance status. Chcb offers a sliding-fee scale financial assistance program for all services based on income, and at no cost to those qualified as homeless. Chcb's eight health centers are located in chittenden and southern grand isle counties. The following are a few of the fiscal year 2019 highlights that chcb has achieved: -chcb ended the fiscal year providing a record-setting 129,101 patient visits. -a two-month extension was piloted for the low-barrier shelter this year, funded by the city of burlington. Up to 37 individuals experiencing homelessness were able to receive shelter, a warm meal and connection to wrap-around support services every night from november 1, 2018 through june 15, 2019 - regardless of sobriety or mental health challenges. -knowing that new americans and limited english community residents often struggle with histories of trauma and complex medical conditions, chcb provided 12,707 interpreter-assisted visits to ensure culturally competent care. -as one of the largest family practices offering medication assisted treatment, chcb now cares for over 475 patients receiving suboxone treatment as part of vermont's ongoing fight against opioid addiction. -chcb piloted a new child psychiatry consultation clinic, working with area pediatricians and other primary care providers to help alleviate the several months-long waitlist of children needing to be seen by psychiatrists in vermont. -with philanthropic support from the united way of northwest vermont and the healthy smiles, healthy children foundation, chcb hired their first dental case manager position. This position works with families to remove barriers to bringing in their children for critically-needed dental care. -chcb added a full-time licensed clinical social worker to their maternal/child health team. Each year, this program cares for over 170 pregnant women, primarily those who are low income, with low literacy, and a history of substance abuse, mental illness or trauma. -recognizing the need for increased access to care for homebound individuals, chcb began offering tele-psychiatry and tele-therapy appointments. Just in its pilot stage, chcb is exploring how to expand this innovative care.”

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