Access OC: Solutions for Specialty Care
Access OC is improving the health of vulnerable people by providing access to medical specialists in a high quality, cost-effective manner. We will accomplish this by developing a series of innovative, interconnected specialty care initiatives.
Outpatient Surgery Program
Access OC addresses the chronic shortage of specialist physicians available to treat vulnerable patients. Our first initiative, started in May, 2007, is a low-risk, outpatient surgery program, which mobilizes medical volunteers to provide free surgery to low-income uninsured patients. Five hospitals participate in the network including Hoag Memorial Hospital, Kaiser Permanente, Mission Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital of Orange, and St. Jude Medical Center. More than 350 physicians, nurses and other hospital staff have volunteered for the program, which is growing rapidly. Access OC is also developing two additional specialty care initiatives utilizing health information technology – eConsult and telemedicine – which are designed to improve access and decrease costs by improving the efficiency of how healthcare is delivered.
Understanding the Need
In 2008, of the 3,017,300 people living in Orange County, 12.3% of the adults and 8% of the children are uninsured. This amounts to over 370,000 adults and 240,000 children with no health coverage. For uninsured and underinsured families in the County, the "safety net" of health services - programs either designed or required to serve them - is a critical lifeline in times of need. Our surgery program works to meet that need by mobilizing medical volunteers to provide low-risk, outpatient surgeries to Orange County's low-income and and uninsured residents.
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Access OC
17701 Cowan, Ste 220
Irvine, CA 92614-6057
Direct:949-553-1323
Fax:949-553-1351
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