Health Services Partnership of Dorchester

CONTACT:

1452 Dorchester Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02122
617-474-1452
www.hspnetwork.org

Henry Goodrow, Director of Development

DESCRIPTION:

The next time someone tries to tell you that philanthropy is poorly managed and inefficient, you tell them about HSP of Dorchester -- a management services organization created in 1998 to streamline two colleague institutions: the Codman Square Health Center, which serves mainly African-Americans, and the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, the largest Vietnamese neighborhood in Massachusetts. Combining management services created economies of scale, eliminated duplications, and enabled new services with savings and combined resources. Each institution has preserved its cultural distinctness. In five years nearly $1 million has been saved by combining medical and behavioral health leadership, mail, and technology support, and over $1.5 million from improved billing practices, lowering denial rates from payers, increasing grant revenues, and coordinating care for high-risk, chronically ill patients. New services are mammography, eye care, cardiology, and a dental clinic. For donors this is a highly innovative and productive investment in urban health care delivery. Your support is needed, and will be well-used.

(2003: HUMAN SERVICES: Health and Aging: General)