PREGNANCY RESOURCE CLINIC
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Snohomish County has one of the highest rates of STI prevalence and transmission in both Washington State and across the nation. The increasing prevalence of these preventable conditions supports the need for expanded STI testing and treatment locations across Snohomish County to reverse these troubling statistics. PRC’s current population of clients and patients is pregnant women. This creates clinic ability to reach both expectant parents, mothers and fathers, and PRC is looking to expand services to both male and female clients in a way that improves the health of the whole family unit. The increase in STI prevalence in Snohomish County has been unfortunately timed with a decrease in available clinics offering STI testing and treatment services. Of the clinics which do provide these services, not all clinics accept all forms of state and government funded insurance programs creating even more barriers to these populations being able to find a clinic willing to offer them care.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Expecting Miracles - Parenting Support Services
All educational offerings are evidence-based and are offered at no charge. We provide Birth and Baby classes, Parenting classes, and a New Moms Perinatal Support Group. In addition, our Baby Boutique, supplied with maternity clothes, baby clothes, diapers, wipes, and baby equipment is open for class attendees and patients to shop at free of charge.
Medical Services
All services offered at no charge to our patients. Insurance not needed. The Pregnancy Resource Center of Snohomish County (PRC) is recognized as a Healthcare Facility according to RCW 70.02 in WA State and is accredited with the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Healthcare.
Services provided include pregnancy testing, limited obstetric ultrasound, STI testing and treatment, and resource referrals for further maternity care needs, insurance, housing, etc.
Connexions
Our mission is to empower teens by equipping them with life skills that will enable them to build healthy relationships, achieve their dreams, and avoid risks.
Connexions presentations are diverse and engaging and based on risk avoidance principles; specifically, sexual risk avoidance.
Connexions prides itself in approaching sexual risk avoidance education in a way that teenagers can relate to as well as respect. We stay abreast of all the current youth trends, including cultural shifts and the latest fads. It is our goal to touch the hearts behind the masks of youth, by understanding their world and gaining their respect.
In addition, Connexions works with youth leaders, parents and educators to ensure they have the tools they need to address concerns facing the youth of today.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Heartbeat International 2000
Care Net 2000
NIFLA 2000
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of clients who report general satisfaction with their services
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Young adults, Families of origin, Single parents, Pregnant people
Related Program
Medical Services
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
2020 and 2021 numbers affected by COVID
Number of new clients within the past 12 months
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Young adults, Families of origin, Single parents, Pregnant people, Young women
Related Program
Medical Services
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
2020 and 2021 numbers affected by COVID
Number of sexually active females receiving reproductive health services
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Young adults, Families of origin, Single parents, Pregnant people, Low-income people
Related Program
Medical Services
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
2020 and 2021 affected by COVID
Number of individuals to whom medicines were distributed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Medical Services
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The PRC started giving out prenatal vitamins to pregnant patients in mid-2020. Many of our patients are low-income and unable to schedule an appointment with an OBGYN until their second trimester.
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Research shows that improving both maternal and paternal health during the prenatal period will increase the health of the family, including parents and children. Providing parents with education regarding prevention of STIs will improve overall physical health of the family unit while also increasing parental utilization of services at the PRC which will increase individual’s preparedness and knowledge based to become successful, healthy families.
Additionally, treatment of STIs during pregnancy is so important because untreated STIs are known to cause many negative health consequences for unborn children during pregnancy and after delivery. These complications include low birth weight, pre-term delivery, miscarriage, and other serious birth defects including blindness and developmental difficulties later in life. Funding for the STI testing, treatment and education program at PRC will improve the health of the overall family unit by preventing these significant conditions from occurring. Additionally, as the program grows, we hope that increased community awareness will draw in patients who do not have current pregnancy concerns but are looking for sexual health information and STI services, so that these patients may be provided information and teaching to prevent unplanned pregnancies, which helps increase the preventative healthcare actions of the PRC as time continues.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We utilized the help of a Gonzaga Doctor of Nursing Practice student who created our STI program as her doctoral project with the support of Gonzaga University.
The PRC obtained a $15k grant from the Molina Community Innovation Fund to cover the costs of the program launch, including training, hardware, software, medical supplies, and staffing. Testing is provided at no charge to our patients.
A local pharmacy has provided our patients with reduced pharma pricing for treatment medications and we were able to secure the services of a lab to process test results.
The program launched in September, 2020 to pregnancy test patients and their partners first with a plan to open services community wide by the end of 2020.
Clinic marketing will be updated to include STI testing and treatment information and will be available through our websites, social media and online marketing. Additionally, our Snohomish County network of 60+ medical and social agencies will receive updated collateral and be informed of the community launch.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The PRC employs WA State licensed medical professionals who administer testing and provide medically accurate, evidenced-based sexual health information to our patients. These medical professionals are overseen by our Medical Director, Dr. Gina Cadena-Forney, who practices in Snohomish for Providence.
Scheduling will be updated as these services are expanded to the community.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Accomplishments:
Program creation began in July of 2019.
Policies and procedures were researched and created as were Standing Orders.
The clinic secured the services of Centers for Disease Detection (CDD) lab in San Antonio, TX. Their patient reporting AFTIS software was installed on a purchased lab computer and testing kits were purchased and received. CDD training was completed by all patient-facing nursing staff.
After researching pharma pricing at a number of local pharmacies, we chose Bartell Drugs for best patient pricing.
Patient education materials were researched and purchased using CDC guidelines as the basis of our choice.
The AAAHC, the PRC credentialing body, was notified of the launch in accordance with their requirements.
All patient-facing staff were trained about offered services.
Medical staff began offering STI testing the pregnancy test patients the week of September 7, 2020.
What's Next:
Once our appointment processes are fine-tuned, we will notify our network that we are offering STI testing community wide.
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PREGNANCY RESOURCE CLINIC
Board of directorsas of 10/17/2023
Lynn Blosser
Dan Gemeroy
Providence Hospital
Steve Atkins
Retired Boeing executive
Karen Ranheim
Retired RN
Matthew Savage
Pastor
Malora Forrey
Pregnancy Resource Clinic
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
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