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 N.E.W. Clinic Fast Facts 

Clinic Information:

  • The N.E.W. Clinic at NWTC is a teaching, medical clinic serving uninsured and underinsured patients, while participating NWTC students receive the highest quality education.
  • The clinic, located in the Health Sciences Center at NWTC, opened July 10, 2006.
  • Patients who are uninsured or under-insured and who meet financial eligibility guidelines are treated at the clinic free or at minimum cost to them.
  • The clinic is open Monday – Thursday 7:30 am – 6:00 pm. Patients are seen on a 24-hour appointment schedule. Patients call 920-498-5436 for an appointment.
  • If the Green Bay Public Schools or the NWTC Green Bay campus closes due to bad weather, the clinic will be closed.
  • The full-time healthcare provider is a masters prepared, board certified Family Nurse Practitioner.
  • The clinic is also staffed with a Clinic Coordinator, Medical Assistant, Medical Laboratory Technician, Receptionist/Interpreter, Medical Case Manager, and Health Benefits Access Coordinator.
  • The state-of-the-art clinic utilizes MISYS Tiger software for scheduling of patient appointments and MISYS Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software for documentation of patient information and care.
  • The clinic provides on-site lab testing, assistance of a case manager for application to pharmaceutical assistance programs, and assistance of a health benefits access coordinator to determine eligibility for various government and other agency programs.
  • Referrals are made to participating providers, when specialty care cannot be provided on-site,
  • The Clinic Coordinator can be reached at (920) 498-5512.

Patient Impact:

  • There were 14,500 patient visits to the clinic, beginning July 2006 until October 31, 2010.
  • 70 % of the clinic patients seen were residents of Green Bay.
  • 57 % of the clinic patients seen were employed (Includes full-time, part-time, seasonal, self employed and students)
  • 36 % of the clinic patients seen were unemployed.
  • 7% of the clinic patients seen were disabled or retired.
  • 61% of N.E.W. Clinic at NWTC patients surveyed in August of 2010 said that if the clinic services had not been available, they would have gone to a hospital emergency room
  • 90% of patients surveyed said the N.E.W. Clinic at NWTC met their immediate health care needs.
  • Unemployment, economic changes, and welfare reforms have left many families without health coverage.
  • The percentage of uninsured is typically two to three times higher among minority groups than among the majority population. The minority population in Brown County has increased over 400% during the past decade, increasing the need for quality, cost-effective care.
  • Since early detection and monitoring of many conditions can prevent a costly medical crisis, access to primary care is critical to reducing health care costs for the entire community.
  • A wall-mounted patient computer in the clinic reception area offers patients access to 2-1-1, local/community services. The comprehensive online resource database of community services was developed and is maintained through a partnership between the Brown County Aging and Disability Resource Center and the Brown County United Way. N.E.W. Clinic at NWTC is now recognized as a “2-1-1 Plus (Partner/Link/Unite/Support) Site”.

 

Student Impact:

The N.E.W. Clinic at NWTC provides clinical practice for NWTC Programs, which include:

  • Respiratory Therapist students provide Respiratory Care/ Asthma Clinics.
  • Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) students provide Pedicure Clinics.
  • Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) students assist with Women’s Health Clinics.
  • Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) students assist the Nurse Practitioner with patient care.
  • Clinical Laboratory Technician students assist our Medical Laboratory Technician.
  • Medical Assistant students provide patient education by developing a bulletin board for our waiting room.
  • Health Care Business Services students, Health Information Technology students, and Office Assistant students gain valuable experience and provide service in customer relations, office management, and computer applications.
  • Increased student clinical opportunities for the development of excellent health care skills.
  • Student education is enriched by exposure to patients of diverse backgrounds.

Facility facts:

  • Northeast Wisconsin residents voted in 2001 to expand the campus, to include a large Health Sciences complex. It was built to meet the future, projected shortage of health care professionals needed to care for an aging population.
  • The clinic, opened in 2006, began with funding from a federal grant, sponsored by U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, provided through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  • The daily operation of the clinic is supported financially with funding from Bellin, St Mary’s, and St. Vincent Hospitals.  In addition, on a rotating basis, these three hospitals provide free and/ or reduced cost services to N.E.W. Clinic patients. These services include lab tests, X-ray and other diagnostic studies.

Community impact facts:

  • The shortage of new health care workers to replace retiring baby boomers is expected to increase costs and threaten access to care nationwide. By producing more graduates, clinic partners hope to address health costs and enhance future care for everyone.
  • Rural areas north of Brown County offer few options for low cost/free medical care. The N.E.W. Clinic at NWTC gives special attention to communicating the availability of these health services to counties located in the NWTC district.

Contact the N.E.W. Clinic at NWTC:

Phone: (920) 498-5436

For additional programs and phone numbers, please visit www.newcommunityclinic.org