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Wichita, one of those hea lthcare deserts. The Abla h Clinic is located nea r other community a menities, including a public libra r y bra nch a nd a Y MCA bra nch. Its expansions into Topeka and McPherson are the result of loca l off icia ls, including medica l providers, wa nting to pro- vide qua lity, affordable medica l hea lth care to their residents as well. In Topeka, GraceMed took over the FQ HC previously operated by the Shaw nee Count y Hea lth Depa r tment. In McPherson, loca l government off icia ls selected GraceMed to open a clinic a f ter visiting other systems that had bid to open a nonprof it clinic there. " It 's not about being a competitor in prov iding hea lt h ca re, but providing a new access point for people who don't reg ula rly seek hea lth ca re because of tra nspor tation or cost ba rriers," Sa nford says. I n Topek a , for ex a mple, " fol k s at S t or mont Va i l a nd St. Francis [run by The University of Kansas Hea lth System] hospita ls were motivators in telling off icia ls they needed a stronger clinic for the communit y," he says. GraceMed operates two clinics in Topeka . This summer, GraceMed w i ll move its Capitol Fa mi ly Clinic, currently located on the Stormont Va il Hospita l ca mpus, into a new $3. 9 mi l lion clinic in a renovated Di l lons store bet ween t he Stor mont Va i l a nd Wa shbur n Universit y ca mpuses. The new 23,000 -squa re-foot clinic ha s been desig ned to prov ide 25 medica l exa m rooms including one procedure room, 14 denta l operator ies a nd t h ree optometr y la nes, a long w it h a n i n-house pha r macy. Its sta f f w i l l i nclude eight medica l hea lth providers, four dentists a nd behaviora l hea lth professiona ls. A s it 's done in Wichita , GraceMed pla ns to eventua l ly expand clinic locations near schools in Topeka, Sanford says. McPherson's mayor a nd ot her citizens led t he push to bring a nonprof it clinic to the tow n. GraceMed operates a 5,500-square-foot clinic, with space for six exam rooms and four denta l operatories, on the town's popula r Ma in Street. GraceMed has full-time pa id sta ff at each of its locations in Ka nsas. Its $22 million a nnua l operating budget comes from federa l gra nts, Medica re a nd Medica id payments, a nd patient off ice visits based on a sliding fee sca le. It relies on com munit y suppor t a nd capita l ca mpa ig ns to bui ld a nd renovate clinic locations. ■ Top Row: Dr. Jocelyn De Yao; Lori Williams, PA-C; Angelica Varga, PA-C; Dr. Garry Brown; Pamela Kerns, NP-C, MSN; Terry Pratt, RN, MSN, FNP-C. Middle Row: Anjali Edson, PA-C; Dr. Greg Nanney; Dr. Abhishek Kumar; Dr. Jose Velasco; Dr. Elshami Elamin; Dr. Jorge Wong. Bottom Row: Dr. Leonid Shunyakov; Dr. Anis Toumeh; Dr. Mark Fesen, FACP; Dr. Claudia Perez-Tamayo, FACR, FACRO; Dr. Ramana Chitti, Dr. omas Hegarty. Expert Cancer Care. Right Here, Right Now. Arkansas City, Colby, Dodge City, Emporia, Garden City, Goodland, Great Bend, Liberal, Newton, Salina, Scott City, Wichita, & Bolivar, MO LOCATIONS ACROSS KANSAS & MISSOURI Radiation erapy & Chemotherapy Second Opinions | Financial Counseling | Clinical Trials | Most Advanced Technology CENTRAL CARE CANCER CENTER ONCOLOGY TEAM Top Row: Jocelyn De Yao, MD; Lori Williams, PA-C; Angelica Varga, PA-C; Garry Brown, MD; Pamela Kerns, NP-C, MSN; Terry Pratt, RN, MSN, FNP-C. Middle Row: Anjali Edson, PA-C; Greg Nanney, MD; Abhishek Kumar, MD; Jose Velasco, MD; Elshami Elamin, MD; Jorge Wong, MD. Bottom Row: Leonid Shunyakov, MD; Anis Toumeh, MD; Mark Fesen, MD, FACP; Claudia Perez-Tamayo, MD, FACR, FACRO; Ramana Chitti, MD; omas Hegarty, MD. 800-592-5110 www.cccancer.com 1 2