39 years of Community Health in Action

Organizational Background

• Founded in 1971, Whitney Young is a non-profit, community based health organization which  provides affordable, accessible medical, dental and addiction services.
• The mission is to provide Capital Region residents with access to consistent quality health care services without regard to income.
• The vision is to be the leader in providing community health care to culturally diverse populations in Albany and Rensselaer Counties.

2009 Operating Performance

• Total Revenue $16.0 million
• Total Expenses $15.5 million

2009 Patients Served

• Total Unduplicated Patient Served 21,255
• Total Patient Visits 93,000
• Average Cost Per Patient Visit - Medical $186; Dental $135

Patient Characteristics

• County of Residence 65% Albany, 26% Rensselaer, 9% Other
• Non-white 73%
• Language other than English 11%
• At or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level 81%
• Uninsured 23%

Economic Impact

• Provided $3.9 million in charity and uncompensated care
• Employees 200 people, including 50 primary care and specialty providers.
• Administered 4,000 HIV tests last year.
• Served 468 at-risk Prenatal patients.
• Medicaid patients of health centers are 22% less likely to receive avoidable inpatient hospital care than other Medicaid patients.
• The average cost of an ER visit in the Capital District is $450. Comparatively, for patients receiving care at Whitney Young, the cost per medical visit is approximately $186, this the investments in primary care, which avoid unneccessary emergency room visits, yields a savings of $264.