Welcome

For Project Access Northwest, opening doors means removing the logistical and financial barriers to specialty medical care for patients and physicians.

 

pull quoteA Model of Care that Works

Project Access screens all patient referrals to ensure that appropriate tests and paperwork are completed BEFORE the uninsured patient goes to see a specialist. By arranging for the necessary laboratory and imaging services as well as qualified interpreters, we remove the barriers that prevent patients from keeping their appointments with medical specialists. More than 95% of Project Access patients keep their appointments, compared to fewer than 70% in typical uninsured populations.

 

doctor photoWho Volunteers?

More than 1,000 healthcare specialists currently volunteer with Project Access Northwest.

Based on the principal of sharing the load of caring for the uninsured across a broad section of the provider community, providers commit to seeing a discrete number of uninsured each year.

Click here to learn more about becoming a volunteer.

A growing number of administrative volunteers are working with Case Management and in Administration.

Who Do We Serve?

Our patients, all of whom are uninsured or underinsured, are referred to us for specialty care from safety net primary care providers throughout King and Snohomish counties.

Our patients live at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. A third of our patients speak a language other than English.

For a list of other Project Access programs in Washington state, click here.

 

Thank you to our Premier Sponsors

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Additional sponsors

 

Consider becoming a sponsor of Project Access Northwest.
It's a community solution that works.

To learn more, contact Development Director Dav'ne Ruth Stahley, CFRE, at 206-788-4204, Ext. 110.

 

 

What's New?

Download our
Spring 2012 newsletter
to learn about Project Access agencies across Washington state.

This issue also features: Robert Cancro, MD,
Stephanie Pott Alvarado, RN,
Verdant Health Commission,
and our own Case Managers.

Quick Facts

Did you know that Project Access Northwest patients receive more than $17 in needed medical care for every $1 in Project Access administrative costs?

Nearly 4,300 patients were referred to us for care in 2011, and more than 1,000 doctors and other licensed clinicians volunteer through Project Access.

Volunteer specialists donate up to two new patient appointments every month, and partner hospitals donate all related services.

Patients are referred to us from safety net providers throughout King and Snohomish counties. All of the patients referred are uninsured or underinsured and have a combined household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline.

Only 5 percent of the Project Access patients are no-shows to their appointments! Our no-show rate has declined from 7 percent in 2008, resulting in healthier patients and satisfied specialists. Learn more about our patient-centered case management model.

We serve an incredibly diverse patient population! In 2011, a third of our patients spoke one of 37 different languages, other than English.

Imaging centers, labs and other ancillary services also donate needed services and equipment to Project Access patients.

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