Year by year Assessment
In 2005, Breath of Life Children’s Clinic provided 5145 patient visits including 6128 Immunizations. 2006, the Children’s Clinic provided 6193 Patient visits including 6305 Immunizations. 2007 was no exception; we provided 6445 Patient visits including 7340 Immunizations. 2008 we saw a substantial increase, to 7702 Patient visits and gave 8780 Immunizations. 2009 the Children’s Clinic provided 8257 Patient visits and 8449 Immunizations, this year we were able to use several vaccines that are combinations thereby decreasing the number of times the needle pierced the skin. Breath of Life Children’s Clinic continues to be a healthcare leader in the West Houston/Katy area for children. In addition, the Clinic received a grade of 100. Texas Vaccine for Children Assessment Summary, Healthy People 2010 goal of 90% coverage was exceeded by the Children's clinic at 100% coverage. Needs Assessment Shrinking profit margins and decreasing investment portfolios are keeping many area corporations, private foundations and individuals from fulfilling their charitable support to the community. To compound, many individuals in our community have been laid off from their employers, and now need healthcare coverage. These families while struggling financially and with no healthcare coverage continue to have a significant and major impact on local healthcare clinics. The Breath of Life Children’s Clinic is no exception. In a recent survey by Harris County, many of the uninsured rely on local health department clinics, federally funded clinics, and private clinics, such as the Breath of Life Children’s Center clinic. Since inception in 1999, the mission of the Breath of Life Children’s Center clinic has been to provide uninsured or underinsured children with an improved quality of life through easily accessible healthcare and guidance. Our clinical staff has over 50 years of accumulated experience in pediatrics. In 2009 our organization was able to provide 8257 patient visits to over 4,500 uninsured and underinsured children between the ages of newborn to 17 years residing in our community. While we are grateful that we are able to provide such services, the rising number of children requiring our assistance equally disheartens us. The Breath of Life Children’s Center clinic is clearly providing an essential service to the West Houston/Katy area. We are well respected in the medical and local community. We are a competent and responsive health service provider. We make sure our donor dollars are used where it counts, our patients.
http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2008/10/27/daily49.html
Friday, October 31, 2008 - 10:07 AM CDT
Study: Texas
Houston
One in five children living in
The study, “Left Behind: Texas’s Uninsured Children,” found that 1.4 million children, or 20.5 percent of the population aged 18 and under were without health insurance in the three years from 2005 to 2007.
The number of uninsured children in the state grew by more than 33,000 between 2003 and 2007, according to the study.
Of the children without health insurance, 89.5 percent lived in a household where at least one parent worked, and 73.9 percent lived in a household where at least one family member worked at a year-round, full-time job.
Sixty-five percent of the children lived in low-income families — $35,200 for a family of three in 2008.
Washington D.C.-based Families USA is a national organization for health care consumers