The X-rays at the dental clinic at Flint Hills Community Health Center will go all digital following an announcement at Tuesday afternoon’s board of directors meeting.
The Jones Foundation approved the center’s request for a $102,219 grant recently, which will allow the dental clinic to store dental X-rays digitally.
“Federal health centers just don’t have this type of technology,” said Scott O’Mara, human relations manager of the health center.
O’Mara said the health center is very grateful to the Jones Foundation for approving the grant, which will make the dental clinic state of the art.
The second boost of funding announced Tuesday was an increase in the federal increased-demand-for-services grant, Interim Director Betty Murrell said this morning. As a part of the president’s stimulus bill, the center will get $230,400 to increase services to patients, retain staff positions and increase volume.
In other business, the board talked about the search for a new executive director. O’Mara said there are seven candidates for the job, which was vacated by Lougene Marsh, who took a public-health job in Johnson County. O’Mara said the board wants that the search committee narrow the field to three to four candidates in the next two weeks. Candidate interviews will start by the end of May.
In written reports, March 340B activity reported by Graves indicated that 1,006 prescriptions were dispensed to 569 patients. The average cost to clients was $6.87 per prescription with the average cost to patients greater than 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Level at $4.66.
The board also welcomed a new member, Missy Bane Shelton, and recognized Helen Gibson for three terms as board president. Richard Old is the current board president.