PrairieStar Health Center - Shoreline Health Solutions

Hutchinson, Kansas

PrairieStar
Health Center

Constructing a new pediatric wing that also serves as an emergency safe space during tornados

Securing Federal Grant Funding in a Competitive Landscape

In 2020, Shoreline secured $1 million in federal grant funding for PrairieStar Health Center. This funding opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) was for construction under the Capital Assistance for Disaster Response and Recovery Efforts (CADRE) grant. CADRE was a highly competitive funding opportunity to support facilities in areas readily impacted by natural disasters, such as tornado-prone Midwest areas. PrairieStar utilized these capital funds to support the construction of a new pediatric wing for the health center, which doubles as a safe space in the event of a tornado. Construction included exam rooms, a laboratory, a vaccine room, and a procedure room for medical procedures and integrated pediatric dental care. The space is outfitted with an independent electrical system, plumbing, internet service, data servers, and concrete, 12-inch thick walls that can withstand an EF5 tornado. In the event of a natural disaster that would incapacitate or destroy the PrairieStar facility, the CADRE build enables PrairieStar to continue operations on an emergency basis. When not used for emergency response, this beautiful new pediatric department creates a welcoming environment for children, teens, and their families.

What Our Clients Say

Testimonials

Having worked with community health centers nationwide, we bring a high level of understanding and expertise in the priorities and operational systems inherent in the CHC model of care.

They are exceptionally well organized and thorough, at all phases of a project. We have worked with them to develop major funding applications and reports, as well as to deliver board trainings on FQHC compliance issues.

When we work with Shoreline, we know we will always get a high quality grant application that paints a unique picture of our health center and reflects our strengths and capabilities.

The grants they write are succinct, clear and present our health center’s needs and strengths in a straightforward way. They are very detail oriented and always make sure things are done right.

The quality of Shoreline’s work is exceptional. We ended-up scoring a 95 on our New Access Point!

They set a schedule with us, and met all deadlines on time or early. The deliverables were 100% comprehensive and easy to understand.

The success of our work with Shoreline is evident in the tools they created for us that are still in use years after they were developed.

Shoreline’s consultants are skilled at handling health data and statistics related to health disparities and needs assessments, skillfully demonstrating the relationship between the data and community needs.

Shoreline wrote an excellent New Access Point application for us that was funded successfully. We were the only applicant in all of New York State that had a NAP funded in that round.

The Expanded Medical Capacity grant they wrote for us scored a 94 out of 100 possible points, and the Dental Expansion grant they wrote scored a 99.

We worked with Shoreline Health Solutions to complete our policy and procedure manual, which is approximately 1,000 pages. They provided excellent quality work that demonstrated their strong command of the subject matter.