In 2014, the clinics of three Long Island Human Services agencies: Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI), Family Residences and Essential Enterprises (FREE), and United Cerebral Palsy Association of Greater Suffolk Inc. (UCP), formed Long Island Select Healthcare, Inc. (LISH). Our first day of operations providing low income medical services in Long Island, NY and the surrounding area as Long Island Select Healthcare, Inc. was on August 22, 2016.
Long Island Select Healthcare provides services to all of those who are in need of medical services, regardless of their ability to pay or if they need uninsured primary care services in Long Island, NY. The uninsured are charged for services on a board-approved program for sliding scale health services in Long Island, NY and Suffolk County, NY, which is based on a patient’s family income and size and we are also financed through a mix of Medicaid and Medicare. A large portion of our 6,000 patients served include Intellectual/Developmentally Disabled (ID/D) individuals, we provide primary, behavioral health, dental, specialty services and OT/PT/speech therapy within our organization. We are a Patient Centered Medical Home that places focus not only on what our patients’ medical needs are but focus on the whole patient experience, seeking what barriers our patients may face that may negatively impact their outcomes. Through screenings such as PRAPARE, we will work with patients and assist with any linkage to resources that they may need to support their overall well-being.
Dr. James R. Powell, Jr. is the Chief Executive Officer for LISH. Dr. Powell is a board-certified Internist as well as the Medical Director for both DDI and UCP of Suffolk.. He is currently on staff at Mather Memorial Hospital, St. Charles Hospital, and Peconic Bay Medical Center.
A former board member of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry, Dr. Powell has presented lectures nationwide in which he has championed the healthcare needs of the underserved. Thanks to LISH’s experience with a pre-COVID-19 telehealth program he has been quoted in journals and lectured on topics regarding virtual care and the need for long term sustainability.
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Show Notes
Segment 1
Tommy introduces James R. Powell Jr. Chief Executive Officer for LISH. Tommy gives Powell’s background and James shares how he was lead to the non-profit profession. He tells how he thought he knew about patience but he realized that he had so much to learn. He shares his passion to take care of others and share his knowledge and learning experience through his work. Powell tells how his passion to help others led him to go from private practice to non-profit organizations. Tommy connects that Powell’s passion may come from the feeling of helping others who need it most.
Segment 2
Tommy gives the background for LISH and all the organizations it is connected to. James tells how LISH came to be. He tells about the three health centers that were in need and how they came up with a separate entity that could serve all three companies. James talks about how important the board was in creating this new organization. He talks about how the changing of dynamics and different cultures played into forming a unified organization. James talks about being conscious about where their care comes from and the quality of care the patients get. James further explains how they do not stop showing concerns for their patients as he explains how they prioritize after-care.
Segment 3
James explains how they collaborate with bigger health care providers. James explains partners and how they set up programs to keep connected to services outside their own organization. Tommy explains how reaching out helps organizations keep connections with other organizations for support. James tells about an in-person event to celebrate five years of growth, to showcase the partners efforts in making a difference in the nonprofit community. The nonprofit organizations deal with budget strain and James explains his goals in aiding that process towards growth for the organizations to make the process easier. Tommy talks about the change and ingenuity that James and his organization have come up with over the years and how the changes they have made have helped so many.
Segment 4
Tommy asks how James reaches out to other companies to receive support and partnership. Tommy reaches out to see different ways to connect with other organizations to network and share support. James shares he wants his organization to gather more donors and solidify their partnerships. James shares contacts for organizations and individuals who need care or want to be a part of James' nonprofit organization. James shares the partnerships the company has now and how that supports and expands the outreach his organization reaches.
