
Water Deal, Water Conservation, Health Center
Season 2023 Episode 100 | 27mVideo has Closed Captions
Three states make water deal, Colorado River shortage and drought, Roosevelt Health Center
Three Southwest states announced Monday they have struck a historic deal to cut millions of gallons of Colorado River water usage over the next four years. Campbell discusses Overview of Colorado River shortage & drought, Importance of the Colorado River for Phoenix. Two people teamed up to a first-in-the-nation health equity model of care in an overlooked and underserved area of central Phoenix.
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Water Deal, Water Conservation, Health Center
Season 2023 Episode 100 | 27mVideo has Closed Captions
Three Southwest states announced Monday they have struck a historic deal to cut millions of gallons of Colorado River water usage over the next four years. Campbell discusses Overview of Colorado River shortage & drought, Importance of the Colorado River for Phoenix. Two people teamed up to a first-in-the-nation health equity model of care in an overlooked and underserved area of central Phoenix.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>> Ted: NEXT ON ARIZONA, ARIZONA JOINS TWO OTHER STATES IN A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH DEAL INVOLVING COLORADO RIVER WATERA THE CITY OF FEEDBACK HAS ITS OWN PLANS TO ADDRESS WATER SHORTAGES AND WE'LL HEAR ABOUT A NEW HEALTH CENTER THAT PROVIDES CARE TO AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.
THAT'S NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON.
GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO ARIZONA HORIZON.
ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA HAVE AGREED ON A MAJOR PROPOSAL THAT CALLS ON ALL THREE STATES TO TAKE LESS WATER FROM LAKE MEAD AND LAKE POWELL FROM 2026 AND UNCLEAR HOW MUCH WILL COME FROM ARIZONA BUT THE DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCES SAYS IT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR 50% OF REDUCTIONS WITH ARIZONA ACCOUNTING FOR 30% AND 10% FROM NEVADA AND IT HAS BEEN UNDER PRESSURE TO COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT WITH PERSISTENT DROUGHT THREATENING WATER FLIES FROM COLORADO RIVER AND POWER PRODUCTION FROM GLENN CANYON AND HOOVER DAMS.
>>> GOVERNOR HOBBS ANNOUNCED VETOES OF MORE THAN A DOZEN BILLS FOR SCOTTSDALE TO PROVIDE WATER TO RIO VERDE FOOTHILLS.
PUT THIS HAS BEEN THE MAIN SOURCE WHEN IT WAS CUT OUT DUE TO BEING OUTSIDE.
>>> THIS WOULD HAVE MADE CHILD SUPPORT RETROACTIVE TO THE FIRST POSITIVE PREGNANCY TEST.
THIS WAS A WAY TO CODIFY THIS INTO STATE LAWA THEY LAW AND THEY SAID THIS THREATENED REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS.
THE BILL WOULD HAVE MADE PUBLIC A LIST OF VOTERS WHO CAST BALLOTS AND SUCH MOVES WOULD VIOLATE PRIVACY LAWS.
>>> ONE OTHER POLITICAL NOTE, STATE SENATOR BORELLI SENT A LETTER REFERS TO A SENATOR RESOLUTION REFLECTS THE LAW BECAUSE RESOLUTION IS NOT A LAW AND DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY ENFORCEMENT PROVISION BUT CLAIMS A NONBINDING RESOLUTION OVERRIDES STATE LAW.
THAT SAID, ARIZONA LAW REQUIRES THE USE OF TABULATION EQUIPMENT TO COUNT BALLOTS.
>>> THERE'S A PLAN TO CONSERVE COLORADO RIVER WATER OVER THREE YEARS AND LOOKED ARIZONA A BREAK-THROUGH TO MAINTAIN LEVELS IN LAKE MEAD AND LAKE POWELL AND WE IMPACT SARAH WELCOME SARAH PORTER AT THE MORRISON INSTITUTEA FIRST PERSON I THOUGHT OF BECAUSE THIS IS A PRETTY BIG DEAL, ISN'T IT?
>> YES, BECAUSE IT IS -- IT'S NOT AN AGREEMENT EXCEPT AN AGREEMENT TO REQUEST AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT'S STATEMENT OF A PROPOSED METHOD OF DEALING WITH, YOU KNOW -- AN APPROACH TO KEEPING LEVELS OF LAKE MEAD UP BECAUSE IT'S CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA AND NEVADA AGREEING ON AN APPROACH AND THE REST OF THE STATES IN THE COLORADO BASIN ALSO, YOU KNOW, SUPPORTED THIS, DOING THIS ANALYSIS.
>> Ted: JUST AGREE A OH OPPOSED TO THE AGREEMENT.
WHAT DOES THIS DEAL CALL FOR?
>> IF THE MODELING GOES FORWARD AND ANTICIPATED, IT WOULD CALL FOR USING SIGNIFICANT FEDERAL FUNDING PUT ASIDE TO COMPENSATE COLORADO RIVER WATER USERS TO LEAVE UP TO, MAYBE EVEN MORE, THREE MILLION ACRE FEET OF WATER IN LAKE MEAD OR 13 YEARS.
>> Ted: 13% OR MORE?
>> IN A NON-SHORTAGE YEAR, THOSE THREE STATES WOULD HAVE ENTITLEMENTS TO 7.5 MILLION FEET AND 1 MILLION LEFT IN EVERY YEAR.
THIS IS ON TOP OF SHORTAGES THAT THE STATES HAVE AGREED TO UNDER PREVIOUSLY AGREEMENTS AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, NEXT YEAR, ARIZONA WILL BE LEAVING THROUGH A VOLUNTARY CUT, OVER FIVE THOUSAND ACRE FEET OF WATER.
>> Ted: THAT'S WHY THEY SAID, ALL THING TOLD WOULD BE LEAVING ABOUT 50% AS OPPOSED TO 30% FOR CALIFORNIA AND NOT JUST THIS AGREEMENT, BUT PREVIOUS VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS.
>> AND CENTRAL ARIZONA HAS BORNE THE LION'S SHARE OF THE CUTS BECAUSE CENTRAL ARIZONA HAS JUNIOR PRIORITY TO MANY OTHER USERS IN THE COLORADO SYSTEM.
>> Ted: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PAYS $1.2 BILLION TO LEAVE THE WATER THERE.
IS IT A TEMPORARY KIND OF THING?
IS THIS JUST FOR THE NEXT THREE THINGS ONLY?
>> YEAH, IT WILL PROBABLY MOSTLY BE TEMPORARY CONSERVATION AND NOT PERMANENT REDUCTIONS IN USE.
BUT WE'RE WORKING OUR WAY UP TO NEW OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE WHOLE COLORADO SYSTEM.
WE HAVE A DEADLINE OF 2016 TO REACH THOSE NEW GUIDELINES AND SO, WE CAN ANTICIPATE THAT THESE NOTONGOING PROBLEMS WILL BE DEALT WITH IN THAT 2026 AGREEMENT.
THIS KEEPS PEOPLE NEGOTIATING ON THAT LONG-TERM AGREEMENT FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS RATHER THAN GOING TO COURT AND FIGHTING OVER MANDATORY CUTS, CUTS OUTSIDE OF PRIORITY AND THE ACTIONS THAT WE THOUGHT MIGHT BE OUT THERE ON THE HORIZON.
PUT >> Ted: THERE ARE VOLUNTARY CUTS, AS WELL.
>> ALL CUTS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS REQUEST TO MODEL ARE VOLUNTARY CUTS.
>> Ted: SO IT RUNS THROUGH THE END OF 206 2026 AND WE NEED A FORMAL AGREEMENT AND THEY WOULD SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE WOULD DO IN THE FIRST PLACE.
>> AGREEING TO THE REQUEST TO SUSPEND THE COMMENT PERIOD -- REMEMBER THE SCIS, ONE PROPOSAL TO CUT ACROSS THE BOARD AND THE OTHER ACTION PROPOSED WAS TO STICK WITH PRIORITY, WHICH WOULD MEAN VERY, VERY DEEP CUTS TO CENTRAL ARIZONA BEFORE CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN ARIZONA HAD A CUT.
SO AS OF TODAY, THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR HAD SAYS WE WILL NO LONGER TAKE COMMENTS ON THAT EARLIER ANALYSIS AND IMPACT THIS INSTEAD.
>> Ted: THAT EARLIER SHOVE, HOW DID THAT MAKE AN IMPACT?
>> OF CLARIFYING PEOPLE'S MINDS AND COMPENSATED CONSERVATION COULD GETUS TO WHERE WE NEED TO GET.
WE COULD SAVE ADDITIONAL WATER PER YEAR IN THE RESERVOIRS, WE WERE -- IT WAS LOOKING BAD.
WE HAD GREAT SNOW PACK IN THE UPPER ROCKIES, MEANING THAT LAKE POWELL AND LAKE MEAD WILL COMEUP AND THEY'RE IN-STATE WATER PROJECT IS LOOKING HEALTHY.
THIS PROPOSAL REALLY LOOKS AT THE DIFFERENT HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS AND BECAUSE OF THE AND THERE ARE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAN WHAT WE WERE FACING A YEAR AGO.
>> Ted: THAT ANOTHER WAY OF SAYING WITHOUT THAT KIND OF WINTER, THIS AGREEMENT DOESN'T HAPPEN?
>> I THINK THAT'S THE CASE, YEAH.
BUT IT'S ALSO -- IT'S NOT ONLY THAT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, ELEVATIONS OF BOTH LAKE MEAD AND LAKE POWELL GO UP BECAUSE WE HAD A LOT OF SNOW.
BUT CITIES, TRIBES, IRRIGATION DISTRICTS, THEY'RE NOT UNDER THE STRESS THEY WERE UNDER WHEN THINGS WERE SO BAD A YEAR AGO.
SO THEY HAVE MORE ABILITY TO ACTUALLY PARTICIPATE IN CONSERVATION THAN THEY WOULD HAVE HAD A YEAR AGO.
>> Ted: WE'RE AREA AN EL NINO IS FORMING AND THAT'S GOOD FOR ARIZONA AND THE SOUTHWEST IN TERMS OF GOOD FOR PRECIPITATION.
DOES THAT HELP THE NEGOTIATION?
>> YEAH.
EVERY GALLON DROP OF WATER HELPS, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO COME TO TERMS WITH THE FACT THAT IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO EXPECT THE COLORADO RIVER TO PRODUCE THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT IS ALLOCATED OUT.
IT IS SIMPLY AN OVERALLOCATED SYSTEM, SO REALLY GOOD SNOW YEARS HELP.
IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO HAVE VERY DRY YEARS AFTER A YEAR LIKE THE ONE WE'VE JUST HAD, BUT OF OF COURSE, NO ONE WILL EXPLAIN IF WE GET FOR SNOW.
>> Ted: AN OVERALLOCATED SYSTEM TOMORROW AND IS THERE CONCERN MAYBE EVERYBODY IS SAYING, OUR WATER SHORTAGE ISN'T A BIG DEAL.
>> THAT'S A CONCERN AND GOOD TO SEE WATER USERS AT THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL PEOPLE ARE WON DERING, WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP.
WE NEED TO TRANSFORM THE COLORADO BASIN, TO USE LESS WATER FROM THE COLORADO RIVER AND BY REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF WATER WE USE.
IF WE'RE RESIDENTIAL USERS, THE WATER WE USE OUTSIDE THAT MATTERS.
>> Ted: SARAH PORTER AT THE MORRISON INSTITUTE, ALWAYS A PLEASURE AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> GOOD TO BE HERE.
>> Ted: UP NEXT, HOW THE CITY OF PHOENIX MANS TO CONSERVE WATER.
>> Ted: THREE STATE AGREEMENT TO RESERVE COLORADO RIVER WATER IS ENCOURAGING BUT STILL IN A DROUGHT AND WATER CONCERNS ARE TOP OF MIND.
OUR NEXT GUEST, CYNTHIA CAMPBELL IS THE MANAGEMENT ADVISER AND NICE TO SEE YOU ON A DAY LIKE TODAY.
IT'S ENCOURAGING, ISN'T IT?
>> IT IS.
IT TAKES A LOT OF THE IMMEDIATE PRESSURE OFF.
AS I THINK SARAH MENTIONED, IT DOESN'T TAKE THE LONG-TERM PRESSURE OFF, THOUGH.
>> Ted: THE FACT THE STATES, AND YOUR IN THE CITY OF PHOENIX, BUT OVERALL, THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, THEY'RE TALKING, THINKING AND MOVING AHEAD AND NOT JUST HEELS IN THE SAND KIND OF THING.
>> A POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT, DEFINITELY.
>> Ted: FOR THE CITY OF PHOENIX, WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
>> IT BUYS US MORE TIME TO GET READY.
WE STILL KEEP THE SAME ASSESSMENT THAT THE COLORADO RIVER IS NOT A VERY STABLE RESOURCE IN THE PHOENIX WATER RESOURCE PORTFOLIO.
IT MAKES UP ABOUT 40% OF THE WATER WE SERVE TO OUR CUSTOMERS RIGHT NOW AND SO, THE QUESTION BECOMES IS, WHAT DO WE DO REDUCE OUR ALLIANCE AND FIND ADDITIONAL RESOURCESRESOURCES TO TAKE ITS PLACE.
>> Ted: 40%, GIVES US A PIE CHART.
WHERE DOES PHOENIX GET ITS WATER?
>> IF YOU LOOKED AT A PIE CHART OF PHOENIX IN TERMS OF WATER USE, 60% OR UNDER UNDER 60%, COMES FROM THE VERDE RIVERS FROM THE WHITE MOUNT MOUNTAINS AND 40% FROM THE COLORADO RIVER AND ABOUT ON BOTH OF THOSE BECAUSE WE HAVE A TINY SLIVER FROM GROUND WATER, LIKE 2% OF WHAT WE USE.
>> Ted: INCREASINGLY FROM GROUND WATER OR ABOUT THE SAME?
>> AN ENORMOUS USE SINCE 1980 AND OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS OR SO, IT'S STAYED STABLE.
>> Ted: STRATEGIES AS FAR AS COLORADO RIVER IS CONCERNED, CONSERVING,CONSERVING, KEEPING THESE SORTS OF THINGS.
WHAT'S OUT THERE FOR THE CITY OF PHOENIX?
>> THERE'S RESOURCES AVAILABLE.
ONE THAT WE'RE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IS ADVANCED WATER PURIFICATION TO RAQUEL RECYCLE THE WATER WE HAVE AND WE'RE LOOKING OF DOING THAT AT THE RECLAMATION'S FACILITY AS WELL AS 91st TREATMENT PLANT.
>> Ted: IT SHOULD BE READY MAYBE IN 2030 OR SOMEWHERE IN THERE?
>> THE >> IN 2030, YES.
>> Ted: WASTE WATER.
>> WE TREAT WASTE WATER TO MAKE IT CLEAN ENOUGH TO PUT IT BACK IN THE SALTWATER AND CLEAN UP FOR HABITAT, WILDLIFE AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT.
WHAT WE WOULD DO IS TO PUT IT THROUGH A MORE INTENDITY INTENSIVE PROCESS THAT IF THERE'S RAW WATER, IT'S RAW WATER.
IT IS H20 WITHOUT ANYTHING MORE.
>> Ted: OTHER RIGHT REGIONS, ARE THEY DOING THIS?
>> ORANGE COUNTY, CARLS BAD AND OTHER AREAS, IN MONTERREY AND SCOTTSDALE HAS A PILOT THEY'VE DONE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AT LEAST.
THEY DON'T USE THAT WATER IN THEIR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, BUT IT'S AVAILABLE TO BASICALLY DEMONSTRATE THE EFFICACY OF THE PROCESS.
>> Ted: WHAT ABOUT WATER SHORTAGES AND CONSERVATION?
>> IN THE CATEGORY OF RESOURCES, WE'RE INTERESTED IN THE CONVERSATION THAT WE'RE INTERESTING WITH OUR PARTNERS AT SRP ABOUT EXPANDING EXPANDING BARTLET DAM ON THE VERDE RIVER, SINCE WE'VE HAD DAMS ON THE VERDE, IT'S BEEN LACKING ENOUGH IN THE CAPACITY TO STORE THE WATER THAT COMES DOWN THE VERDE AND YOU SEE THESE SPILL EVENTS.
THIS ONE WAS AN EXTRAORDINARY SPILL, BUT WE'VE SEEN OTHER YEARS WHERE THE VERDE WILL SPILL AND DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH STORAGE AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A RAISED BARTLET DAM TO ADD NEW STORAGE CAPACITY ON THE VERDE TO HOLD THAT AS IT COMES DOWN AND KEEP IT AS USE IT, PUT IT TO USE WHEN WE NEED I.
>> Ted: HOW MUCH COST AND THE TIME TABLE.
>> THE?
>> I'M NOT SURE I WOULD GUESS AND I'M AWARE OF THE CITY'S VERSION AND IT'S QUITE EXPENSIVE.
>> Ted: CITY A WAYS TO GO?
>> YES.
>> AND IT WOULDN'T REACH ROOSEVELT WAYS?
>> NO, ROOSEVELT WOULD BE IT.
>> Ted: AS FAR AS BUSINESSES IN PHOENIX, WHAT CAN BE DONE AND WHAT IS BEING DONE TO CONSERVE WATER?
>> I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE ASKING ME.
ME.
WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC WHO HAVE BEEN OUR GREAT PARTNERS IN REDUCING WATER USE.
OUTDOOR WATER USE, OUR BIG MESSAGE THIS SUMMER IS THAT YOU REALLY DON'T NEED TO WATER YOUR LANDSCAPE MORE THAN TWICE A WEEK.
THAT MIGHT COME AS A SURPRISE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT EVEN IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER, TWICE A WEEK, YOU CAN DO.
ONCE A WEEK AT THE MOST IN THE WINTER.
IT'S A MATTER OF KNOWING HOW TO DO IT AND HOW LONG YOU RUN THAT TIMER AND HOW MUCH WATER YOU PUT ON PER CYCLE.
>> Ted: THE MOST FREQUENT QUESTION YOU GET FROM BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS IS WHAT?
>> PROBABLY THE MOST FREQUENT QUESTION IS, WHAT CAN I DO?
WHAT COULD I DO TO REDUCE MY WATER USE, OR WHY HAVEN'T WE PUT IN RESTRICTIONS?
WE GET THAT QUESTION A LOT.
AND THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE.
WE HAVEN'T NEEDED TO.
AND SO WE WANT TO LOOK AT WATER CONSERVATION AS A WAY OF LIFE, NOT AN INCH SITUATION.
>> Ted: AND PREPARE AS OPPOSED TO REACT.
CYNTHIA CAMPBELL, ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU, AS WELL.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU.
♪♪ >> Ted: TWO NONPROFITS FOR THE BLIND AND VISUAL VISUALLY IMPAIRED PROVIDE HEALTHCARE IN AN UNDERSERVED AREA, WE WELCOME THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DR. VANNA CAMPION.
THE ROOSEVELT HEALTH CENTER, TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON.
>> A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER WHICH MEANS WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR ANYBODY REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY AND WE TAKE INSURANCE, SELF-PAY AND FEE SCALE TO BE ABLE TO TAKE PATIENTS AND WE'RE GOING TO BE OFFERING PRIMARY CARE SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES SUCH AS INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING AND GROUP COUNSELING.
>> Ted: QUITE A BIT OF SERVICES AND ACBBI FOR SHORT AND HOW DID YOU GET REVOLVE INVOLVED IN THIS.
>> WE PURCHASED THE BUILDINGS WE WERE RESIDING IN AND THE CAMPUS THEY EXISTED ON AND WE DID THAT WITH THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD CREATE A HAVEN FOR THOSE WHO ARE BLIND, VISUALLY IMPAIRED, LIVING WITH COMBINED HEARING AND VISION LOSS AND WE WANTED THERE TO BE EASY, EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE.
ONCE WE STARTED DOWN THAT PATH AND TOOK A LOOK AT THE COMMUNITY AROUND USA THE NEEDS THEY HAD AND THEIR ACCESS, WE IMMEDIATELY DECIDED THAT THE PROJECT COULD GET LARGER AND REACHED OUT TO TERROS TO GET PARTNER TO CREATE THIS HEALTH CENTER.
>> Ted: PEOPLE THINK OF THIS AND THOSE WITH DISABILITIES AND AN UNDERSERVED NATURE THERE, AS WELL.
>> I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO WITH ONE OF OUR CLIENTS TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND NOT IN A GREAT PLACE AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY GOT CARE AND TO GO IN WHO CITED AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR A BLIND PERSON IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM, THE BLIND PERSON USES SPACIAL AWARENESS AND THEY PUT A CURTAIN AROUND YOU, YOU LOSE THAT.
>> Ted: INTERESTING.
>> YOU HAVE TO ABILITY TO TELL WHO'S TALKING TO, ADDRESSING YOU OR THE PERSON IN THE CURTAIN NEXT TO YOU AND UNLESS THEY HAND YOU THE CALL BUTTON, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET HELP AND I EXPERIENCED ALL OF THAT WHEN I WAS IN A REPUTABLE EMERGENCY ROOM AND YOU CREATE A PATHWAY WHERE THERE'S EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE WHERE OUR CLIENTS ARE ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO CARE, THE SAME AS YOU AND I WOULD, BUT IT'S DONE IN A WAY THAT ALLOWS THEM TO RECEIVE THAT CARE AND BE AN EQUAL PART OF THAT CARE.
>> Ted: HOW DID TERROS GET INVOLVED HERE.
AS FAR AS THE FOLKS YOU SERVE, WHERE IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS FACILITY AT THIS LOCATION?
>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
WHEN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FIRST STARTED, CLIENTS AT ARIZONA CENTER FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED HAD A DIFFICULT TIME ACCESSING COVID-19.
YOU HAD TO USE A DIFFICULT WEBSITE THAT WAS ACCESSIBLE AND IF YOU REMEMBER, THERE WERE DRIVE-THRU SITES.
PEOPLE WHO ARE VISUALLY IMPAIRED CAN'T USE THAT AND THEY APPROACHED TERROS AND THAT'S HOW WE GOT STARTED AND SEEING THE NEED IN THIS COMMUNITY.
AS FOR THE COMMUNITY ITSELF, THE REASON WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT WE HAD HEALTHCARE THERE AT THE CENTER IS TO BE ABLE TO REALLY REACH PEOPLE BEFORE THEY'RE IN NEED OF EMERGENT SERVICES AND TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE VACCINE PREVENTATIVE CARE AND CHECK-UPS AND BE THEIR PARTNER TO HAVE CHALLENGING HEALTHCARE SITUATIONS AND NAVIGATE A DIFFICULT SITUATION.
>> Ted: AND IMPRESSIVE COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE.
>> YES.
>> Ted: STEVE, YOU GO THERE FOR X, Y AND Z.
>> THERE'S OUR CLIENTS HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH TRANSPORTATION, THEY RELY ON A THIRD PARTY.
IF I GO TO THE DOCTOR AND GET A PRESCRIPTION, I GO TO THE PHARMACY.
OUR CLIENTS HAVE TO SCHEDULE A RIDE FOR 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE AND CAN'T GO TO THE PHARMACY AND WHEN THEY DO, THEY GET DROPPED OFF AND NOBODY WHO WAITS FOR THEM AND SCHEDULE ANOTHER RIDE AND OFTENTIMES RIDES ARE UNRELY BE.
UNRELIABLE.
EVERYBODY WOULD RECEIVE THIS AND GET IT LITERALLY 50 YARDS DOWN THE SIDEWALK.
PHARMACY SERVICES IN THIS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SUPPORT GROUPS AND ALL IN ONE LOCATION.
>> Ted: YOU GET THE SERVICE REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY, CORRECT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
A LOT OF OUR CLIENTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ACCESS AND MAY NOT KNOW THEY'RE ELIGIBLE YET OR HOW TO APPLY AND WE'LL HAVE ELIGIBILITY SPECIALISTS TO HELP THEM WITH THAT AND WE OFFER A SLIDING FEE SCALE THAT'S NOMINAL AND BASED ON YOUR SALARY AND YOUR ANNUAL INCOME AND WE'RE NEVER GOING TO TURN ANYONE ANYWAY.
>> Ted: WHERE CAN PEOPLE TURN OUT MORE.
>> TERROS.ORG OR ACBBI.ORG.
>> Ted: IS IT OPEN YET?
[ Laughter ] >> NOT YET.
[ Laughter ] >> CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE FINAL INSPECTIONS ARE HAPPENING TOMORROW AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT BY THE END OF THE WEEK, WE TURN THE KEYS OVER.
>> Ted: I SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST AND THANK YOU BOTH FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
TED THAT'S IT >> Ted: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AND YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
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