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HealthEast Roselawn Clinic to Participate in Stratis Health Culture Care Connection Initiative
| Source: HealthEast Care System
ST. PAUL, MN--(Marketwire - June 5, 2009) - HealthEast Roselawn Clinic in St. Paul is one
of more than 25 Minnesota primary care clinics participating in Culture
Care Connection 2009-2010. Culture Care Connection is an initiative
designed to increase cross-cultural understanding of health care consumers
and prepare health care providers to become more effective in providing
care to diverse populations. Several staff members from Roselawn Clinic are
involved in the initiative.
During the next two years, Stratis Health will work with Roselawn Clinic
and other Minnesota clinics to improve cultural competency and increase
awareness of the national Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate
Services (CLAS) standards. CLAS standards, developed by the Department of
Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, provide policy and
practice guidelines for health care systems to assist in improving quality
of care for culturally diverse populations.
"HealthEast Roselawn Clinic is committed to providing quality care for all
of our patients. Our participation in Culture Care Connection demonstrates
our commitment," stated Mona Walden-Frey, Clinic Manager. She went on to
say, "Our clinic takes great pride in serving a very culturally diverse
community of patients and this program will help us to provide even better
care."
Culture Care Connection is led by Stratis Health with support from UCare.
Stratis Health is a non-profit organization founded in 1971 that leads
collaboration and innovation in health care quality and safety, and serves
as a trusted expert in facilitating improvement for people and communities.
UCare is an independent, nonprofit health plan providing health care and
administrative services to more than 147,000 members. UCare partners with
health care providers, counties, and community organizations to create and
deliver innovative health coverage plans.
HealthEast Roselawn Clinic is one of 14 clinics with the HealthEast Care
System. HealthEast is a community-focused, non-profit health care
organization that provides innovative technology, compassionate care and a
full spectrum of family health services and one of the largest, locally
owned health care organizations in the Twin Cities' East Metro.