When: Columbia Borough school board meeting, Nov. 7.
What happened: School district employees may soon be able to receive health care on-site, as the district and Penn Medicine HealthWorks are in discussions to construct a 1,500-square-foot clinic at the district administration building, 200 N. Fifth St.
Background: Services would include primary in-person and virtual care, including physicals and immunizations, as well as an on-site pharmacy, Robert Drummond and Keith Fox of Penn Medicine told the board.
Details: As a joint capital investment, the district and Penn Medicine HealthWorks would share decisions regarding the construction of the clinic space and the hiring of staff.
By the numbers: Penn Medicine offered to invest $135,000 in furniture, equipment and technology, while the school district would cover the cost of building the clinic, estimated at $350 per square foot, or a total of $525,000. In addition, Columbia Borough would cover $104,000 for primary care services, or $135,000 if counseling services are offered. Penn Medicine would in turn pay $42,000 to lease the clinic space.
Patients: Employees and their dependents would expect to pay a starting rate of $34 or $59 per month for child or adult patients, respectively. This rate would increase over the course of the first two years of the contract. Columbia Borough School District members would also have the ability to access the other Penn Medicine HealthWorks clinics.
Next steps: Penn Medicine is drafting a five-year contract, and the district will vote on it in December. If the district accepts the proposal, the clinic would open between the fall of 2025 and winter 2026.
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