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Thanking Lisa Roessel, FNP-BC

Nurse practitioner and Project Access NOW volunteer, Lisa L. Roessel, FNP-BC, found herself working in pulmonary medicine by “happy accident” and she has never looked back. As the Pulmonary Hypertension Program Coordinator for the Legacy Pulmonary Hypertension Center, Lisa specializes in treating pulmonary hypertension, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and smoking cessation.

Lisa regularly sees several Project Access NOW patients in her practice. She says, “Working with Project Access NOW patients is great. They are reliable, show up on time for their appointments, and are very grateful for the care they receive.”

Lisa believes the work that Project Access NOW does is important and gives the following example to illustrate how access to health care at the right time can prevent serious complications down the road.

Project Access NOW is a broad based community initiative that builds access to health care for low-income and uninsured people in the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area by coordinating a network of volunteer physicians, clinics, hospitals, and other health care providers. By helping people navigate the healthcare system, we can get them the care they need. Today.

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Paul’s story

When the company Paul worked for closed in 2008 and let everyone go, he tried to hang on to his health insurance through COBRA while he looked for another job. But since the company no longer existed, the health plan soon went away and Paul was left with no insurance.

A short while later, Paul began to notice some abnormal bleeding and he knew something was wrong. He went to the NARA Indian Health Clinic for help. An examination confirmed that Paul needed attention right away.

Featured community volunteer:
Shannon Kelley

Shannon Kelley learned about Project Access NOW through her former co-worker, Janet Hamilton, when Janet started volunteering several years ago, before being hired as Project Access NOW’s Director of Operations. Shannon attended the annual Bridges to Health Care events starting in 2008 and was “mesmerized by Project Access NOW’s mission, Executive Director, Linda Nilsen-Solares and the entire dedicated staff.”

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Ensure adequate access to care.
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Every $1 we spend means we are able to provide $10.24 of healthcare costs. That’s a return on investment of over 1,000%!

Your contribution will help the low-income uninsured get the care they need. Today.

Thank you for your support!

Collaboration

Project Access NOW operates in strategic partnership with United Way of the Columbia-Willamette, regional Project Access partners, and many generous health care partners.

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Fact Sheet

FAQs for physicians and providers

List of Referring Partner Clinics

2010 Annual Report

Final Evaluation Report – Full text

General brochure

Client storyboards

Physician storyboards

2010 Enrollment Report

Upcoming events

2012 and Beyond: Latino Health Equity Conference, 5/17

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Staff profile: Sophia Betancourt

After moving to Portland from San Diego, Sophia Betancourt really wanted to find a job in community outreach. She had been a pharmacy technician for six years before returning to school to study Health Information Technology. When she ran across an ad for a job opening with Project Access NOW, she had a good feeling that it would fit in well with her goals.