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Walmart & Sam's Club ISD Coat Drive yields big results, but this is only 1/2 of the story…
It's been a true pleasure to get to know Joshua Segraves. His passion for making a difference in the world is incredible, so when he called two weeks ago we couldn't let this story go without being told.
This story is about how people can make a difference in the world around them by just taking that first step.
So, we asked Joshua to tell the story in his own words. Enjoy…it's incredible.
From Joshua Segraves…
Our team had recently formed a committee entitled "meaningful work", to which I was assigned. Just what is meaningful work, anyway? We discussed and came up with a whole list of things that revolved around the individual being appreciated by the company: evaluations, more money, work / life balance, etc. As we discussed, the conversation slowly moved from being about the individual to the individual being a part of something bigger than himself: protecting the environment, volunteering, providing for those in need.
Of course, we all had day jobs. How could we serve our community in a meaningful way without detracting from our work? We needed something that had a large impact, but would not require a huge time commitment from our team.
We had recently had a bitter cold snap in the area. It was UNBELIVEABLY cold even when completely bundled up. How cold would it be if we didn't have the resources to purchase appropriate clothing to protect us from the cold? How many people in our community weren't able to meet the basic need of staying warm in the winter? We have a multiple fundraisers at Wal-Mart, but why wasn't this need specifically addressed? Our team decided that we would try to meet the need.
It turned out to be incredibly easy to set up. We acquired large boxes from our Facilities department to deposit the coats, decorated the boxes, and posted signs through out the building. The idea was formed on a Tuesday, and we had boxes out the following Monday.
The next two weeks were Christmas and New Years. In spite of this, we were able to collect 85 coats. We figured that was pretty good since so many people were out of the office. The week after New Years, we collected an additional 100+ coats by Tuesday. We were running out of space to store them so we arranged to drop off the 180+ coats collected so far at Samaritan House.
Because of the large influx of coats during the week after New Years, we decided to extend the coat drive for one more week. We were able to collect an additional 159 coats for a grand total of 339 coats! The second half of coats were delivered to the Cobblestone Project, where they will be given to Seven Hills Homeless Shelter as well as distributed to needy families with their Laundry Love initiative. They will be doing laundry for some of the area's underprivileged and will be distributing the coats on a need basis.
Just an idea, cardboard box, poster board, signs and willing hearts, and 339 coats later, a significant impact to our community. If you get inspiration for a project such as this, ACT ON IT. It is incredible to get to be a part of God's work at work.
Joshua Segraves
ISD Sam's Project Mgmt Team
This is the first half of the story because these coats are on schedule to start being delivered at the Fayetteville Laundry Love Project on Friday, February 6th. So, check back for the rest of the story.
Huge thank you to all the Walmart & Sam's associates who donated coats! Your generosity is incredible and the Cobblestone Project is humbled to be entrusted to help distribute these coats to those in need.
More to come…
A new tile floor for the Lodge @ Restoration Village, but is it really about the tile?
Another great day at Restoration Village as a group of volunteers took an extra Saturday to put in a new tile floor in the Lodge.
It's impossible to capture all the stories of the incredible people who selfishly give of themselves and their time to lend a helping hand. However, these are the types of stories that seem be show the essence of what the Cobblestone Project is trying to do.
This story started a few weeks ago (actually over Christmas break), when Ryan was at the Village doing a little painting. In passing, it was mentioned that there was a need to put down a new tile floor in a bathroom that needed a little loving care. As chance would have it (well maybe not chance), Ryan knew he could probably make a few phone calls to help. A few weeks later, a new tile floor.
All it took was one person with the determination and vision to see how they could help make a difference for good in thier community around them. A few phone calls, a few good men willing to spend a few hours helping and it all came together. While they spent time on their hands and needs pulling up old linoleum and glue, life is shared because they become part of a bigger story. A story of restoration and hope in every woman and child that will call the Lodge home.
Not to be overlooked, the next day after the tile was set…David & Beverly (our heroes) set the grout and all was finished.
It was a team effort and it is wonderful to see everyone pitch in. I sent Garrison and Jack a note that night expressing thanks and how much everyone appreciated thier labor to which Garrison replied…"they deserve it." I don't think anything could be more true.
Huge thanks to everyone who made this possible.
- Mark Wagner & Ryan Rusch of The Master's Craft out of Bethel Heights for their expertise, coordination and dedication to make it all happen
- Jack Ford & Garrison Roddey to spent some long hours on their hands and knees scraping old linoleum and glue off the floor and installing the tile.
- Spring Creek Custom Machining for the use of the tools.
- McGarrah Carpets for their generous donation of the tile.
800+ lbs of Food Donated to Samaritan Community Center…
It was an unbelievable outpooring of support by Cave Springs neighborhoods: Weston Hills and Wellington.
Together these neighbors donated over 800+ lbs of food that was given to the Samaritan Community Center in Rogers. In talking with the folks at the Samaritan Community Center, we know that this food will be given away very quickly as the needs that are being seen continue to rise at a rate that is difficult to keep up with.
For a small peek at the growing needs in NW Arkansas, here is an article that was in the local paper from late December (http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/69234/) with info from Debbie Rambo (Director of Samaritan House).
A huge thank you to Jen Boyle and Joyce Modglin (and their familes) for coordinating the Good Neighbor Food Drive.
If your neighborhood would like to host a Good Neighbor Food Drive or help at the Samaritan Community Center, please contact email@example.com and we'll help get you plugged in.
The "Why?" Syndrome…Laundry Love Project Rogers Launch
For those of you have been around a two year old for any extended length of time know the syndrome. The constant, persistent search to know why!
When we began Laundry Love in Fayetteville, the overwhelming response was to understand just that…..WHY?
Our first Rogers Laundry Love was held last week, and it proved to be no different. From the owners of the laundry mat, to the people who walked through the door, to the friends that I mentioned it to in passing, to my own children…..WHY?
I have thought a long time about this, and I wanted to share the answers that I have seen…….
To the man from El Salvador who has worked across the country to provide for a family here and far away…..that is why.
To the woman who is desperately searching for work so her family from Minnesota can join her…..that is why.
To the person who has never considered poverty as a problem in Northwest Arkansas….that is why.
To my children who are being taught lessons of kindness and servitude, to see the value in each and every person….that is why.
To myself who is given a new perspective on my own priorities….that is why.
The stories, the answers are all there. We just have to look for them.
Too have eyes like a two year old may not be such a bad thing. When you begin to question and search for answers….you gain knowledge. And as the saying goes "knowledge is power".
Laundry Love has the power to make a difference in my life, in your life, in the life of those around us. I am excited to be apart of this initiative and look forward to having the "why's" answered!
Sleeping Bags with a lot of love already in them…
Huge thank you to Melanie Allen from Disney Consumer Products for helping to coordinate the donation of some children's and adults sleeping bags for the Cobblestone Project to distribute.
First of all, why are sleeping bags so valuable? There are so many ways that they are used…
1. Seven Hills Homeless Shelter can distribute them at their day center for the homeless and/or near homeless.
2. Sleeping bags can be used by the numerous Women's and Children's Shelters in NW Arkansas to replace linens or sent home with someone once they leave the shelter.
3. What little girls doesn't want a Disney Princess sleeping bag? How much is that smile worth when they receive it? Especially when they may be victims of abuse or have recently lost their home. It's amazing to see the smiles and excitement when one is unrolled by a child.
Second, the adult sleeping bags will go to Seven Hills Homeless Shelter and remaining children's sleeping bags to Restoration Village.
Thanks for trusting us to make sure that these sleeping bags make their way to a place where they are needed most.
It's good to know that those that receive them not only get a sleeping bag, but they receive one already filled with love.
Restoration Village Service Day…A Great Day in a Great Room!
Special thanks to everyone who participated in January's Restoration Village Service day…what a great day in a Great Room.
Saturday's service day offered a unique chance for all of the volunteers to spend time together in the same room and stay nice a warm.
It was a true joy to spend some time putting on some new painting and beginning to install some paneling into the Great Room of the Lodge @ Restoration Village so that it will continue to be a place of warmth and comfort for the women and children that call the Village home.
In so many ways, it was great time…
From world class trim carpentry (I didn't realize glue could be subsituted for nails)…
with old friends
and new friends
The Christmas decorations are put away and some more wood was moved down near the furnace so things are falling into place.
We appreciate all the people that came out and continue to come out to poor their time and effort into a place that is truly remarkable. We may not live there, but it's a home to us also.
Next month awaits….come and join us.
The Love in Florida…
Over a Thanksgiving dinner, a family gathers to share their love of serving those around.
One thing leads to another and a Cobblestone Project connection takes place.
Here's the story from the perspective of one that was there…
"We heard of Jacob's affinity for helping those in need and how the family has participated in some church events giving to those needs. It brought to mind the Cobblestone Project, so we told them about it. By the next day, the website had been viewed and a connection was made.
Many small stories came from that event, but one stands out.
A woman whose laundry was paid for approached Jacob's mother, and opened up to her. Apparently on that day, every person she had encounted was rude to her. She had just been involved in a minor car accident, and the other car drove away from it.
The simple act of a 12 year old buying her laundry "restored her hope in people". One family can make a difference with as little as a handful of quarters."
In the picture…Jacob and Graham
It's amazing to see how our lives and communities are connected through story and how the simple actions of a 12 year old boy can make a difference.
This is what it's all about.
If you want to get involved in Laundry Love Project, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com, or visit the founder's of Laundry Love Project, JustOne (www.just4one.org).
January's Laundry Love Project Fayetteville
January's Laundry Love Project Fayetteville was amazing…but that goes without saying at this point.
While still a busy night, the evening was little calmer than previous month's. Our hope is that this month, maybe…just maybe, things are looking a little brighter for our friends that have been coming in the past. However, still some new faces and the calmer atmosphere gave us the opportunity to spend a little more time talking as we fed those machines a large portion of quarters.
Huge thanks to all the volunteers to came to help! A group of volunteers from The Grove in Fayetteville has been an incredible help in making LLP go so smoothly and we are so appreciative that they will be hanging around for some time to come; not to mention they can pull together some great soup to feed everyone!
It was a great night and we can't wait until next month. If you'd like to get involved, there are so many ways to include providing the meal for the evening, helping feed the machines those quarters, providing laundry detergent, donating coats, socks or blankets, donating new laundry baskets (as many guests don't have them), etc. Just shoot a note to email@example.com and we'll get in touch.
Thanks again to everyone that made this night possible, and please know that there are many people "behind the scenes" that we couldn't do this without. Including the parents and grandparents that stayed home to watch kids so we could come (thanks mom & dad).
Rogers LLP starts on Jan 9th…incredible stuff!


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AFTER a year without a home, a boxing club hopes to be up and running again in a matter of months.
Wrexham Boxing Club was previously based at the former Groves High School gym on Penymaes Avenue, but had to move out in March last year after Wrexham Council demolished parts of it.
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AbstractRigorous math has a positive impact on ultimate educational attainment and earnings, but black high school students enroll in advanced math classes at low rates. Curriculum choice is determined by prior academic achievement and expectations for future schooling, both of which can be influenced by role models. This article finds that increasing the percentage of math teachers who are black has a nontrivial, positive impact on the likelihood that a black geometry student will enroll in a subsequent rigorous math course. This race-based role model effect occurs only for opposite-sex student/teacher matches. Copyright 2005 Western Economic Association International.
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The Falcons won a big game last week and continue to roll as the last undefeated team. When will they suffer their first loss? I'm sitting at 84-49 heading into the weekend. I need to have a huge run to get over .750 for the season. NY Giants @ Cincinnati - The Giants are coming off a tough home loss last week to the Steelers. I think last weeks events caught up to the Giants. I think their routine during the week with practice and meetings was thrown off and it ended up costing them in the game. The fact that they were able to play as well as they did is a testimony to how mentally tough they are. Giants fans shouldn't take anything away from this loss, they'll be fine. The Bengals have not matured as much as people thought in the second year of Dalton/Green era. Cincinnati hasn't beaten a good team and are struggling. They have a couple winnable games left on the schedule, but they're not making the playoffs. ...
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refund.me is a service company that operates worldwide and helps air passengers to obtain compensation, fast and unbureaucratically.
The "Advanced Business Logic" (ABL) technology uses the data a user enters to see whether he or she is entitled to compensation, and generates the claim letter with all the required details. Any necessary signatures can be provided quickly and securely online.
If the claim is enforced successfully, the airline will pay compensation of up to €600. refund.me keeps 15 per cent of the compensation received (plus the statutory VAT) as a commission.
refund.me has a Europe-wide network of experts specialized in exercising air passenger rights according to EU Regulation 261/2004.
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Monday, June 23rd, 2014
It's that green, black, and yellow time of year again. You know, the Fourth of July . . . Revolutionary War . . . Declaration of Independence . . . Old Glory. And you also know, around here it's always the time of year for puzzles, illusions, cross stitch, and bookmarks. Naturally, we're going to put them all together.
Oh, say, can you see two flags?
This is an afterimage optical illusion. When you stare at the tiny dot on the image, you exhaust (or bore) the photoreceptors in your eyes that detect green, black, and yellow. They say, "Yeah, yeah . . . we see it. Move along now." When you don't move along, because you're counting slowly to 60 to make sure the experiment works, the bored photoreceptors kick back and take it easy. "Fool us for 5 seconds, shame on you; fool us for 60 seconds, shame on us." Then, when you finally stop staring and look at a white surface, an afterimage remains, but because the green, black, and yellow receptors are ignoring you, only the attentive red, white, and blue ones respond.
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For sale is a lovely dining table in good condition. It's off white in colour and has a beautiful wooden colour on top.
180cm long
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Glass table from pets and smoke free home.
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Modern Classic 8 Chairs Chocolate Brown Dining - 10 months old
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BHP also faces a fightPUBLISHED: 01 Nov 2011 00:01:35 | UPDATED: 01 Nov 2011 00:30:30PUBLISHED: 01 Nov 2011 PRINT EDITION: 01 Nov 2011
Qantas Airways is not the only company battling through wage negotiations with its unions.
BHP Billiton has been hit with strikes in Queensland as workers at coalmines run by the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance negotiate enterprise agreements.
The majority of workers recently rejected an offer including annual pay increases of 5 per cent for three years.
BHP Billiton is frustrated that it is now more difficult for it to reach agreements than in the past.
Workers at Toyota Australia, the largest car manufacturer, rejected an enterprise deal which would have given more than 3000 workers pay rises of 13 per cent over 42 months.
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Asciano's Patrick stevedore unit is trying to reach an agreement with the Maritime Union after a year of negotiations and a wave of strikes.
It has offered workers 4.75 per cent a year plus another 1 per cent if performance and safety targets are met.
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Fiesta Island evacuated after what is believed to be World War II mortar round discovered
Military ordnance was found on Fiesta Island in the Mission Bay Park area of San Diego on Saturday, police said.
The single piece of ordnance, some type of mortar, was found just after 4 p.m., according to San Diego police Officer David Stafford.
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Totally Geeky or Geek Chic? Louis Vuitton Cell Phone Charm
by POPSUGAR Tech 29 Reactions 1 Shares Print
This might be one of those accessories that only you will know is designer and you paid $240 for, but it's cute nonetheless. The Louis Vuitton monogrammed phone charm features two dangling resin cubes with Swarovski crystals and tiny golden brass LV logos. Available in beige and pomme d amour/perle, these accessories include crystals and monogram elements which appear to float in the clear resin finish. Too geeky to put on your cell phone or kinda chic?
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cubiclequeen 7 years
I dont have a place for a cell phone charm but *it's so cute*
sarabel 7 years
biggest waste of money i've seen in a while. $240 for a cell phone charm???
museanima 7 years
Oh but plenty of chic :P
museanima 7 years
Oh but plenty of chic :P
museanima 7 years
I'm going to go with, not cute, and not geeky.
SU3 7 years
Cute! But I wouldn't buy it.
SU3 7 years
Cute! But I wouldn't buy it.
yayapapaya 7 years
i think its cute, but i definitely wouldn't pay more than 8 dollars for anything that's going to hang off my phone.
joyofadventure 7 years
yea love it but ill find a knock off that is just as cute and like $10
Masqueraded_Angel 7 years
Shoot, I can MAKE one to look like that for not even a quarter of the price. Nobody's gonna know if it's fake or not, right?
greenteafrappa 7 years
sooo cute! I think i like the Pomme D'amour strap better! I have the MC strap atm, and i love it to bits!
greenteafrappa 7 years
sooo cute! I think i like the Pomme D'amour strap better!I have the MC strap atm, and i love it to bits!
Karla-Sugar 7 years
seriously. I would accept one for free though. FlyrFn4eva, the cell phone charms exist for one of two reasons. Either it's a strap by which you can grab your phone out of the bottom of your purse OR (the better reason) to distinguish your very common phone (RAZR?) from everyone else's. My husband and I have the same phone, so mine has a charm so we don't take each other's.
ZergGirl 7 years
I saw these in Vegas last week and they are gorgeous, but I would soooo not pay $240 for them....that's money that can go for shoes, thank you very much! ;)
FlyrFn4eva 7 years
Its hot... but I never really got the idea behind phone charms - am I the only one?
CatarinaBella521 7 years
I would SO rock that
CatarinaBella521 7 years
I would SO rock that
naughtymonkey01 7 years
yum! I want one! anyone got an extra 240?? ~*~The Penguins are slowly stealing my sanity~*~
naughtymonkey01 7 years
yum! I want one! anyone got an extra 240??~*~The Penguins are slowly stealing my sanity~*~
koreniebear 7 years
i agree with Kazagirl, not worth it
Kazagirl 7 years
I have much better and useful things to spend $240 on than.
colormesticky 7 years
For that price the damn thing better be solid gold. And nobody is going to know (or care) that it was expensive, so you'd have to be some kind of crazy to care.
jendudley 7 years
It is cute, but I would be afraid someone would steal my phone for it. And totally not worth the price.
Megami76 7 years
$240 for a cell phone charm??? That is SOOOoooo wrong!
catstarr 7 years
They're beautiful, but I could never afford them. And really, if I could afford them, I could afford a better phone.
tati33 7 years
i like it.but the $240 is too much..this phone charm probably is more money than the combined price of the past 2 cell phones i've had.. :(
glam-sugar 7 years
I like it but wouldn't pay that kind of money for it.
menthadict 7 years
Those are really cute, but one: I couldn't pay $240 to have something just hang off my phone, and two: I would most likely break it.
Raqie 7 years
I think it's cute but I would be too worried to have $240 hanging off of my cell phone! The straps I have on there now get beat up and faded over time. It would be such a waste.
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Williams Target Globe Front Sight with 10 Inserts Less Attaching Base Aluminum Black
Product #: 857325 Williams #: 47478 UPC #: 053506474783
Product Information
This globe front sight comes complete with 10 different, interchangeable inserts, helping a shooter to achieve an optimum sight picture for specific conditions or situations. The sight mounts to a separate attaching base (sold separately) with a knurled locking screw. Height of the globe is 0.545" from center, not including the attaching base. Aluminum construction with a matte black finish.
Technical Information
Material: Aluminum
Finish: Matte black
Gunsmithing Required: Yes
Globe front sight comes with 10 inserts and is .545" high not including the mounting base.
Mounting base must be purchased separately.
Mounting base heights are listed in the description for each. Radius dimension in the description refers to the barrel's radius.
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Material: Aluminum
Finish: Matte black
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'6 fax groups and 100 speed dials'
'6-ink-tank system designed to enhance both photo and text quality'
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HOBBS, N.M. - Two businesses in Hobbs have closed their doors after getting busted for selling spice.
Hobbs Police teamed up with the Lea County Drug Task Force to serve cease and desist orders to the S&S Smoker's Outlet stores on East Main and North Dal Paso on Thursday.
The stores were violating a city ordinance that prohibits the sale of synthetic marijuana.
The rule also allows authorities to shut down shops and seize the illegal merchandise.
The store on North Dal Paso will be closed for only one week because it was their first offense.
However, this was the second citation for the location on East Main Street which means they'll be shut down for a year.
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General Information on Wait Times
Q: What causes wait times?
There are many factors that contribute to wait times, including: growing demand for care and inadequate supply of services. Increased demand can occur due to factors like: changing demographics (e.g., growing seniors' population or a growing community of young families), or the availability of new technologies. Once wait times are reduced, more patients might be referred to a treatment now that it is more readily available. For some services, while wait times have not improved, the number of patients treated has increased.
Supply issues that can contribute to wait times include: a lack of doctors, nurses and technicians; a lack of operating room time; a lack of non-medical services to support patients following surgical care (e.g., support for the patient to be cared for in their home); and a lack of alternative services that would be more appropriate for the patient (e.g., housing and social supports or providing care closer to patients to prevent inappropriate emergency department visits).
Q: How are wait times measured?
Efforts have been made by provinces to standardize how waits are calculated in Canada but there remain some differences in how the wait is calculated (e.g., when the physician submits the request for surgery vs. when the hospital identifies a booking date for the surgery can be different).
Most of the wait times measured in Canada and elsewhere have focused on the wait for surgery; that is, the wait from when a patient and their physician decide treatment is necessary to the start of treatment. However, there can also be waits to see a family physician, waits for diagnostic testing, as well as a wait for a specialist consultation once referred. Adding up all of these points of waiting can lead to a long wait for the patient and that is why wait-time strategies are required across the patient's journey.
Q: Can more funding improve health care wait times?
While some funding is necessary to address existing backlog in the system, the real issue is not funding itself. Rather, wait times will be improved when we have a better understanding what existing funds buy the health care system. Often times waste in the system is the result of it running sub-optimally; adopting operations research such as queuing theory could improve processes.
In order to improve the health of the population, improve the patient's health care experience and to increase the value for money spent on our health care system, we believe that the system needs to be transformed.
Patients, physicians and all health care providers need to work together in the decision-making process. This would lead to better health public policy decisions.
Q: What are Patient Wait Time Guarantees?
In the spring of 2007, the Federal Government offered provinces and territories additional funding to address wait times (up to $612 million). This funding was contingent on the jurisdictions publicly committing to establishing a Patient Wait Times Guarantee for at least one treatment, procedure, or diagnosis identified as part of the 2004 Health Accord (cancer care, cardiac care, joint replacement, diagnostic imaging and sight restoration). These guarantees consisted of two components: a defined timeframe and access to alternate options of care if waits exceeded the defined timeframe.
Q: What does Alternate-Level-of-Care (ALC) mean?
While there is no universal definition, alternate-level-of-care (often referred to as simply ALC) generally refers to patients who continue to occupy an acute care hospital bed after the acute phase of their inpatient stay is complete (reference: CIHI 2009-10 DAD Abstracting Manual). ALC patients are well enough to be cared for elsewhere depending on their situation.
ALC patients have an impact on access to acute care beds, which are in short supply and are required for patients admitted through the emergency department or operating room. On average, one ALC patient in the emergency department denies access to four non-ALC patients per hour. Scheduled surgeries are also affected by high rates of alternate-levels-of-care stays—a lack of available beds for postoperative patients may result in many last-minute cancellations of scheduled surgeries, adding to even longer wait times for patients.
In 2008-2009, ALC patients accounted for more than 92,000 hospitalizations (approximately 5% of all hospitalizations) and over 2.4 million hospital days in Canada in 2008-2009. The cost of caring for these patients in a hospital is much more expensive than in a more appropriate setting (e.g., in the home with proper supports, or in a residential facility).
Wait Time Benchmarks
Q: What is a medically acceptable wait time benchmark?
Benchmarks are the maximum amounts of time that a patient should wait for specific treatments, tests, or procedures; beyond that, evidence shows that waiting will likely have adverse effects on a patient's health. You can think of benchmarks as performance goals for Canada's health care system—if our system is running well, Canadians should be treated within the time indicated.
Q: How are medically acceptable wait time benchmarks created?
Wait Time Alliance benchmarks are created by medical specialty societies using the best available evidence and clinical consensus. In many cases they refer to a maximum acceptable wait time for a procedure, treatment, or diagnosis. As such, they should not be viewed as standards or ideal wait times. Also, the benchmarks are subject to change as new evidence comes forward and as technology and population health needs change.
Q: Do Wait Time Alliance and Provincial/Territorial Governments agree on benchmarks?
In some areas, Provincial and Territorial benchmarks are less demanding than the Wait Time Alliance's benchmarks. For example, governments say that a cancer patient who needs radiation therapy should be treated within 28 days, while the Wait Time Alliance thinks these patients need this care within 14 days. The Wait Time Alliance bases its benchmarks on the broad consensus of physicians on medically reasonable wait times for health services delivered to patients.
Wait Time Alliance Report Cards
Q: Why are not all treatments/procedures included in report cards?
While recognizing that all procedures and treatments are important, Wait Time Alliance members are asked each year to select treatments to be highlighted in the Wait Time Alliance report card based on the following criteria:
- A treatment that has the highest volume and or greatest return on investment.
- A treatment whose wait time could be significantly reduced with a simple and direct capacity increase of some piece of technology or personnel.
All benchmarks developed by the Wait Time Alliance can be viewed here.
Q: How do you determine the grades assigned in each report card?
Using information provided on the official provincial government web sites, the Wait Time Alliance assigns grades to provincial performance as follows:
A+: 90-100% of population treated within benchmark
A: 80-89% of population treated within benchmark
B: 70-79% of population treated within benchmark
C:60-69% of population treated within benchmark
D: 50-59% of population treated within benchmark
F: Less than 50% of population treated within benchmark
For Professionals
Q: How can I get involved?
To get involved with the Wait Time Alliance, contact your National Specialty Society.
Q: How does reporting wait times affect me/my practice?
You can't manage what you can't measure. Collecting and sharing information on how long and which patients are waiting for the care they need is an important first step in identifying wait time strategies. The Wait Time Alliance is assisting provincial governments in obtaining these data. As we get a better picture, we can begin to focus on the broader patient journey through the health care system, and the many waits they face along it.


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ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. - In a county where health-care coverage is unaffordable for more than 200,000 residents, Alameda County health officials are undertaking a project that could bring basic health care services as close as your local fire station.
In an effort to get primary and preventive care to those who most need it and to cut down on expensive emergency room visits, the Alameda County Health Care Services is attempting to launch a unique pilot program in which fire stations serve as a type of health clinic.
"When people get primary care, things go great. We know that," said Alex Briscoe, director of the county's health care services. "The problem is, there is a huge supply and demand disconnect on preventive and primary care in our community."
The idea got a boost last week when the county's board of supervisors allocated $750,000 for the proposed project -- which in its basic outline would staff fire stations with three people -- including a paramedic and medical or drug practitioner -- to help residents who do not have health care deal with simple health issues like vaccinations, prescriptions or sinus infections.
Briscoe said, in theory, such a program could save millions of dollars in unnecessary emergency room visits and paramedic response services. In return, it could make clinical services more accessible to those who need the county's safety net services the most.
Briscoe said the genesis of the program came from the simple goal of trying to get people more access to care. Another aim, Briscoe stressed, is getting people to use such an offering -- which is where fire stations came in.
"People trust firefighters," he said.
If money falls into place, the idea is for the pilot program to roll out at five stations in poorer neighborhoods where the most avoidable emergency room visits originate, such as Hayward, San Leandro and East and West Oakland.
Currently, the proposed locations for the startup clinics would be in two Oakland fire stations -- one in East and one in West Oakland -- one Hayward station and stations in Union City and San Leandro.
Briscoe said he estimates the program will run about $2.5 million in startup costs, and operational cost will be about $2 million per year, although he adds costs are somewhat fluid since this type of program has not been done.
The cost of the program could be covered using a combination of funds from different sources, such as the county's Measure A -- a voter-approved tax in the county used for health care services -- MediCal reimbursement for care given at the clinics, contributions from participating municipalities, as well as money from philanthropy groups.
Briscoe said exact financing for the program is still in flux as the county continues to talk to city officials and labor officials, but added he has received positive feedback from the local fire community.
If all goes well and enough capital is secured, Briscoe said the first clinics in fire stations could be operational by July 2012.
California County Health Officials Open Firehouses as Health Clinics
Alameda County Health Care Services is attempting to launch a unique pilot program.
ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. - In a county where health-care coverage is unaffordable for more than 200,000 residents, Alameda County health officials are undertaking a project that could bring basic health care services as close as your local fire station.
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