Upcoming Events

Presentations

Capital Link regularly attends industry conferences to exhibit, conduct trainings, and present information related to capital development to health centers and primary care associations. Below are a few of our next scheduled events. Learn more here.

NACHC Elevating Health Center Operations (ECHO)
June 12-13, 2019
Portland, OR

Utilizing HRSA’s Loan Guarantee Program to Acquire Lost-Cost Capital for Facility Needs
Thursday, June 13, 2:45-3:45 p.m.
Presenter: Jonathan Chapman, Director of CHC Advisory Services

NACHC Community Health Institute (CHI)
August 18-20, 2019
Chicago, IL

Reducing Capital Project Financing Costs: the HRSA’s Loan Guarantee Program and New Markets Tax Credits
Tuesday, August 20, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Presenter: Allison Coleman, CEO

Webinars

Capital Link offers webinars designed to offer useful information for health centers on a wide range of topics. The webinars have no charge, but participation is limited. Access complete descriptions of the webinars here and recordings of past webinars here. 

Achieving Social Determinants of Health Goals through Capital Expansion 
Wednesday, June 19, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Mark Lurtz, Director of Partnership Development, Adrienne Cooksey, Associate Project Consultant, Capital Link; and Jane Bilger, Senior Program Manager, Corporation for Supportive Housing

This session will define the Social Determinants of Health, explore how to determine where community gaps are within a service area, and provide lessons learned on developing partnerships to address SDOH, drawing from our Capital Expansion for Health and Housing Partnerships learning collaborative.

Health Center Capital Project Financing Sources:
HRSA’s Loan Guarantee Program and New Markets Tax Credits
Thursday, June 20, 2019, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Presenter: Allison Coleman, CEO, Capital Link

Join Capital Link to learn more about the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA's) greatly-expanded and streamlined Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program. The program offers loan guarantees for eligible Health Center Program awardees for the construction, renovation, and modernization of medical facilities. The purpose of the program is to enhance a health center’s credit profile, reducing the lender’s risk and allowing the lender to provide a loan under more favorable terms than would have been possible otherwise.

Facilitating Change: Working Together, Engaging Others and Motivating for Change
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Presenter: Melissa Schoen, Schoen Consulting 

Health centers are undergoing tremendous changes: considering shifting to value-based payment models; continuing to implement and optimize technology; creating data-driven quality improvement programs; and developing and enhancing multi-disciplinary care teams. This webinar will provide strategies for leading change in your health center, including how to develop strong teams to implement new initiatives, and communicate and gain commitment to increase the probability for stakeholders to accept and increase your organization’s capacity to change.

Proactive Scenario Planning: Modeling Financial Implications 
Thursday, June 27, 2019, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Presenter: Tony Skapinsky, Project Consultant, Capital Link

This webinar discusses capital project planning scenarios in a changing environment and demonstrates top-line financial implications of potential changes to reimbursement policies and Medicaid payments, and how the changes impact capital projects, using a tool Capital Link has developed. 

Access recordings of our recent webinars:

• Developing a Community Health Center Capital Project Plan and Budget – Part One

• Developing a Community Health Center Capital Project Plan and Budget – Part Two

• Rekindling Joy in Practice: Creating a Place for Joy - This session was presented as part of the Association of Clinician for the Underserved STAR² Center's Burnout 201 Webinar Series. Cindy Barr, Operations and Facilities Planner, shared her thoughts on creating a "place for joy" and the effect of the built environment on burnout in a health center setting.