Primary Health Care receives $50K clinical training grant from Aetna
Primary Health Care Inc., a Des Moines-based nonprofit community health center that operates nine locations in Central Iowa, announced it has received a $50,000 donation from Aetna Medicaid Administrators LLC. The donation will help support a leadership training program for PHC’s clinicians. The leadership training program will explore change management, population health, and methods to incorporate process improvement and value-based concepts that drive financial stability, close health equity gaps and improve patient outcomes. “We are grateful for Aetna and their support of this valuable training program,” Kelly Huntsman, CEO of Primary Health Care, said in a release. “This investment in our clinical leaders will not only lead to better health outcomes but will further support our work as the health care system moves to value-based arrangements that align provider incentives with quality care.” PHC will hold two cohorts over the yearlong program focused on upskilling providers to be more effective in improving clinical quality. The donation is part of $225,000 in funding that Aetna announced in May to six community health organizations in Iowa.