"For example, Ms. Christopherson of Banner Health says the system has conducted rigorous strategic planning to make sure the costs of their School-Based Health Centers don't cripple the finances of the organization while still serving the target population. In 2009, the program was operating 15 clinics throughout the region. During 2010, program officials assessed the program to ensure that the clinics were placed in the most strategic places to maximize community benefit. "Some were within a mile of each other," says Ms. Christopherson, "and it just didn't make sense. We kept the ones that served the highest number of kids in the highest areas of need and reworked the hours to keep them accessible to everyone."
"Through this restructuring, a $700,000 per year program became a $200,000 per year program. "We did not cut down on the number of children seen — just on licensing fees and staff salaries," says Ms. Christopherson...."
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