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McLeod Access Health Pee Dee – Working to Provide Healthcare for Uninsured and Underinsured Residents of the Pee Dee Region

Access Health Pee Dee (AHPD) is a program for residents of South Carolina living in the Pee Dee region and throughout the McLeod Health coverage area with chronic conditions who have no insurance or are underinsured and who need access to healthcare and other health related programs and resources.

Our Mission
The overall mission of Access Health Pee Dee is to improve the quality of life for uninsured and underinsured patients with chronic conditions by addressing barriers to overall health. Our services include establishing a medical home for primary care, identifying social needs, connecting patients to available resources, assisting with transportation to medical services and referring to medication assistance programs.

Who qualifies for AHPD?

• Age 18 and older
• 2 Chronic Conditions
• At least 3 visits to the ER or admission to the hospital in the past 12 months for treatment of chronic condition(s)
• Income less than 200% of the poverty level
• Must have No Insurance or be Underinsured

List of Chronic Conditions:

Community Care Navigators with Access Health Pee Dee work with patients who have two or more of the following diagnoses:

• Asthma
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Diabetes
• High Blood Pressure
• Mental Health
• Stroke
• Substance Abuse

Community Partners

Patients who are approved for Access Health Pee Dee are referred to these agencies for chronic disease management:

CareSouth Carolina with locations in the following areas:

• Bennettsville
• Bishopville
• Cheraw
• Chesterfield
• Dillon
• Hartsville
• Lake View
• Latta
• McColl

HopeHealth with locations in the following areas:

• Darlington
• Florence
• Hemingway
• Lake City
• Manning
• Timmonsville

McLeod Family Medicine Residency Program serving: 

• Cheraw
• Clarendon
• Florence

Mercy Medical Free Clinics serving:

• Florence 
• Darlington
• Marion
• Williamsburg

Pee Dee Mental Health Center
Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority
TriCounty Mental Health Center
Welvista Pharmacy

Evidence-Based Model

Our team of Community Care Navigators are trained through the Center for Community Health Alignment and certified as Community Health Workers (CHW). CHW programs are based on best practices that have been shown to improve health outcomes and address social needs through community connections and specific skill sets.

Our team will work one on one with the patient to:

• Identify the patient’s individual clinical and social care needs
• Establish a medical home for primary care
• Prevent unnecessary visits to the Emergency Room
• Arrange medical appointments
• Connect patients to services, programs and organizations to address additional needs
• Assist with medication assistance programs and transportation for medical appointments
• Provide education, navigation, and support services

Access Health Pee Dee Contact Information

Other Programs provided by the Access Health Pee Dee team include:

SC Quality Achievement Program (QAP) – for SC Medicaid recipients with chronic conditions in need of care coordination and navigation assistance.

Community Health Alignment Initiative (CHAI) – for uninsured patients with chronic conditions in Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Florence, Lee, Marlboro, and Williamsburg counties.

Collaborative Health Community (CHC) – systems of health framework organizing and coordinating a network of care services by creating community based connections to improve equitable health outcomes for rural residents throughout the Access Health Pee Dee coverage area.