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Phms medical group- the primary care practices comprise 26% of the total program expenses of pinnacle health medical services. primary care services are currently provided through 54 family care centers located in the surrounding central pennsylvania communities. during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2022, primary care patient visits totaled 548,316. family care added three new practices in fiscal year 2023. the new offices are security family medicine, upmc associates in family medicine, and hershey primary care. the addition of these primary care locations supports upmc pinnacle's local focus and commitment to the community while giving patients increased access to the upmc pinnacle family for specialty care and advanced technology for diagnosis and treatment.

Phms clinics - the clinics comprise 10% of the total program expenses of phms. there are 9 clinic facilities throughout central pennsylvania that provide patient care to the surrounding communities. during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2023, clinics had visits that totaled 76,717. the clinics mainly serve an un-insured, under-insured, and large medical assistance community as it lives out its mission statement to be a charitable organization dedicated to maintaining and improving the health and quality of life. the clinics include the following: kline health center - this program provides primary and specialty care to a largely urban population. while the practice does see private patients, much of the population served is of low income and/or underinsured. since many of our patients rely on public transportation, kline is able to meet many of the patient's needs at one location. resident physicians, under the supervision of board certified physician faculty as well as specialty physicians, come to kline to see patients for their orthopedic, endocrine, neurological, infectious disease, and surgical needs. the office is managed by a full-time rn who oversees a staff of medical assistants and other office support staff to meet the needs of the patients and providers. children's and teen center - this program provides primary, acute, and preventative care plus some specialty services for children newborn through 18 years of age. specialty services include neonatal developmental care, lead poisoning diagnosis and follow-up, pediatric neurology, and care for children infected with hiv. women's inpatient services - this program provides comprehensive inpatient obstetrical and gynecological services to a patient population consisting largely of a managed care medical assistance patient base. this program was established in 2007. women's outpatient health center - this program provides comprehensive outpatient obstetrical and gynecological services to a largely managed care medical assistance patient population. pinnacle health resource education and comprehensive care for hiv (reacch) - this program was established to provide primary and specialty medical care for people (including pregnant women and their exposed infants) who are hiv-positive as well as to provide support services for these patients. additional services provided to this patient population include nutritional counseling, transportation to medical appointments, vision care, assistance with medication co-payments, and assistance with mental health counseling and psychiatric care. the program is partially grant funded and also provides reimbursement to upmc pinnacle for services rendered to patients who are hiv-positive and are either uninsured or underinsured. as part of our mission to provide access to care and to accommodate those patients who need care at times when our primary care offices cannot assist them, phms has 19 retail clinics. with access to patients' medical records from their recent primary care visits, the clinics provide seamless follow up care. the retail clinics are open seven days a week with evening hours and no appointments are necessary. total patient visits were 153,564 in fiscal year