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ALLCARE COORDINATED
CARE ORGANIZATION
AllCare Coordinated Care Organization (CCO)
was founded by independent physicians to help
provide affordable, high-quality health care
to residents of Josephine, Jackson and Curry
Counties. Oregon’s newly formed CCOs manage medical,
dental and mental health under one roof.
Cynthia Ackerman, RN, vice president of Community
Engagement is passionate about the work AllCare CCO
accomplishes in the community. She explains that AllCare
CCO offers Living Well programs, sponsors Meals on
Wheels and partners with our local food banks. AllCare’s
tobacco cessation programs result in better health, as well
as the economic benefit for the smoker.
AllCare CCO sponsors a behavioral coach at Women’s
Health Center of Southern Oregon who assesses every
woman who comes through the doors, looking for high-
risk behaviors and assisting women in finding appropriate
care. Some issues become a barricade to moving forward.
For example, people entering the Gospel Rescue Mission
may have lost their identification and documentation
necessary to apply for various programs. The CCO comes
alongside the individual and helps them re-establish their
identity, a difficult task in the best of circumstances.
Ackerman is proud of what they are able to do with flex-
ible spending dollars, monies set aside to help in ways
that don’t involve traditional health services, yet improve
someone’s health. One woman needed proper footwear to
participate in an exercise class. Flexible spending dollars
purchased a pair of athletic shoes for her. These monies
also assist patients who might need a ride to non-emergent
health appointments.
AllCare CCO is governed by a 21-member Board of
Directors comprised of representatives from the medical
field, dentistry, mental health and the broader community.
The overarching goal of the CCO is to improve the health
of our communities.
AllCare CCO
740 SE 7th St., Grants Pass
541-471-4106
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CARE ORGANIZATION
AllCare Coordinated Care Organization (CCO)
was founded by independent physicians to help
provide affordable, high-quality health care
to residents of Josephine, Jackson and Curry
Counties. Oregon’s newly formed CCOs manage medical,
dental and mental health under one roof.
Cynthia Ackerman, RN, vice president of Community
Engagement is passionate about the work AllCare CCO
accomplishes in the community. She explains that AllCare
CCO offers Living Well programs, sponsors Meals on
Wheels and partners with our local food banks. AllCare’s
tobacco cessation programs result in better health, as well
as the economic benefit for the smoker.
AllCare CCO sponsors a behavioral coach at Women’s
Health Center of Southern Oregon who assesses every
woman who comes through the doors, looking for high-
risk behaviors and assisting women in finding appropriate
care. Some issues become a barricade to moving forward.
For example, people entering the Gospel Rescue Mission
may have lost their identification and documentation
necessary to apply for various programs. The CCO comes
alongside the individual and helps them re-establish their
identity, a difficult task in the best of circumstances.
Ackerman is proud of what they are able to do with flex-
ible spending dollars, monies set aside to help in ways
that don’t involve traditional health services, yet improve
someone’s health. One woman needed proper footwear to
participate in an exercise class. Flexible spending dollars
purchased a pair of athletic shoes for her. These monies
also assist patients who might need a ride to non-emergent
health appointments.
AllCare CCO is governed by a 21-member Board of
Directors comprised of representatives from the medical
field, dentistry, mental health and the broader community.
The overarching goal of the CCO is to improve the health
of our communities.
AllCare CCO
740 SE 7th St., Grants Pass
541-471-4106
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