As the public steward of a legacy to serve the poor and underinsured, the PHPDA leverages revenues from the rental of Pacific Hospital and surrounding campus to focus on the following:

1. Sustainable system changes to improve specialty care delivery to the uninsured and underinsured.
2. Increased access, which is both measurable and significant, for the uninsured and underinsured to receive specialty care in King County.
3. Credible measurement of the most effective ways to provide healthcare access to the uninsured and underinsured.

The PHPDA supports this work through contracts and grants with other local organizations.

Grants
In 2007 the PHPDA awarded grants to the following organization(s):

• King County Project Access
  $100,000 to support case management of uninsured patients for specialty care services

Contracts
In 2007 the PHPDA awarded major contracts to the following organization(s):

• Pacific Medical Center
  $1.5 million to support the patient assistance fund and interpreter services.
• MCPP Healthcare Consulting
  To evaluate the specialty referral processes for uninsured patients, focusing on specialty referrals from public health and community health centers in King County to Pacific Medical Centers and King County Project Access.
  $78,000 for research and recommendations.