Abstract
This paper will discuss unique problems associated with delivering health care to an indigent population. This paper will further address the ways that the Community Care Plan will improve the health status of the community. It outlines factors that point to the need for change by Cooper Green Hospital. Also the paper discusses the strengths and weaknesses of Cooper Green Hospital. Lastly, the strengths and weaknesses of the Community Care Plan will be discussed.

Dr. Michael saw a vision of wanting to provide easy access to the poor and uninsured of Jefferson County, but after four years of some struggles and positive outcomes it ended for him. Cooper Green Hospital and the Community Care Plan were in conjunction with one in another. They were to serve the community number one and bring in more revenue. Unfortunately the accomplishment was not completed. When trying to provide health care to an indigent population, it takes a lot of strategic planning. One needs to have a plan A, B and C on the books at all times. One problem was having a “safety net providers”, “safety net providers had large Medicaid and indigent care caseloads relative to other providers and were willing to provide services regardless of a person’s ability to pay.” Swayne, Duncan, Ginter, pg. 698. They tried to open a CCP closer to the homes and it was closed down, because of vandalism, gang violence, and low enrollment. Also it looks like they did not do a lot of marketing their business so the poor communities would know these services were available to them. I feel like if they knew about what was offered to them, they would have went to these places for health care. They had some people to fund money to the health facility it was hard to show how it was going to bring in revenue. Then they had some Physician Assistants, nurses and doctors that were