Innovation in Clinical and Community Relationships Post-Katrina: A Conversation With Eric Baumgartner, MD, MPH

AHRQ Innovations Exchange | Innovation in Clinical and Community Relationships Post-Katrina: A Conversation With Eric Baumgartner, MD, MPH

The local health care system in Louisiana was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. A collaboration of local community clinics, the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI), and other partners decided to work on rebuilding the primary care capacity and building the foundation for a high performing, sustainable, community-based approach to health care and population health.