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Who was David Powell?
David
Powell (1956-1989) was
born in Norman,
Oklahoma. From October
1988 to June 1989, David
was the Program Manager
of the Health
Department's HIV
Services. It was his
vision to provide early
medical services to
people with HIV disease.
David used to keep a
couch in his office.
Sometimes, he would get
so wrapped up in his
work that he spent the
night at the health
department. Staff would
find him asleep on the
couch early the next
morning.
David
developed a grant
proposal with several
community organizations
that would pay for HIV
medical visits and case
management. The grant
was approved after
David's death and an HIV
medical clinic opened in
April 1990. David worked
hard to make a better
world. He is sorely
missed. It is with great
pride that this health
center carries his name.
He died in Austin on
November 29, 1989 of
AIDS-related causes. He
was 33 years old. |
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The
Friends of the David
Powell Clinic [FODPC]
is a registered Texas
501(c)(3) non-profit
organization.
The FODPC started in
response to the growing
needs of the David
Powell Community Health
Center [DPCHC] and a
desire from
professionals within our
community to respond
with help to bridge
patient needs and
facilitate the growth of
the clinic. It supports
the DPCHC in providing
primary medical care for
people living with
HIV/AIDS.
The FODPC works to
continually assess the
need for patient care
programs, to seek
solutions to patient
problems, and develop
new or modify existing
patient care programs;
and to foster
cooperation among local,
state and national
agencies serving the
community.
David
Powell [1956 – 1989] was
the HIV Services Program
Manager for the Austin
Travis County Health
Department. As a part of
his vision, he foresaw
the need to provide
early intervention and
medical services to the
HIV infected population.
And, it was his work
that produced a grant
which secured funding
for the DPCHC, which
opened in April of 1990.
The Clinic was
originally located on
the west side of
downtown Austin in the
Clarksville area. Today,
it is located at 4614
North Interstate Highway
35, and serves
approximately 1,850
clients with a staff of
34 employees, six
physicians and one nurse
practitioner.
Also, it
now has an onsite
pharmacy which provides
medications to the DPCHC
patients. In
conjunction, the FODPC
provides medication
co-payment assistance to
DPCHC clients to bridge
any medication needs.
The DPCHC pharmacy is a
registered AIDS Drug
Assistance Program
provider.
The
FODPC meets monthly and
has four separate
committees: Fund Raising
• Fund
Distribution •
Board and Committee
Structures • Image
and Public Relations
The
FODPC:
• Is
dedicated to increase
community awareness and
support for services
provided by the DPCHC
• Is dedicated to
enhancing the DPCHC
ability to deliver
consistent, high quality
direct patient care and
social services and to
strengthen the DPCHC
infrastructure
• Works to assess, on a
continuing basis, the
need for patient care
programs, to seek
solutions to patient
problems, and to assist
in the development of
new or the expansion or
modification of existing
patient care programs
• Works toward
developing as fully as
possible both the
financial and volunteer
resources needed to meet
the patient care needs
of the DPCHC and to
reduce the dependence of
the DPCHC on
governmental assistance
• Works to deploy its
financial support so as
to maximize the
resources available to
patients for services
aimed at their most
urgent needs |
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