05/29/2025
The Patient-Centered Primary Care Home (PCPCH) Program is excited to announce that Santiam Mobile Medicine is the first practice in Oregon to be awarded the Health Equity Designation! This special designation is awarded to practices that are meeting at least 15 out of the 20 equity-focused measures in the 2025 PCPCH model. A few weeks ago, Santiam Mobile Medicine was selected for a routine site visit from PCPCH program staff to verify that they are meeting the PCPCH standards attested to on their most recent application. During the site visit, program staff were able to confirm that they were not only meeting all the measures they had attested to, but also enough equity-focused measures to receive the Health Equity Designation. Owner and provider Casey Lulay, MSN, FNP-C was thrilled to learn that they had received the designation saying, “We enjoyed the [site] visit and are proud to hold this Designation as it has been a dream of mine to be a Tier 5 with Health Equity Designation!”
Santiam Mobile Medicine’s commitment to equity has not gone unnoticed by its patients who have spoken to the providers’ willingness to go the extra mile to coordinate their care and advocate for the needs of diverse patients. In the words of one patient, “I support people with disabilities and you would be surprised how they are treated sometimes. Casey is always very respectful, is never rude, and truly listens to us as caregivers who know his patients (for example if they’re unable to express that they’re in pain, but we know that they are). Casey is the best and that is why so many of the adults I work with see him.”
The practice has also become a trusted source of care for trans individuals. “We’re serving quite a large transgender population for a rural area. Word travels fast in small communities. People feel comfortable coming here. We’ve heard from our transgender patients about how happy they were because they felt like a normal person here. We work hard at being knowledgeable by doing things like talking to trusted counselors and therapists who will be a good fit for these patients, as well as being accepting.” – Jill Cohen, DNP, FNP-C.