During 2000, we served over 31,000 individual patients. The expansion of our dental practice to four full-time dentists along with the addition of four additional dental chairs will surely add to expanded access. Later this year, our dental assistants will be taking on expanded duties under the new regulations passed by our state legislature. The additional services that they can provide will enhance our ability to serve. We have been successful in recruiting Spanish speaking physicians as well as a geriatric physician that will join us later this year.
Several initiatives are under way that work to reduce disparities in health outcomes.
These efforts are in the area of disease management. We continue our efforts in the care of our diabetic patients and are focusing on asthma and memory loss for the present. We will emphasize cardiovascular disease and arthritis in our future. With promised growth in physician staffing and special programs we anticipate further growth in our patient population. We have planned for the immediate future to expand our Broadway facility by seven more exam rooms between women's health, family practice and our new Memory Diagnostic Center.