Advocates for Illinois’ free and charitable clinics made their case this week for millions in state funding. The Senate’s Appropriations – Health and Human Services Committee heard testimony Wednesday evening on a plan from Sen. Karina Villa, D-West Chicago, to...
Laura Starr, Director of External Affairs at CommunityHealth, spoke with Capitol Fax about Illinois free and charitable clinics being vital for serving uninsured and underserved populations, but are overwhelmed by rising demand and cannot replace the scale or function...
A free health clinic opened its doors in the Back of the Yards neighborhood this week. CommunityHealth, the nation’s largest volunteer-based free health center, opened its fourth location CommunityHealth at The Resurrection Project (TRP), on March 17th. The new clinic...
CommunityHealth, the nation’s largest volunteer-based free health center, has opened its fourth location in the Back of the Yards neighborhood. The new clinic, funded by the AbbVie Foundation, a nonprofit working to drive transformative change in communities worldwide...
Patients at Chicago’s free clinic for the uninsured are canceling appointments or switching to telephone appointments for fear of deportation, due to President Trump’s tighter immigration policy. Executives at Community Health, which has served primarily...
Worrying about deportation can literally make people sick. Health care providers are scrambling to cut through their undocumented patients’ panic about President Trump’s new immigration policies. Health care workers say the shock and awe campaign of President Donald...
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