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Organization
Adventist Health System
Midwest Region
Advocate Bethany Hospital
Advocate Christ Medical
Center
Advocate Good Samaritan
Hospital
Advocate Good Shepherd
Hospital
Advocate Health Care
Advocate Hope Children's
Advocate Illinois Masonic
Medical Center
Advocate Lutheran General
Children's
Advocate Lutheran General
Hospital
Advocate South Suburban
Hospital
Advocate Trinity Hospital
Alexian Brothers Behavioral
Health Hospital
Alexian Brothers Hospital
Network
Central DuPage Hospital
Children's Memorial
Hospital
Condell Medical Center
Edward Hines Jr. VA
Hospital
Edward Hospital
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
Evanston Hospital
Glenbrook Hospital
GlenOaks Hospital
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
Highland Park Hospital

26. Hinsdale Hospital

Address
12 Salt Creek Lane, Suite
400
3435 W. Van Buren
4440 W. 95th St.

City
Hinsdale

Zip
60521

Contact phone
630-856-9000

Web site
www.keepingyouwell.com

Chicago
Oak Lawn

60624
60453

773-265-7700
708-425-8000

www.advocatehealth.com/beth/
www.advocatehealth.com/cmc

3815 Highland Ave

Downers Grove

60515

630-275-5900

www.advocatehealth.com/gsam/

450 W. Highway 22

Barrington

60010

847-381-0123

www.advocatehealth.com

2025 Windsor Dr.

4440 W. 95th St.
836 W. Wellington Ave.

Oak Brook
Oak Lawn
Chicago

60523
60453
60657

630-572-9393
708-425-8000
773-975-1600

www.advocatehealth.com
www.advocatehealth.com/hope/
www.advocatehealth.com/immc/

1675 Dempster

Park Ridge

60068

847-723-5437

http://www.advocatehealth.com/lgch/

1775 Dempster St.

Park Ridge

60068

847-723-2210

www.advocatehealth.com/luth

17800 S. Kedzie Ave.

Hazel Crest

60429

708-799-8000

www.advocatehealth.com/ssub/

2320 E. 93rd St.

1650 Moon Lake Blvd.

Chicago
Hoffman Estates

60617
60194

773-967-2000
847-882-1600

www.advocatehealth.com/trin/
www.abbhh.org

600 Alexian Way

Elk Grove
Village
Winfield
Chicago

60007

847-640-7550

www.alexianhealthsystem.org

60190
60614

630-933-1600
773-880-4507

www.cdh.org
http://www.childrensmemorial.org

25 N. Winfield Rd.
700 W. Fullerton Ave.
801 S. Milwaukee Ave.
5th and Roosevelt Rd, P.o.
Box 5000
801 S. Washington
200 Berteau Ave.
2650 Ridge Avenue
2100 Pfingsten Road
701 Winthrop Ave.
701 W. North Ave.
718 Glenview Avenue

Libertyville
Hines

60048
60141

847-990-5267
708-202-2721

Naperville
Elmhurst
Evanston
Glenbrook
Glendale Heights
Melrose Park
Highland Park

60540
60126
60201
60025
60139
60160
60035

630-527-3189
630-833-1400
847-570-2710
847-657-5621
630-545-8000
708-450-4969
847-480-3919

www.condell.org/resources/volunteers.php
http://www.vagreatlakes.org/FAC/FACmedcenter.asp?i
d=578
www.edward.org/services/volunteer.asp
www.emhc.org
www.enh.org/getinvolved/volunteer.asp
http://www.enh.org/contactus/glenbrook.asp
www.keepingyouwell.com
www.gottliebhospital.org
http://www.enh.org/contactus/highlandpark.asp

120 N. Oak St.

Hinsdale

60521

630-856-9000

www.keepingyouwell.com

Organization

27. Holy Family Medical Center

28. Ingalls Memorial Hospital
29. John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital

Contact phone

Address
100 N. River Rd.
One Ingalls Drive
1901 W. Harrison Street

City
Des Plaines
Harvey
Chicago

Zip
60016
60426
60612

847-297-1800
708-915-4556
312-864-6000

Web site
www.reshealth.org
www.ingalls.org
http://www.cchil.org/Cch/cook.htm

2544 West Montrose Ave.

Chicago

60618

773-279-2710

www.kindredhealthcare.com/hospitals/chicagonorth/

365 E. North Ave.

Northlake

60164

708-345-8100

www.kindredhealthcare.com

4058 W. Melrose St.

Chicago

60641

773-736-7000

www.kindredhealthcare.com

6130 N. Sheridan Rd.

5101 S. Willow Springs
Rd.
E. 65th St. at Lake
Michigan
660 N. Westmoreland Rd
550 W. Webster

Chicago
La Grange

60660
60525

773-381-1222
708-352-1200

www.kindredhealthcare.com
www.ahsmidwest.org

Chicago

60649

773-363-6700

www.larabida.org

Lake Forest
Chicago

60045
60614

www.lakeforesthospital.com
www.lincolnparkhospital.com

801 S. Washington Street

Naperville

60540

847-535-6851
773-883-2000
x3550
630-305-5500

2800 W. 95th St.

Evergreen Park

60805

708-229-5281

http://www.lcmh.org/

645 S. Central Ave.

4646 N. Marine Drive

Chicago
Chicago

60644
60640

773-626-4300
773-564-7294

www.horettohospital.org
www.weisshospital.org

2160 S. First Ave.

Maywood

60153

708-216-9000

www.luhs.org

26 W 171 Roosevelt Rd.

Wheaton

60187

630-462-4000

www.marianjoy.org

2525 S. Michigan Ave.

5025 N. Paulina

Chicago
Chicago

6061660640

312-567-2366
773-271-9040

www.mercy-chicago.org
www.methodistchicago.org

6300 N. Ridge
California at 15th St
3001 Green Bay Rd.

Chicago
Chicago
North Chicago

60660
60608
60064

773-273-4161
773-542-2000
847-688-1900

1301 Central St.

Evanston

60201

847-570-2000

www.misericordia.com/involved/volunteer.htm
www.sinai.org/volunteer/index.asp
http://www.vagreatlakes.org/FAC/FACmedcenter.asp?i
d=556
www.northshore.org

800 W. Central Rd.

60005

847-618-1000

www.nch.org

251 E. Huron St

Arlington
Heights
Chicago

60611

312-926-2070

http://www.nmh.org/jobs/index.html

1044 N. Francisco Ave.

Chicago

60622

773-292-8347

www.n-ahs.org

of Cook

30. Kindred Hospital Chicago

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North
Kindred Hospital Chicago
Northlake
Kindred Chicago Central
Hospital
Kindred Chicago Lakeshore
La Grange Memorial
Hospital
La Rabida Children's
Hospital
Lake Forest Hospital
Lincoln Park Hospital

38. Linden Oaks Hospital at

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Edward
Little Company of Mary
Hospital
Loretto Hospital
Louis A. Weiss Memorial
Hospital
Loyola University Medical
Center
Marianjoy Rehabilitation
Hospital & Clinics
Mercy Hospital
Methodist Hospital of
Chicago
Misericordia
Mt. Sinai Hospital
North Chicago VA Medical
Center
NorthShore University
Health System
Northwest Community
Hospital
Northwestern Memorial
Hospital
Norwegian American Hosp.

www.edward.org

Organization

Address

City
Oak Forest

Zip
60452

Contact phone
708-687-7200

Web site

Oak Park
Chicago

6030460634

708-383-9300
773-794-8463

www.oakparkhospital.org
http://www.reshealth.org/facilities/hospital.cfm#olr

Palos Heights
Waukegan

60463
60085

708-923-4041
847-360-2221

http://www.paloshospital.org/homepage.cfm
http://www.vistahealth.com/volunteer.htm

500 E. 51st. St.

Chicago

60615

312-572-2000

http://www.cchil.org/Cch/providen.htm

345 E. Superior Street

Chicago

60611

312-238-6026

www.ric.org

7435 W. Talcott Ave.

8311 W. Roosevelt Rd.
5601 S. County Line Rd
45 W. 111th St.

Chicago
Forest Park
Hinsdale
Chicago

60631
60130
60521
60628

773-792-5110
708-771-7000
630-286-4000
773-995-3000

http://www.reshealth.org/facilities/hospital.cfm#rmc
www.psysolutions.com/RiverEdge/
www.rmlspecialtyhospital.org
www.roselandhospital.org

9600 Gross Point Rd.

Skokie

60076

847-677-9600

www.rnsmc.net

520 S. Maple Ave.

1650 W. Harrison

Oak Park
Chicago

60304
60612-

708-383-9300
312-942-5574

www.oakparkhospital.org
http://www.rush.edu/general/vol

3240 W. Franklin Blvd.

1401 S. California Blvd.

Chicago
Chicago

60624
60608

773-722-3020
773-542-2000

http://www.sinai.org/rehabilitation/index.asp

2211 N. Oak Park Ave.

Elmwood Park

60707

773-622-5400

www.shrinershq.org/shc/chicago/

8012 S. Crandon Ave.

1555 Barrington Rd.
2875 W. 19th St.
1431 N. Claremont Ave.
1423 Chicago Rd.

Chicago
Hoffman Estates
Chicago
Chicago
Chicago Heights

60617
60194
60623
60622
60411

773-356-5362
847-843-2000
773-484-1000
773-278-2000
708-756-1000

www.southshorehospital.com
www.stalexius.org
www.saintanthonyhospital.org
www.reshealth.org
www.stjameshospital.org

20201 S. Crawford Ave.

Olympia Fields

60461

708-747-4000

www.stjameshospital.org

355 Ridge Ave.

12935 S. Gregory St.

Evanston
Blue Island

60202
60406

847-316-2255
708-597-2000

http://www.reshealth.org/main.cfm
www.stfrancisblueisland.com/

2900 N. Lake Shore Dr.

2233 W. Division St.

Chicago
Chicago

60657
60622

773-665-3000
312-770-2350

http://www.reshealth.org/main.cfm
http://www.reshealth.org/main.cfm

1400 E. Irving Park Rd.

Streamwood

60107

630-837-9000

www.bhcsteamwood.com

53. Oak Forest Hospital of Cook 15900 S. Cicero Ave

County

54. Oak Park Hospital

55. Our Lady of the

520 S. Maple Ave.

5645 W. Addison St.

Resurrection Medical
12251 S. 80th Ave.
56. Palos Community Hospital
57. Provena St. Therese Medical 2615 Washington St.
Center

58. Provident Hospital of Cook

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County
Rehabilitation Institute of
Chicago
Resurrection Medical Center
Riveredge Hospital
RML Specialty Hospital
Roseland Community
Hospital
Rush North Shore Medical
Center
Rush Oak Park Hospital
Rush-Presbyterian-St.
Luke's Medical
Sacred Heart Hospital
Schwab Rehabilitation
Hospital
Shriners Hospitals for
Children
South Shore Hospital
St. Alexius Medical Center
St. Anthony Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
St. James Hospital & Health
Centers
St. James Hospital & Health
Centers/Olympia Fields
St. Francis Hospital
St. Francis Hospital and
Health Center
St. Joseph Hospital
St. Mary of Nazareth
Hospital Center
Streamwood Behavioral
Health Center

Organization

81. Swedish Covenant Hospital

82. Thorek Hospital and

Address
5145 N. California
850 W. Irving Park

City
Chicago
Chicago

Zip
60625
60613

Contact phone
773-878-8200
773-525-6780

Web site
www.schosp.org
www.thorek.org

5841 S. Maryland Ave.

Chicago

60637

773-702-4421

http://www.uchospitals.edu/volunteer.html

1740 W. Taylor St.

Chicago

60612

312-413-1945

http://uillinoismedcenter.org/content.cfm/volunteer

820 S. Damen Ave.

Chicago

60612

312-569-8387

1324 N. Sheridan Rd.

3 Erie Court
1225 W. Lake St.

Waukegan
Oak Park
Melrose Park

60085
60302
60160

847-360-4127
708-763-6548
708-938-7546

http://www.vagreatlakes.org/FAC/FACmedcenter.asp?i
d=537
http://www.vistahealth.com/
www.westsub.com/volunteers.cfm
http://www.reshealth.org/main.cfm

Medical Center

83. University of Chicago

84.
85.

Hospitals
University of Illinois
Medical Center
VA Chicago West Side

86. Victory Memorial Hospital

87. West Suburban Hospital
88. Westlake Hospital

Hospitals readily accessible by Chicago Transit

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Children's Memorial Hospital
Evanston Hospital
John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook
Kindred Hospital Chicago North
Kindred Chicago Lakeshore
Lincoln Park Hospital
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
St. Francis Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital

836 W. Wellington Ave.

700 W. Fullerton Ave.
2650 Ridge Avenue
1901 W. Harrison Street
2544 West Montrose Ave.
6130 N. Sheridan Rd.
550 W. Webster
4646 N. Marine Drive
1301 Central St.
251 E. Huron St
345 E. Superior Street
355 Ridge Ave.
2900 N. Lake Shore Drive

.5 mile from Belmont El stop, both brown and red line

.2 mile from Fullerton El stop, both brown and red line
.2 mile from Central Ave stop, purple line (take red line to purple line)
Red line to blue line CTA Medical Center stop
.8 mile from Montrose Ave brown line stop
3 blocks south of Lake Shore Campus
.7 mile from Fullerton El stop
.5 mile from Wilson Avenue Red line stop
.2 mile from Central Ave stop, purple line (take red line to purple line)
.5 mile from Chicago Ave Red line stop
.5 mile from Chicago Ave Red line stop
.9 mile from Howard Ave Red line stop
1 mile from Diversey Brown line stop

CommunityHealth, a volunteer-based FREE health clinic on Chicago's West Side, opened its doors in 1993. The clinic represents a grassroots
response to the enormous and rapidly increasing number of medically uninsured people in Illinois. We are especially unique in that patient care is
rendered by volunteer health professionals - - over 350 volunteers, 120 of whom are physicians, conduct approximately 14,000 pro-bono patient care
visits annually.
Since our doors opened we have provided over 72,500 free patient visits. Today we operate six days a week, including four evenings and Saturdays. Over
85 percent of our patients are return patients who look to us as their primary source of care.
CommunityHealth's patients are extremely vulnerable: All lack health insurance coverage An estimated 80% come from working households, yet all are
poor, at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level 18% are children Over 80% are from minority populations, of which 70% are Hispanic Most are new
immigrants and do not speak English Nearly all face educational, linguistic and cultural barriers to health care Many travel great distances to receive care at
CommunityHealth, with over 64% residing in outlying neighborhoods The majority have put off seeking early, medical care because they cannot afford it
or are afraid to seek care in a new surrounding.
It is remarkable that in 2003, with just over 16 'full time equivalent' employees, CommunityHealth:
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provided over 14,000 pro-bono patient visits via our standard clinic session format, and an estimated 2,000 additional visits rendered
through our educational programs;

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dispensed over $985,684 worth of FREE medications from our dispensary;

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conducted 7,560 FREE laboratory procedures; and,

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trained over 255 medical students and 170 residents.

More than 90% of CommunityHealth's patient visits are by appointment. Our services include: preventive, primary and illness care; women's health services; clinical
laboratory testing; comprehensive diabetic care; 'take-home' medications and diabetic supplies; school exams and immunizations; social services and
case/referral management; specialty services [cardiology, dermatology, gynecology, nephrology, ophthalmology, pediatrics, podiatry, psychiatry,
physical therapy rheumatology and surgery]; patient education; and, testing, counseling and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.
Due to lack of accessible alternative sources of care for an estimated 1.3 million uninsured in greater Chicago, our clinic serves as a citywide resource. Please know
too, that CommunityHealth does not provide services to people with Medicaid or Medicare, as these government programs are health insurance programs.
Patients who come to CommunityHealth literally have nowhere else to go.

Fact Sheet
CommunityHealth is a volunteer-based free health clinic that provides basic healthcare to people without health insurance and to persons with a family income
less than 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level. Dr. Serafino Garella and other concerned individuals founded CommunityHealth in 1993. CommunityHealth
is a unique health clinic in relation to other clinics in Chicago because of two major reasons: CommunityHealth receives no government funding and its primary
work force is volunteers. In 1999, volunteers performed 93% of all patient services.

Over 360 volunteers staff CommunityHealth. Volunteers

perform clerical, interpreting, nursing, over medical, legal, and
social service duties.

CommunityHealth has had over 42,000 visits since the clinic

opened in 1993.

CommunityHealth's patient visits have grown by 500 percent

since it's opening in 1993.

In 2001, CommunityHealth provided nearly 16,000 free patient

visits.

Services provided by CommunityHealth:

Case Management
Cardiology
Colposcopy
Dermatology
Diabetes Education
Endocrinology
Exercise Classes
Gynecology
Immunizations

Infectious Disease
Lab Services
Medication
Nephrology
Nutrition Counseling Ophthalmology
Parenting Classes
Patient Education and Support Groups Pediatrics
Physical Therapy
Psychiatry

Preventive Medicine
Podiatry
Pulmonology
Rheumatology
Social Service - Social Worker
School Physicals
STD Prevention, Testing, and Treatment
Surgery (in office procedures)

Profile of the Typical CommunityHealth Patient

One out of every five patients is a child

CommunityHealth is the primary and only source of medical care

Minority

Uninsured

Frequently non-English speaking

80 percent of patients come from working households

Family income is less than 200 percent of Federal Poverty Level

Patient is delayed In getting needed medical care because of lack of

insurance or inaccessibility to affordable care

CommunityHealth's Sources of Revenues

In 2003, CommunityHealth ran on an expense budget of $900,000 with revenues derived from:

61 percent grants, churches and synagogue donations

25 percent annual benefit proceeds

11 percent annual campaign and misc.

3 percent voluntary patient donations

CommunityHealth Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers are an enormous component of CommunityHealth's success. There are volunteer opportunities
available for everyone. Our volunteers deal with a diverse group of patients. We treat all of our volunteers and
patients with respect and without judgment. CommunityHealth believes that healthcare is a right not a privilege.
Some of our volunteer positions are listed below.
Front Desk Volunteer
Volunteers are needed to assist in patient resignation, answer patent questions, scheduling patient appointments and occasional filing
and clerical support.

Olivia Roanhorse
Volunteer Coordinator
roanhorse@communityhealth.org
2611 W. Chicago Ave.
Chicago IL 60622
773-395-9901 ext. 242
Fax: 773-395-9902
www.communityhealth.org

Intake Volunteer:
Volunteers are needed to assist in qualifying, screening and scheduling potential patients for services at CommunityHealth.

Clinic Flow Coordinator:

Volunteers needed to assist clinic staff and volunteers with patient flow, coordinating interpreters during clinic sessions, answer clinical volunteer questions, and assist in paperwork
associated with referral to Cook County Hospital. Clinical background is beneficial but not required.

Interpreter:
Volunteers are needed to provide interpretation for patients that do not speak English. Fluent Spanish and Polish speakers are especially needed. Cultural background is a plus.

Lab Volunteer.
Volunteers are needed assist with blood draws, urine collection and sample processing.

Dispensary Volunteer:
Volunteers are needed to assist providers in determining the most appropriate means to provide patients with medications. Medical background is necessary.

Volunteer Intake Nurse:

License nurses needed to interview new patients upon intake to assess urgency of medical attention.

Medication Nurse Volunteer

License nurses needed to educate and review medications with patients when patients pick up their prescription refills.

Triage Volunteer:
Medical students, nursing students, CNA's, medical technicians, LPN's, and RN's are needed to take vitals and patient histories and assist in general clinical operations.

Volunteer Physician:
Licensed physicians needed to provide quality care. Primary/preventative care is the predominate practice; however specialty providers are greatly needed. Ophthalmologist,
cardiologist and psychiatrist are especially needed.

Community Events Volunteer/Young Professionals:

Assist in the coordination and production of special and community events; including the annual gala, volunteer appreciation and Young Professionals events.

Advocate/Escort Volunteer:
Volunteers needed to accompany our patients to Cook County Hospital and advocate for their medical needs and/or provide interpretation for our non-English speaking
patients.

Child Care Volunteer:

Volunteers are needed to supervise and coordinate activities for the childrens waiting/playroom.

Health Educator:
Certified HIV, diabetes, STD, domestic violence educators needed to provide one on one and/or group education for patients.

Student Recommendation:
Ambulatory & Community Health Network of Cook County
Cook County Bureau of Health Services
Dr. Jorge Prieto Family Health Center
2424 S. Pulaski Rd
Chicago IL 60623
773-257-8360