“Stephanie Willding, CEO of CommunityHealth, told lawmakers that the clinics provided over $29 million in care last year and helped Illinois hospitals avoid $36 million in unnecessary emergency room visits.
“‘So on behalf of the 48 free and charitable clinics across Illinois, thank you for listening, but also for believing, as we do, that healthcare is a right and not a privilege,’ Wilding said.”
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