30 Years of Care: A Letter from Our CEO

30 Years of Care: A Letter from Our CEO

CommunityHealth is celebrating our 30th anniversary this year. Since 1993, our clinic has provided high quality health care to uninsured individuals in Chicago. Our founder, Dr. Serafino Garella, built CommunityHealth from his belief that quality health care is a...
Match Day: Congratulations to our Student Volunteers!

Match Day: Congratulations to our Student Volunteers!

The Future of Health is in the next generation of health care providers. The Student Run Clinics (SRC) at CommunityHealth train medical students and residents in primary, specialty, pharmacy, dentistry, and nursing care with a focus on cultural competency. Our...
Phlebotomists Recognition Week with Jazmin Ascencio

Phlebotomists Recognition Week with Jazmin Ascencio

CommunityHealth celebrates our lab technicians during Phlebotomists Recognition Week from February 13-17.     To learn more about phlebotomy, we talked to Jazmin Ascencio, our beloved Clinic Support Coordinator who has been with CommunityHealth for two...
American Heart Month with Dr. Tochukwu Okwuosa, DO

American Heart Month with Dr. Tochukwu Okwuosa, DO

February is American Heart Month. CommunityHealth advocates heart-healthy living year-round. Heart disease is considered the number one cause of death in the United States. American Heart Month addresses the risk factors and celebrates daily habits that strengthen...
The Importance of Screening for Social Determinants of Health

The Importance of Screening for Social Determinants of Health

[From AMA Steps Forward Podcast] Margaret Bavis, DNP and Assistant Professor, Rush University College of Nursing, discusses how CommunityHealth, one of the largest volunteer-based health centers in the nation, assesses and optimizes social determinants of health to...