by Laura | Feb 17, 2023 | Blog
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...
by Laura | Feb 10, 2023 | Blog
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...
by Laura | Feb 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
CommunityHealth volunteer, Margaret Bavis, DNP, was featured on American Medical Association’s STEPS Forward Podcast ® about “The Importance of Screening for Social Determinants of Health,” published on February 1 2023. Bavis discusses how...
by Laura | Feb 1, 2023 | Press
[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...
by Laura | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog, Volunteer Updates
With almost seven years of service, Ann Corkery has volunteered with CommunityHealth since 2016. As a volunteer in the pharmacy, Ann’s service ensures patients maintain care outside of clinic hours through medication management. Ann currently holds over...
by Laura | Jan 20, 2023 | Press
“CommunityHealth and its patients have seen firsthand that hyperlocal care can help achieve more equitable care.” Thank you to our allies at the LLoyd A. Fry Foundation for highlighting the launch of our first microsite! In serving “care to...
by Laura | Dec 12, 2022 | Press
Stephanie Willding, CEO of CommunityHealth, talks with Crain’s Daily Gist host Amy Guth about her work, the organization, and the leadership lesson she learned during the early days of the pandemic. Listen to the interview here.
by Laura | Dec 6, 2022 | Press
CEO Steph Willding was featured on Equal Hope’s “Disrupting Privilege” Podcast November 28, 2022. She spoke to hosts John McIlwain and Shari Runner about the ways in which CommunityHealth was established as a disruption to the payor-model healthcare...
by Laura | Nov 7, 2022 | Press
[Excerpted from Crain’s Chicago Business] Stephanie Willding ran the Chicago Marathon this October for the first time. She says running helped her through another marathon: taking the reins of Chicago’s largest free clinic, CommunityHealth, as CEO right before...
by Laura | Oct 20, 2022 | Press
WBEZ Chicago: Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons Oct 19, 2022 As thousands of Central and South American migrants arrive in Chicago, leaders across the city are rushing to provide adequate housing and support for them. But some aldermen are calling on Mayor Lightfoot to do...
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