by Laura | Apr 28, 2022 | Blog
This month, we lost a beloved member of our community, Dr. Arnie Widen (1929-2022). Dr. Widen was not only a member of our Board (and former President), but he served as a volunteer physician in the clinic for many years, both seeing his own panel of patients and...
by Laura | Apr 27, 2022 | Blog
Last month, we shined a spotlight on Onward Neighborhood House, the location of our first telehealth-focused clinic site. This month, we’re talking about Enlace Chicago, a social service agency located in Little Village, which will be the THIRD location where...
by Laura | Apr 20, 2022 | Blog
Earlier this month, Emily Hendel (Director of Clinical Services) and Miriam Barger (Care Coordination Manager) spent a week in Guatemala, visiting San Lucas and nearby villages in the region to provide health care. The journey was coordinated by Minnesota...
by Laura | Apr 13, 2022 | Blog
This month, as we recognize both World Health Day (April 7th) and Earth Day (April 22nd), it’s the perfect time to emphasize the inevitable truth that we need to care for the Earth in order to care for ourselves and each other. Climate change is the single...
by Laura | Apr 6, 2022 | Blog
Sylwia Balata has been an outstanding volunteer at CommunityHealth for just about four years now! As a Polish interpreter and lab technician, she is deeply connected to both the patient and their care team. Sylwia was born in a city in Poland near the Ukrainian border...
by Laura | Mar 30, 2022 | Blog
Way back in 1868, a group of German, Scottish and Swedish settlers founded the Onward Presbyterian Church. Over the next century, the church evolved into an essential resource for immigrants in Chicago, serving as a school, a refuge, and a community center for...
by Laura | Mar 23, 2022 | Blog
We’re only about 80 days into 2022, but according to the American Cancer Society, the U.S. has already seen a total of 106,180 new cases of colon cancer and 44,850 new cases of rectal cancer. Though colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer...
by Laura | Mar 16, 2022 | Blog
Our students overwhelmingly agree that it is the connection to our patient population that makes volunteering at CommunityHealth such a uniquely fulfilling experience. We asked them to share their fond memories, and they responded with enthusiasm! Check out the...
by Laura | Mar 9, 2022 | Press
[Excerpted from News-Medical.net] As part of their second-year MD curriculum, a group of Feinberg students recently designed and implemented a community quality improvement project, screening patients for food insecurity at their Education-Centered Medical Home (ECMH)...
by Laura | Mar 9, 2022 | Blog
Around 40% of our volunteers come to us through our partnerships with Chicago-area institutions such as Amita St. Joseph Hospital Chicago, Rush University Medical Center, Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, and many more. These hard-working...
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