ERIE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER INC
1701 W Superior Street, Chicago, IL 60622 www.eriefamilyhealth.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MOTIVATED BY THE BELIEF THAT HEALTHCARE IS A HUMAN RIGHT, ERIE FAMILY HEALTH CENTERS, INC. (ERIE) PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE CARE TO SUPPORT HEALTHIER PEOPLE, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. ERIE'S MISSION IS AN OUTGROWTH OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, AND FOR MORE THAN 60 YEARS OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND JUSTICE HAS REMAINED STEADFAST. OUR VISION OF "ALL PEOPLE LIVING THEIR HEALTHIEST LIVES" DEMANDS THAT WE EXAMINE AND WORK TO ADDRESS THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND STRUCTURAL BARRIERS THAT ARE THE ROOT CAUSES OF INEQUITY IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

OPERATE A HEALTHCARE CENTER TO SERVE A LARGELY MEDICALLY UNDER-SERVED POPULATION IN CHICAGO METROPOLITAN AREA.

ERIE FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (ERIE), A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER, IS A REGIONAL HEALTHCARE RESOURCE FOR MORE THAN 80,000 PATIENTS, MOSTLY LOW-INCOME, WHO ARE SERVED IN THE CHICAGO AREA AT THIRTEEN LOCATIONS: SEVEN LARGE PRIMARY CARE CENTERS, FIVE SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS AND OUR TEEN CENTER-THE REGION'S OLDEST AND LARGEST HEALTH CENTER DEDICATED TO ADOLESCENTS. SINCE THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS, ERIE HAS ALSO OFFERED TELEHEALTH SERVICES TO ASSURE CONTINUOUS, SAFE ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE. TO EMPOWER OUR MISSION AND VISION AND TO FULFILL ERIE'S VALUES OF DIGNITY, IMPACT, EXCELLENCE, RELATIONSHIPS, AND LEARNING, ERIE PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF HEALTH SERVICES TO EMPOWER LIFELONG WELLNESS AMONG THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS. SINCE GROWING FROM A ONE-ROOM LOCATION IN 1957, ERIE HAS SUSTAINED OUR COMMITMENT TO HELPING MEET THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS; MORE THAN 90% OF PATIENTS ARE LOW-INCOME, 70% ARE LATINO AND 25% ARE UNINSURED. UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS. ERIE HEALTH CENTERS OFFER A WIDE RANGE OF HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE SERVICES, INCLUDING INTEGRATED MEDICAL, ORAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE; CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT; VACCINES AND FLU SHOTS; HIV TESTING; STI TESTING/TREATMENT; PRENATAL CARE; AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, WITH PROGRAMS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ERIE'S INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS. ERIE PROVIDES CULTURALLY-SENSITIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE FOR PATIENTS, WITH PROVIDERS AND FRONT-LINE STAFF WHO ARE BILINGUAL IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH, WHILE OFFERING TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO PREFER OTHER LANGUAGES. ERIE WILL CONTINUE TO INVEST IN EFFORTS TO ENSURE STAFF ARE REFLECTIVE OF THOSE IT SERVES, WHICH WILL, IN TURN, PROVIDE ECONOMIC STIMULUS TO THE COMMUNITIES ERIE SERVES. RECOGNIZING THAT FACTORS IN OUR PATIENTS' LIVES HAVE A DEEP IMPACT ON THEIR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, ERIE OFFERS A ROBUST ARRAY OF EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES BEYOND OUR EXAM ROOMS AND HEALTH CENTER WALLS. THESE INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, ONE-ON-ONE AND PERSONALIZED HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES, HEALTHCARE NAVIGATION FOR INSURANCE BENEFITS AND ENROLMMENT, AND A MEDICAL-LEGAL PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS PATIENTS' LEGAL BARRIERS TO HEALTH. ERIE ALSO SCREENS PATIENTS FOR THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH-CONDITIONS IN THE ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH THEY WORK AND LIVE THAT AFFECT HEALTH-AND LINKS THEM TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES SUCH AS HOUSING ASSISTANCE, FOOD AND BABY SUPPLIES. ERIE CONTINUES TO STRIVE TOWARD ACHIEVING THE HIGH-QUALITY OUTCOMES THAT HAVE PLACED IT IN THE TOP TIER OF HEALTH CENTERS. IN 2020, ERIE RECEIVED THE GOLD AWARD AS A HEALTH CENTER QUALITY LEADER FROM THE U.S. HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, PLACING ERIE IN THE TOP 10% OF COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS NATIONALLY. FURTHER, ERIE DELIVERS MORE BABIES THAN ANY OTHER COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN ILLINOIS AND RANKS IN THE TOP 1% NATIONALLY FOR NUMBER OF DELIVERIES. AT ERIE, 95% OF BABIES WERE BORN WITH NORMAL BIRTH WEIGHTS, COMPARED TO 92% IN ILLINOIS AND NATIONALLY. ADDITIONALLY, 86% OF WOMEN AT ERIE RECEIVE PRENATAL CARE IN THE FIRST TRIMESTER, COMPARED TO 78% IN ILLINOIS AND 74% NATIONALLY. A LEADER IN TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, ERIE PARTNERS WITH TOP ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS TO OFFER ONSITE MEDICAL TRAINING THROUGH NINE RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. THESE INCLUDE RESIDENCIES IN FAMILY MEDICINE, INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PEDIATRICS; A FELLOWSHIP IN PULMONOLOGY; AND A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND NURSE MIDWIVES. IN ADDITION, ERIE PROVIDES TRAINING FOR MEDICAL AND DENTAL STUDENTS. IN TOTAL, ERIE TRAINS MORE THAN 250 PROVIDERS AT ITS HEALTH CENTER SITES ANNUALLY. ERIE ALSO OFFERS A MEDICAL ASSISTANT TRAINING PROGRAM THAT EDUCATES STUDENTS FOR CERTIFICATION AS MEDICAL ASSISTANTS AND PREPARES THEM TO WORK AS PART OF A CARE TEAM IN A COMMUNITY HEALTH SETTING.

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