Greater Family Health
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Formerly | Greater Elgin Family Care Center |
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| Not-for-profit FQHC | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Health care |
| Founded 📆 | 1998 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Elgin, Illinois |
Area served 🗺️ | Illinois |
Key people | Robert Tanner, President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Services | Medical, dental, behavioral, and LGBTQ health services. |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
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Greater Family Health is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center founded in 1998 in Elgin, Illinois[1]. Prior to May 24, 2021, the organization was known as Greater Elgin Family Care Center[2].
Mission
The mission of Greater Family Health is to provide quality, affordable health care for all, including those without the ability to pay[1]. The organization provides medical, dental, behavioral, and LGBTQ health care services to low-income individuals and families[3]. In 2021, of the 58,808 patients served by the organization, 81.46% identified as racial and/or ethnic minorities, 36.77% were best served in a language other than English, and 90.08% had income at or below 100% of Federal Poverty Guidelines[4].
History
In 1998, a coalition of local stakeholders and organizations was formed to address the health care needs of Elgin’s low-income community[1]. Known as the Community Task Force 2000, their objective was to provide needed primary care services to Elgin residents and minimize the use of local hospitals' emergency rooms for non-emergency needs[5]. As a result of the Task Force's work, Greater Family Health was incorporated on August 27, 1998[6]. In 2002, the organization successfully applied to become a Federally Qualified Health Center and thus began receiving support from the Bureau of Primary Health Care[1].
Locations
Greater Family Health operates 11 health centers in suburban Cook County, Illinois and the neighboring Collar counties[7]:
- 2550 N Annie Glidden Rd, DeKalb, IL 60115
- 373 Summit St, Elgin, IL 60120
- 450 Dundee Ave, Elgin, IL 60120
- 1435 N Randall Rd, Suite 408, Elgin, IL 60123
- 10225 Grand Ave, Franklin Park, IL 60131
- 1515 E Lake St, Suite 202, Hanover Park, IL 60133
- 3901 Mercy Dr, McHenry, IL 60050
- 345 W Northwest Hwy, Palatine, IL 60067
- 135 E Irving Park Rd, Streamwood, IL 60107
- 165 E Plank Rd, Sycamore, IL 60178
- 300 McHenry Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090
Outcomes
In 2022, Greater Family Health was recognized as a Health Center Quality Leader - Gold for its clinical quality measure performance among all Federally Qualified Health Centers[4]. The "Gold" designation indicates that the organization was ranked in the top 10% of all reporting Health Centers[8].
Accreditation
As of July 23, 2022, the organization is accredited by the Joint Commission in Ambulatory Care and Behavioral Health Care and Human Services[9].
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Our Story". Greater Family Health. Retrieved 13 March 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Greater Elgin Family Care Center now named Greater Family Health New name reflects commitment to mission, high-quality care and better health". Daily Herald. 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ↑ "Services". Greater Family Health. Retrieved 13 March 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Health Center Program Uniform Data System (UDS) Data Overview". HRSA Data Warehouse. Retrieved 13 March 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Jones, Shana (24 October 1998). "The proposed Greater Elgin Clinic to serve uninsured working residents". Courier-News (Elgin, IL). pp. A6. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ↑ "Corporation/LLC Search (Greater Family Health)". Office of the Illinois Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Find a Health Center". Greater Family Health. Retrieved 13 March 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) Overview". HRSA Bureau of Primary Health Care. Retrieved 13 March 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Quality Report - Greater Family Health". Quality Check - The Joint Commission. Retrieved 13 March 2023. Unknown parameter
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