Acute Care and Midlevel Practitioner Program

In January 2010, HealthReach opened its new Acute Care / Midlevel Practitioner program. This program is the result of direct patient feedback that HealthReach waiting times for sick call appointments were too long to be effective and that community access to acute care services for non emergency illness was extremely limited for uninsured persons with [...]

A Story of Hope: One Patient’s Perspective

HealthReach serves as a glimmer of hope for the uninsured and underinsured community living throughout Lake County. One patient shares her story about how HealthReach changed her life.
Vanessa is a registered nurse with a background in multiple medical specialties as well as teaching. At age 58 she suffers from severe glaucoma and diabetes. When both her [...]

Lake County “Blue Ribbon” Healthcare Committee

Lake County “Blue Ribbon” Healthcare Committee
HealthReach attended and participated in a recent meeting of the Lake County “Blue Ribbon” health care committee sponsored by Illinois State Senator Susan Garrett. At this meeting strategies were discussed regarding the delivery of health care to the medically underserved of Lake County. [...]

New Waukegan Eye Clinic

New Waukegan Eye Clinic – HealthReach officially opened its new Waukegan eye clinic for refraction examinations and prescription eye wear. This new facility provides increased access to comprehensive eye care for our patients. Prescription eye wear is obtained at very low cost by this program from the Illinois State [...]