HealthReach 2010 Accomplishments

2010 was a year of continued service diversification and growth for HealthReach. Highlights and accomplishments include:

· Selected as the Fiscal Agent and lead organization for the Illinois Free Clinics Association statewide planning project

Served as a co-chair of the Lake County not for profit sector leadership task force resultingin a formal $100,000 request for a proposal to create a Lake County Human Services Counci in 2011 / 2012

· Member of the Lake County Access Plan Task Force investigating County wide solutions to healthcare access challenges for the medically underserved

· Successfully implemented the Healthy Families medical and mental health programs in collaboration with Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science at the HealthReach Waukegan Clinic

· Completed the fourth cycle of in-clinic St. Martin de Porres High School business internships for bilingual students considering medical careers

· Expanded operation and growth of our new acute care / patient sick call program to full time service providing over 300 patient encounters per month

· Added on-site ultrasound imaging services to our portfolio of diagnostic testing capabilities

· Added on-site physical therapy and chronic pain management services to our portfolio of specialty care services

· Conducted 10,770 patient medical service encounters

· Filled over 28,000 prescriptions while decreasing overall medication expense by 22%

· Provided over 500 healthy lifestyle one on one patient education sessions

· Negotiated over 400 referral encounters to outside specialists

· Provided over 1,200 cancer screening procedures and tests