2611 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622 | 773.395.9901 | www.communityhealth.org Winter 2010

Our Mission:Through an innovative model supported by volunteerism and philanthropy, CommunityHealth will be the leader that defines excellence in delivering comprehensive, patient-centered health care at no cost to low-income uninsured individuals and families in need of a medical home.

You’ve helped so many people… Thank you! In 2009…• 2,256newpatientsenrolledatCommunityHealth–a33% increaseover2008

• CommunityHealthwasthemedicalhomeformorethan8,000uninsuredpatients

• Patientswereservedthrough22,037medicalvisitsincludingprimarycareand20+specialtycareservices

• 58,868prescriptionmedicationsvaluedat$8.9millionweredispensedatnocosttopatientsthroughtheon-siteMedAccessChicagopharmacy

• A state-of-the-art dental suitewascompletedandtheon-siteOralHealthProgramlaunchedDecember2

2010 Dental Goals • Provide1,500dentalvisits• Increaseappointmentavailabilitytoatleast30hoursaweek

• Integratehealtheducationofferingswithdentalprogram

• Recruit20volunteerdentists• Recruit20volunteerhygienists• Recruit15volunteerdentalassistants

New Partnership Initiatives…AnewAsthmaClinicopenedMarch8.InternistsfromNorthwestern Memorial Hospital whohavecompletedafellowshipinallergyimmunologywillberunningthismonthlyclinic.

Tofurtherenhancetheservicesavailabletopatientsstrugglingwithasthmaandotherpulmonologyconditions,CommunityHealthwelcomestheRespiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicagoasournewestpartner.RHAMCisprovidinganon-sitehealtheducatortoworkdirectlywiththispatientpopulation.

Without Good Oral Health,You Can’t Have Good General Health

Dr. Arnie Widen, Board President, Judith Haasis, Executive Director, Joseph O’Malley, Vice President at

the grand opening of the Oral Health Program on February 16, 2010.

Thanks to a $200,000 legacy gift from the Louis R. LurieFoundationandCRASHUSA,anOralHealthProgramisnowupandrunningatCommunityHealth.MembercompaniesofCRASHUSA: Admiral Heating, Anning-Johnson, Clune Construction,ContinentalElectric, FlooringResources,GreatLakesPlumbingandHeating andWhitneyDesign donated their services valuedatmorethan$110,000tobuildouttwodentaloperatories,a labandx-rayroom.“BuildingthedentalsuiteatCommunityHealthwasthelargestprobonoprojectforanon-profitorganizationever

undertakenbyCRASHUSA,”saiditspresidentPatSullivan,whoisalsopresidentofSuperiorMechanicalSystems.

Oral Health Program Brings Smiles to the Uninsured

CRASHmemberswereunanimous inwanting to takeon thejobbecausetheybelievesostronglyinthehealthcenteranditsmission.They havemade an invaluable contribution thatwillbenefit patients for years to come. Thanks to the recruitmentof volunteer dentists, hygienists, and assistants, we were abletolaunchtheprogramonDecember2,2009.Thehighlightedquotes are from the February 16, 2010 reception and ribboncutting where more than fifty funders, partners, volunteers,andfriends joinedCommunityHealthincelebratingthegrandopeningoftheoralhealthprogram.

“ After so many years of hearing about the plans, it’s tremendous to finally see the oral health program operating.”

Julie Darnell, PhD, MHSAUniversity of Illinois at Chicago

“ With the opening of this beautiful new facility, CommunityHealth is adding sorely needed dental services for underserved people in Chicago. We applaud this important accomplishment at a time of continuing economic challenges.”

Celene Peurye Executive DirectorBaxter International Foundation

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TheongoingsuccessofCommunityHealthislargelyduetothemorethan600volunteerswhodonatetheirtimeandtalenttogivebacktothoseinneed.Wearethrilledtohonorallofourvolunteersand--inthisissueofHealthLinks--thefocusisonthosethatsupportournewOralHealthProgramthatlaunchedDecember2,2009.Thisfirstgroupofprogramvolunteersisfeaturedbelow.

WHEN YOU’RE SMILING…New Oral Health Program Launched ~ Volunteers

Arezou Garmestani, DMD–Dr.GarmestanihasbeenvolunteeringatCommunityHealthsinceJanuaryandhasbeenpracticingdentistrysince1997.SheholdsadoctoratedegreeinDentalMedicinefromTempleUniversity.

Martin J. Hogan, DDS–Dr.HoganreceivedhisdoctorateofdentalsurgeryfromtheUniversityofMichiganSchoolofDentistryandgraduatedsumma cum laudewithaBachelorofSciencedegreefromtheUniversityofDetroitMercy.HeiscurrentlyadentalresidentinthegeneralpracticeresidencyprogramatNorthwesternMemorialHospitalandisactiveincommunityoutreachsurroundingdentalissuesforchildrenandathletes.

Maureen R. Libby, DMD–Dr.LibbyreceivedherdoctoratedegreefromtheUniversityofFloridaandaBachelorofSciencedegreeinFoodScienceandHumanNutrition.SheiscurrentlyageneralpracticeresidentatNorthwesternDentalCenterwithafocusoncomplexmedicalconditions.

Leon J. Witkowski III, DDS–Dr.WitkowskiIIIisoriginallyfromthesouthsuburbsofChicago.HegraduatedfromtheUniversityofIowawithanundergraduatedegreein1999andreturnedtoreceivehisD.D.Sdegreein2005(makinghimahugeIowaHawkeyefan).Upongraduation,Dr.L.J.returnedtoMokenatopracticedentistrywithhisfather.

Dentists:

Elizabeth AyalaDentalHygienistBachelorofScienceinDentalHygiene,BaylorCollegeofDentistryRegisteredDentalAssistantFluentinSpanish

Sara Hallowell RDHRegisteredDentalHygienistBachelorofScienceinGeneralStudies,SchoolofHealthandHumanScience-GraduatedSumma Cum LaudeAdjunctClinicalInstructor,HarperCollege

Dental Hygienists:

Elyse Taylor – Oral Health Patient Profile Your Philanthropy at Work

Elyse,whohasbeenreceivingunemploymentbenefitsformorethanayear,wasCommunityHealth’sveryfirstdentalpatient.IthadbeenfouryearssinceElysehadbeentoadentistforcomprehensiveservices.Duringherexamandcleaningthefollowingconcernswereidentified:• Missingtoothinneedofabridge• Brokentooth• Periodontaldisease• GapinfailingbridgeElyse felt the exam was the best she hadever received; she said, “Every tooth wasexamined!”Dr.SzekelyprovidedElysewitharecordofalltheworkthatwasrequired.Elysesaidshefeelslikeanewwomanwithasenseofreliefbecauseshenowknowswhatneedstobeaccomplishedtorestoregooddentalhealth.CommunityHealth

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Manuela CastroCertifiedDentalAssistantEverestCollege-GraduatedSumma Cum LaudePursuingBachelorofScienceinBiologyFluentinPortuguese

Albert ChaeDentalAssistantBachelorofScience,UniversityofIllinoisPursuingaMastersinBiologyFluentinKorean

Margarita LugoDentalAssistantUniversidaddeValleDentalSchool,ColombiaFluentinSpanish

Izadora TorresDentalAssistantMastersofPublicHealth:CommunityHealthScienceBachelorsofArts:Sociology,bothfromUniversityofIllinoisFluentinSpanish

Tararat WasilewskiCertifiedDentalAssistantArlingtonDentalCareersBachelorsDegreeinBusiness,RajamangalaInstituteofTechnologyFluentinThai,EnglishandJapanese

Dental Assistants:

Dental Staff:Hilda Avila-SalazarDentalServicesCoordinatorHildahasfiveyearsexperienceasadentalmanager.ShewasresponsibleformanyoftheadministrativetasksrequiredtogettheOralHealthProgramupandrunningandnowprovidesoversightandsupportfordailyoperations.

Okema Hemphill – Oral Health Patient Profile Your Philanthropy at Work

Okema lives on the north side of Chicagoand it takes her one hour and fifteenminutes by public transportation to get toCommunityHealth.Shehasbeenunemployedfor fivemonths; prior to this sheworked asan administrative assistant for a real estateoffice. She looks forward to starting schooltobecomeamedicalassistant.Duetolackofinsurance,ithadbeentwoyearssinceOkemasawadentist.Theresultsofherexamrevealedthefollowing:• Neededtoothextraction• Twofillings• Frontchippedcrown

Okemawaspleasedwiththecareshereceived.“When itwas time topullmy tooth, Ikeptfeeling pain; the doctor was so patient andprovided the medication I needed to feelcomfortable.”Okema said she is happy thatshecangetgoodoralhealthcareandnotjustanemergencyfix.“Itwasagreatexperience.”

Because the dental clinic is not yet a fullservice operation, only exams, cleanings,fillings and extraction services are providedatthistime.Wearelookingtopartnerwithdentallabstoprovidecrowns,bridges,partialsanddentures.

Oral health and other health conditionsAccordingtotheMayoClinic(www.mayoclinic.com):Ifyoudidn’talreadyhaveenoughreasonstotakegoodcareofyourmouth,teethandgums,therelationshipbetweenyouroralhealthandyouroverallhealthprovidesanother.Here’salistingofsomeofthediseasesandconditionsthatmaybelinkedtooralhealth:cardiovascular,diabetes,osteoporosis,certaincancers,andpregnancyoutcomes.

…Without good oral health, you can’t have good general health.

OtherdentalvolunteersincludeIwonaKochanski,DDS;AnthonyC.Lee,DMD;StephanieLiss,DDS;OlnaHannaSzekely,DMD;KellieDeWit,RegisteredDentalHygienist;andMaiNanthavinh,DentalHygienist.

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2010 Board of Directors

ArnoldL.Widen,MD,President

JosephB.O’Malley,VicePresident

RebekahKohmescher,Treasurer

LeoF.Voet,AssistantTreasurer

DavidJ.Rice,Esq,Secretary

BabsWaldman,MD,MedicalDirector

WilliamBerenson

JamesM.Durkin

SandraF.Durley,PharmD

TheHonorableMannyFlores

JillianR.Foucré

ValeryE.Gallagher

JosephM.Harrington

DaleR.Johnson

RobertJ.Jordan

JohnJ.Koenigsknecht,Esq.

ScottLeisher

KarenNichols,D.O.

AndrewPalumbo

MichaelS.Roberts,Esq.

MariaSaldaña,Esq.

H.ScottSarran,MD

MarkShields,MD

MaryPatStuddert,RN

SallyBenjaminYoung

JudithHaasisExecutiveDirector

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Volunteers at a

In 2009…• 49,750hoursweredonatedbyvolunteers

-representinga15%increaseover2008

• 73%ofhealthcentervolunteersmettheir

goalofprovidingatleast100hoursof

servicein2009

Other highlights include…•Morethan250primarycareproviders

and120carespecialtycareproviders

currentlyvolunteerinthehealthcenter

• Over300othervolunteersprovidesupport

asSpanishandPolishinterpreters,laband

pharmacytechnicians,triageandfront

deskassistantsandmore

Clinic Volunteers of the Month:MarkBamman,NievesLopezBarrera,AdrianCardenas,RyanJarta,FatimaKhatib,PaulKuder,MichelleLeahy,TomLis,NicoleMiller,SteveTran,KarlaVazquez

Volunteer Providers of the Month:Dr.LisaAbrams,JeanBerry,NP,Dr.DavidBrandt,AnneCasimirPA,EmilyDrayRN,Dr.CarolMarinch,Dr.JeffreyMono,Dr.YvonneMurphy,Dr.AnibalPepper,Dr.RussellRobertson,RayTraficante,RPh

2009 Volunteers of the Year AwardVolunteer Attending of the Year–Dr.BruceBlacker(St.JosephHospital)

Volunteer Primary Care Provider of the Year –Dr.CarolKrohm(InternalMedicine)

Volunteer Specialist of the Year – Dr.JyothyPuthumana(Cardiologist)

Volunteer Resident Physician of the Year – Dr.IvetteMurphy-Aguila(LutheranGeneralHospital)

Volunteer Pharmacist of the Year – RayTraficante,RPh

Volunteer RN of the Year –JenniferAcuna,RN

Volunteer Medical Student of the Year – HeatherWarm(NorthwesternMedicalSchool)

Clinic Volunteer of the Year –TomLis

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