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3 people are interested
Nonprofit office volunteer
ORGANIZATION: SUBURBAN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE COUNCIL
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3 people are interested
The Suburban Primary Health Care Council is seeking interested candidates who are passionate about making a difference in the community with their time and talents. We are currently looking for volunteers to assist with in-office work, event production, conducting grant and potential donors research, support with community outreach and assisting with other projects that arise. Candidates will have the opportunity to learn valuable skills such as experience with donor management software, InDesign and salesforce. This is a wonderful opportunity for someone who is passionate about healthcare equity and providing access to quality healthcare for the underserved as well as someone looking to develop skills useful in the nonprofit sector. Hours are ongoing and very flexible.
If interested please send a letter of interest or resume to Swapna Naidu, Development Manager at swapnaN@sphcc.org
About the Suburban Primary Health Care Council:
The Suburban Primary Health Care Council has, through its Access to Care program, been filling the gap for the uninsured and underinsured individuals of Cook County for 30 years. Serving more than 5000 low income members every year, Access is to Care is a primary care safety net for those individuals not eligible for public assistance. Increasingly we are also serving the underinsured-those who cannot afford the high deductibles of their insurance plans. To learn more about us please visit www.accesstocare.org
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About SUBURBAN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE COUNCIL
Location:
2225 ENTERPRISE DR STE 2507, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154, US
Mission Statement
The Suburban Primary Health Care Council’s mission is to facilitate access to primary health care services to residents of suburban Cook County and northwest Chicago who lack such access because of financial barriers. It has successfully fulfilled this mission since 1988 through its Access to Care program. Over 116,000 unduplicated individuals have had a medical home because of Access to Care, many of them for several years. In the last year Access to Care served 5665 individuals.
Description
Patients in the Access to Care program are linked to a local primary care physician, an internist or family physician. They pay the physician $5 for each office visit. If the physician orders a diagnostic laboratory test or routine x-ray the patient pays $5 per specimen or x-ray. The patients pay $15 (generic), $30 (preferred brand), or $40 (non-preferred brand) for prescription medication written by their Access to Care physicians. The program also tells patients where they may be able to obtain less expensive drugs, although in a more limited formulary. These services are provided on an unlimited basis.
Access to Care has discounted contracts with physicians, commercial laboratories and hospital radiology departments and with Walgreen’s Pharmacy. The most unusual discounts are received from physicians. The program pays physicians only $68 per patient per year.
In 2018, the average per person cost for one year of Access to Care services is $648.78. Because its delivery system is not facility-based, the Access to Care program is very cost-effective. The cost for one person to receive program services for one year is less than the average cost of one visit to a hospital Emergency Department.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
2225 Enterprise DrSuite 2507Westchester, IL 60154
DATE POSTED
April 11, 2019
SKILLS
- Data Entry
- Event Planning / Management
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Less than 10 hours per week
- None