Healthcare Transformation Program

Swedish Hospital leads the Chicago North Side Collaborative, a Healthcare Transformation Collaborative.

To learn more about how you can help, call 773-878-8200, ext. 8234.

Who We Are

The Chicago North Side Collaborative was awarded by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) as a promising model for “person-centered, integrated, equitable, and dramatic change in the delivery of healthcare at the community level.” 

As an innovative collaboration with Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) our Healthcare Transformation Program aims to eliminate barriers to specialty care and address social determinants of health for under-resourced communities.

Our Mission

• Embed specialty care (Endocrinology, Cardiology, Dermatology, Sports Medicine, Gastroenterology and Pulmonology) in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)s so that the community can access this care with fewer barriers in a place that they already know and trust.
• Improve health outcomes for diabetes, heart disease and other chronic and acute illnesses.
• Reduce health disparities by eliminating barriers to health care that disproportionately impact under-resourced communities.
• Provide holistic care by coupling medical care with support services in the areas of nutrition, housing, healthy relationships and transportation.

Our Partners

• Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Healthcare Transformation Collaboratives
• Asian Health Services Family Health Center
• Erie Family Health Center
• Hamdard Health Alliance 
• Tapestry 360 Health
• Howard Brown Health Center

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