Our Organization
- ACCESS is the largest network of community health centers in the country.
- ACCESS provides over 600,000 encounters to more than 215,000 patients a year in more than 50 locations
- ACCESS serves a 1,700 square mile region stretching from Des Plaines to Chicago Heights, from Chicago's Oakland community area to DuPage County.
- ACCESS' Board of Directors is composed over 51% patients and community members to ensure that programs and services are responsive to community needs.
- ACCESS has a current operating budget of $106 million.
Our Quality
- ACCESS is accredited by the Joint Commission, putting our quality of care in the top 10% of ambulatory care centers in the country.
- ACCESS received 4 blue stars from Blue Cross Blue Shield for quality in childhood immunizations, diabetes care, asthma management and breast cancer screening.
Our Patients
- ACCESS serves roughly 11% of all Medicaid recipients living in Cook County (Chicago and surrounding suburbs) and 7% of all Medicaid recipients living in DuPage County.
- 60,000 ACCESS patients have no form of health insurance.
Our Staff
- ACCESS employs over 800 employees, including over 200 Board Certified and Board Eligible medical providers.
- Many ACCESS staff is bi-lingual or multi-lingual to meet the language needs of patients. ACCESS staff speaks a total of 34 languages.
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