Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ
Reaching Out to Those in Need AMITA Health associates and physi-
workers connected patients with community
free medical care to more than 140 people
resources to access ongoing medical care
at a Mission at Home clinic in Glendale
and address issues such as housing, food
Heights.
insecurity and domestic violence.
The day-long clinic offered medical
“The intent of Mission at Home is to
evaluations across a variety of specialties,
provide medical care for people in need,
including primary care, orthopedics, podia-
which is in keeping with AMITA’s mission
try, sports medicine, pediatrics, endocrinol-
of extending the healing ministry of Jesus,”
ogy, psychiatry, dermatology and physical
said David de Ramos, DO, the clinic’s med-
therapy. The clinic for the first time also
ical director, “but we also want to get these
featured dental services.
patients access to ongoing care. If we can do
dispensed by AMITA pharmacists, and chaplains were on hand to guide and coun-
Julie Busch, associate vice president, AMITA Health
that, we impact them long-term, and that magnifies the impact of the event manyfold.” Community partners at the event
sel patients. Other services included dia-
included VNA, a federally qualified health
betic testing and mental health evaluations
center whose representatives administered
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COVID-19 vaccinations and helped patients establish a medical home for ongoing care; Access DuPage, a nonprofit that made specialty referrals and helped patients find a medical home and access Affordable Care Act insurance; and a network of 10 food pantries, including the Neighborhood Food Pantries, ICNA Relief Food Pantry, Glen Ellyn Food Pantry and the Northern Illinois Food Bank. More than 200 boxes of food were given to clinic participants, courtesy of the Northern Illinois Food Bank and the ICNA Relief Food Pantry. De Ramos thanked all of the community partners involved in the event and expressed deep appreciation to the more than 100 AMITA associates and physicians who volunteered at the clinic. “Their selfless contributions and their commitment to AMITA’s mission were inspirational,” he said. P
and referrals. In addition, AMITA social
cians joined forces on June 19 to provide
Patients could receive free medications
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