16 Years Family Health Partnership Clinic has been serving McHenry County, Illinois, 1996 - 2012
 
OUR MISSION: The Family Health Partnership Clinic will improve the health status of the community and reduce the negative impact of poor access to care by providing a broad spectrum of services to the underserved with compassion and respect.  We recognize that as a community, we are responsible for each other.

OUR VISION: Over the next ten years, the Family Health Partnership Clinic will assure that the residents of the McHenry County area will enjoy the benefit of full access to high quality health care, regardless of the ability to pay, by offering multiple sites throughout our community to adequately meet those needs.
 

The Clinic operates on a sliding fee scale, although no patient is turned away due to inability to pay.  At registration, patients will be asked to provide some proof of income.

Woodstock Office Hours: 
Located at 13707 W. Jackson St., Woodstock
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday  8:30a - 4:30p
Thursday  8:30a - 6:30p
Friday  8:30a - 12:00noon, some afternoons

NOTE:  Because all of the doctors and some of the nurses volunteer their time, hours when patients can be seen is limited.  Appointments are necessary.  Call the Clinic main phone number at 815-334-8987. ext. 10 to schedule an appointment.

 

Services offered include:

  • family practice
  • pediatrics
  • women’s health
  • optometry
  • orthopedics
  • internal medicine 
  • podiatry
  • nutritional counseling
  • epilepsy

Pharmaceutical assistance may be available to Clinic patients.

Learn more in the FHPC Patient Handbook:  English   Español

Specialized programs include:

  • Breast Cancer - One of the areas that the Clinic has focused on is the access to early detection and screening for breast cancer.  With the support of the McHenry County Breast Cancer Task Force, FHPC developed a county wide program so that  health care systems would rotate responsibility for low cost mammograms.  Additionally, the Clinic participates in the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.
  • Celebremos La Vida - This nationally recognized program replicates a highly successful breast and cervical cancer screening program based in Washington, D.C.  Celebremos La Vida brings FHPC and Centegra Health System together in a program targeting uninsured Latino women who would otherwise go without these critically needed cancer screening services.  Once a month, the Clinic staff locates at the Women's Health Department at Centegra Hospital in Woodstock.  Clinic staff conduct physicals, clinical breast exams and pap smears while the Centegra staff do the mammograms, all in an atmosphere of fun and festivities.
  • Patient Navigator - Funded by the McHenry County Mental Health Board, the Clinic has a Patient Navigator who can help patients find additional resources they may need.  In addition, this person can help patients navigate through the sometimes confusing world of medical services.

Putting it in Perspective

The problems of the uninsured have only grown more difficult in the last few years.  When the Clinic began in April of 1996, the University of Illinois School of Medicine indicated that there were an estimated 15,000 uninsured in the county.  The 2000 census indicates that the number of uninsured in Illinois is around 13.7%.   Adjusting for some income differences in our county, we can conservatively estimate that our rate of uninsured is about 10%, meaning over 30,000 people in McHenry County have no health insurance.  **In October of 2008, we learned from the census that over 40,000 people in McHenry County now have no health insurance.**  The vast majority of patients we see are working, but are simply unable to get coverage because their company doesn't offer it, or they have some pre-existing conditions.  Our clinic is often the only place they can go.  To join the group of people and organizations that make all this possible, go to Volunteering and How You Can Help or Contact Us.

 

A Little History

While McHenry County overall enjoys a relatively good per capita income, it masks the pockets of poverty that exist within the area, particularly in the growing Latino population.  When the Clinic opened, it partnered with Community Health Partnership as its fiscal agent.  Community Health Partnership is the migrant and seasonal farmworker health care coordinator for the state.  While a primary focus originally revolved around the access to health care for the migrants, it became quite clear within months that a larger and broader scope of services was needed in the area.  With complete cooperation from its parent agency, the Clinic became its own entity in 1999.  The two agencies still work closely.

The Clinic operates with 32 volunteer physicians, 17 referral physicians, 21 volunteer nurses, 4 volunteer interpreters, 20 general active in-clinic volunteers, 8 summer college students, 2 staff nurse practitioners, and a mix of volunteer and paid staff.  In 2007-2008, the Clinic provided almost $2.4 million worth of services on site. The Clinic is funded through private grants, foundations and community fundraising.

Until the Clinic opened, there was no place in the county for people without health insurance except for the emergency room.  The majority of these are termed the "working poor" because while they hold jobs, they are not offered insurance, are unable to afford insurance on their wages, or have no coverage for their family members.
 
In November of 2009, FHPC opened its first satellite clinic.  The location is in the Physician Medical Building attached to Centegra's Northern Illinois Medical Center.  The clinic is open 2 half-days each week on Monday and Thursday mornings.  This has allowed for better access to our clinic for those on the eastern side of McHenry County.

In April of 2011, FHPC celebrates 15 years.  Volunteer physicians, nurses and clinic staff have been serving the people of McHenry County, Illinois, for the past 15 years. 

July 2011, we saw 8,786 patient visits at the clinic for fiscal year 2010-2011, a record since the clinic opened.

Click here to review our latest Annual Report.
 
 
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