Compañeros en Salud/Partners in Health, NFP has a long history of projects that address the healthcare needs of the community. Examples include the following:
BILINGUAL DIRECTORY
In 2000, Compañeros en Salud published “Guía de Compañeros en Salud,” a bilingual directory for the Spanish-speaking community. The directory was distributed to the Spanish-speaking community through member agencies.
LANGUAGE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
From 2000-2019, Compañeros en Salud created and developed Language Access to Healthcare (LAH), a free community-based interpreting service administered by AMITA Health Mercy Medical Center Aurora (formerly known as Presence Mercy Medical Center). LAH provided medical interpreting services in various languages to health care, social agencies and other non-profit organizations, free of cost. LAH’s mission was to facilitate communication between non-English and limited-English speaking individuals and health and human services professionals by promoting and providing professionally trained health care interpreters. Unfortunately, due to lack of funding the LAH program ceases to exist.
CENTER FOR DIABETIC WELLNESS
In 2004, Compañeros en Salud developed the concept of a diabetic center for people of all cultures. Compañeros en Salud assists AMITA Health Mercy Medical Center Aurora with this effort. With assistance through a grant from the federal government, AMITA Health Mercy Medical Center Aurora opened the Center for Diabetic Wellness in March of 2005.
AMITA Health Mercy Medical Center Aurora, Center for Diabetic Wellness offers a culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate approach in the delivery of comprehensive diabetes management services that include: diabetes education classes approved by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), nutritional counseling case management, counseling, pastoral care and sub-specialty services. Patients are able to receive services and other assistance in their native language.
Community members benefit greatly from this program and for that we at Compañeros en Salud appreciate AMITA Health Mercy Medical Center Aurora for their support and efforts toward providing culturally appropriate services.
For more information, please contact:
AMITA Health Center for Diabetic Wellness1975 Melissa LaneAurora, Illinois 60506Phone: 630-897-4000AMITA Health Mercy Medical Center Aurora
1325 North Highland Avenue
Aurora, Illinois 60506Phone: 630-859-2222