IPHCA Members In The News

(8/08/2008) Companies on the Move
Source: Greater Ft. Wayne Business Weekly

Summary:  Neighborhood Health Clinics, Inc. has been awarded an “outstanding workplace campaign” award by the United Way of Allen County. To access this article click here.

(7/29/2008) Health Calendar
Source: Lafayette Courier-Journal

Summary:  The Tippecanoe Community Health Clinic will host a free community fair to celebrate both National Health Center Week and its 20th anniversary. To access this article click here.

(7/28/2008) Local News Briefs
Source: Anderson Herald Bulletin

Summary:  Madison County Community Health Centers will host its fifth annual Backyard Barbecue as an activity leading into National Health Center Week. To access this article click here.

(7/20/2008) Business Companies
Source: South Bend Tribune

Summary:  LaPorte Hospital was recently awarded the 2008 Rural Indiana Smoke-Free Environment (RISE) award for its adoption and enforcement of a comprehensive smoke-free policy. LaPorte Regional Health System became completely smoke-free inside and out in November 2007. RISE is a joint award presented annually by the Indiana Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Agency and the Indiana Rural Health Association. To access this article click here.

(7/20/2008) Health
Source: Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette

Summary:  Neighborhood Health Clinics in Fort Wayne is a provider in the Indiana Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for financially eligible women. To access this article click here.

(7/17/2008) Newest NorthShore Facility Breaks Ground
Source: NWI Times.com

Summary:  Officials for the NorthShore Health Centers broke ground Wednesday morning for what will become a 26,000-square-foot, two-story comprehensive health care clinic at 2598 Central Ave. that will offer family practice, pediatric and obstetrical medical services. NorthShore already operates two clinics in Portage and opened a Lake Station site in December in the offices of Dr. Fernando Rivera just east of the new clinic. To access this article, click here.

(7/14/2008) Lack of Citizenship, Pride Can Keep Some from Seeking Help
Source: (Lafayette) The Courier-Journal

Summary:  While immigrant communities are growing in Indiana, members of those communities can have difficulty accessing needed services. This can be especially true for those who are not U.S. citizens. According to Veronique Leblanc, CEO of Tippecanoe Community Health Clinic, "Being illegal creates other issues because you can't get services. It's kind of a snowball effect." To access this article, click here.

(7/14/2008) Undocumented Qualify for Some, Not All, Public Programs
Source: (Lafayette) The Courier-Journal

Summary:  Tippecanoe Community Health Clinic in Lafayette may ask patients a number of questions, but citizenship status isn’t one of them. While r oughly 30% of the 9,000-plus patients served by the Center are Latino, the facility does not track which are citizens, immigrants, or undocumented aliens. To access this article, click here.

(6/26/2008) Visclosky Announces $400,000 for Northwest Indiana’s Community Health Centers
Source: www.house.gov

Summary:  Congressman Pete Visclosky announced that he has secured $400,000 for Northwest Indiana’s community health centers to purchase important equipment. Northwest Indiana’s five community health centers provide critical medical care to the under- and uninsured who would otherwise struggle to find quality healthcare. The funding is included in the Fiscal Year 2009 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. The House Appropriations Committee is expected to approve the bill today and it must be approved by both the House and Senate before it can be signed into law by the President. To access this article click here.

(6/26/2008) Community Health Centers in Line for Funding
Source: NWI Times.com

Summary:  Federal funding could help cover the cost of an electronic record-keeping system at Community Health Centers in northwest Indiana. The needed $400,000 is part of an appropriations bill awaiting congressional approval. The money would help five Centers purchase needed equipment. Electronic record-keeping would help the Centers better track patients' overall well-being, said Beth Wrobel, CEO of HealthLinc (formerly Hilltop Community Health Center) in Valparaiso. To access this article, click here.

(6/15/2008) Clinic Lends a Healing Hand
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier

Summary:  Tippecanoe Community Health Clinic's annual shot clinic for children starting kindergarten in the fall was held carnival-style this year. The idea was to get children in for their physical and shots without upsetting them. The turnout at the event was good.  To access this article, click here.

(6/15/2008) Serving Neighbors, Nation
Source: Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette

Summary:  A tribute made to a community known for giving back. Neighborhood Health Clinics are among the local organizations that offer health care to citizens who lack insurance. To access this article, until it is no longer available on the website, click here.

(6/05/2008) Severe Weather Update from Department of Homeland Security and Other State Agencies
Source: WHAS 11 ABC-TV (Louisville, KY)

Summary:  Edinburgh/Trafalgar Family Health Center (Trafalgar, IN) is listed as a contact for individuals requiring health care and childhood immunizations to combat health risks posed by recent flooding in specified counties.  Residents can call (317) 878-2301 to get shots for a $5 fee. To read the full text of the article, click here.

(5/25/2008) Health
Source: Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette

Summary:  Neighborhood Health Clinics offers free pap smears and low cost mammograms to financially eligible women. To access the complete article, click here.

(5/22/2008) Class of 2008: Central’s Paulina Gomez
Source: e-Truth (Elkhart Co.)

Summary:  High school student Paulina Gomez, formerly an intern at the Heart City Health Center, plans on going to medical school to become a doctor serving low income communities. To access the complete article, click here.

(5/20/2008) Grants
Source: Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette

Summary:  Non-profit organizations across Allen County received a total of $2.8M from the Community Foundation of Greater Ft. Wayne. Among them, Neighborhood Health Clinics received $75,000 to support medical and dental care for the uninsured. To access the complete article, click here.

(5/13/2008) Community Foundation Awards Much Needed Funds to Nonprofits
Source: Journal and Courier

Summary:  The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette recently awarded a $20,000 grant to Tippecanoe Community Health Clinic, Inc. (TCHC) to expand the dental practice, which currently serves 1,400 people. Through this grant, TCHC President and CEO Veronique LeBlanc hopes to provide care to more patients and gain access to better technology. Six other non-profit organizations in the area also received Foundation grants.  For the full article, click here.

(5/13/2008) Health Centers Get $1.75 Million Grant
Source: Herald Bulletin

Summary:  Madison County Community Health Centers (MCCHC) recently received a $1.75 million grant to expand facilities and dramatically increase the number of patients served. The grant was announced by Ann Alley of the Office of Primary Health Care within the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH).  Through this new funding, MCCHC President and CEO Tony Malone intends to increase the number of low-income patients seen by the organization’s physicians from 18,000 to 50,000.   For the complete text of the article, click here.

(5/02/2008) The Hope of Health Care Access for Everyone (by Veronique M. LeBlanc)
Source: Journal and Courier

Summary:  Veronique LeBlanc, President and CEO of Tippecanoe Community Health Clinic, Inc. (TCHC) speaks out for the underserved and uninsured in her area. With a mission to improve access to high quality, cost-effective, and comprehensive health care, TCHC recently reached out during Cover the Uninsured Week to raise awareness among a resource-rich community containing some of the finest health care providers in the nation. To view the article, click here.