Community Health Center Mission

The mission of the Will County Community Health Center is to provide preventive and primary health services to the medically underserved people of Will County regardless of age, sex, color, and ability to pay through direct care and partnerships.

If you have used the Community Health Center, we would like to know how you feel about the services we provide so we can make sure we are meeting your needs. Help us by filling out a Patient Satisfaction Survey. Your responses are directly responsible for improving these services. All responses will be kept confidential and anonymous.

CHC Background and History

The Will County Community Health Center has been caring for the underinsured and uninsured residents of Will County since 1995. The Center received its' Federal designation in May 2001 and evolved from the Clinic Service Division of the Will County Health Department, replacing fragmented clinic care with holistic primary care services. As the only Federally Funded Health Center in the County, WCCHC is dedicated to its role as a safety net provider, serving all residents regardless of age, race, national origin or ability to pay. Multidisciplinary care is provided six days a week with two evening sessions, plus 24 hour physician accountability. Services include General Medicine, Woman's Services, STD/ HIV, Immunization, Laboratory and Dentistry. Charges are based on a sliding fee scale. No one is denied care if unable to pay.

The Center is strategically located in the heart of the east side of Joliet at 1106 Neal Avenue, next to the Sunny Hill Nursing Home. Patient visits have increased from 5,000 in 1995 to 65,724 in 2005. Since the Center's inception basic barriers to primary health care have been eliminated.

The increased number of persons seen for face-to-face health encounters at the Center is indicative of the unmet need of this community. The Center's growth is understandable, considering it is the only local clinic offering comprehensive primary health care on a sliding fee scale. The Center proudly offers a medical home for any and all persons who seek affordable quality health care regardless of the ability to pay.

An Inspiration... A Source of Pride... the new Will County Community Health Center building opened December 21, 2005.