Clinic Earns 2021 Gold Award
June 24, 2021. We are thankful that by God’s enabling,, our brave and hard-working staff achieved the high standards necessary to earn the Gold Award from the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC)— Even during this year of COVID!
Bolingbrook Christian Health Center works each year to meet these national standards for professional care. 2021 marks the 2nd year in a row the clinic has received the award.
NAFC Quality Standards elements include policies and procedures related to the following areas:
Administrative
Enhanced Access and Continuity of Care
Identifying and Managing Patient Population information
Planning and Managing Care
Providing Self-Care Support and Community Resources
Tracking and Coordinating Care
Measuring and Improving Performance
More on the award from the NAFC:
2021 NAFC Gold Standard Award for Bolingbrook Christian Health Center
The mission of the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics is to ensure the medically underserved have access to affordable health care. The NAFC and its members are dedicated to ensuring that patients receive quality health care.
To quantify and qualify the care provided at the Free and Charitable Clinic network, the NAFC formalized a set of Quality Standards for member organizations. This program has been in the development stages for the past several years and officially launched in 2020.
NAFC Members that wished to participate in the program voluntarily submitted information to the NAFC on the various policies and procedures they have in place to attain their standards rating. Each organization attested/pledged that they successfully incorporate these standards within their organization. 581 NAFC members have earned ratings in this inaugural year of launching the Standards Program. Of that, 68% received a gold rating, 17% received a silver rating, and 15% received a bronze rating.
Bolingbrook Christian Health Center is also a member of the Illinois Association of Free and Charitable Clinics. Located in suburban Chicago, our professional medical providers serve a portion of the 900,000 in Illinois who have no health insurance.
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