Healthcare Innovation March 31, 2024
With $122.5 million in state healthcare transformation funding, a collaborative of South Side providers will launch a whole-person model of care in July
Average life expectancy varies by 14 years or more between Chicago communities, according to a Chicago Health Atlas analysis, with higher rates of preventable hospitalization among Black older adults. The Center for Better Aging (CBA) located at St. Bernard Hospital, will open in July with a health equity mandate to serve the growing 50+ population on Chicago’s Greater South Side.
With $122.5 million in state healthcare transformation funding and a central hub for medical care and community outreach, the CBA collaborative of South Side providers has designed a whole-person model of care. A team of physicians,...