INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN FAMILY MEDICINE
Programs
Comprehensive Health Services for Underserved Communities
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE PHYSICALS, PRIMARY CARE, VACCINES, ACUTE CARE, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS PREVENTATIVE CARE. THESE SERVICES ARE DELIVERED THROUGH SCHOOLS, SHELTERS AND AGENCIES, AND FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. MOST RECENTLY, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS (CHW) HAVE BEEN ADDED TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NAVIGATING THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICE SYSTEMS AND ADDRESS BASIC RESOURCE NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, SHELTER, TRANSPORTATION, AND MEDICATION ASSISTANCE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.5MProgram 1 [2025]
IN FY 2025, IFM SERVED 6,377 UNIQUE PATIENTS AND PROVIDED 12,205 PATIENT APPOINTMENTS ACROSS 33 CLINIC SITES IN COLLABORATION WITH 26 COMMUNITY PARTNERS. THIS REPRESENTS SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM GROWTH OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. WE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL PARTNER CLINIC SITE IN 2025: THE GUARDIAN ANGEL SETTLEMENT ASSOCIATION'S COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER/PANTRY IN ST. LOUIS CITY. OUR TWO NEWEST COMMUNITY CLINIC SITES, THE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS HEALTH CLINIC IN BRIDGETON, MO AND YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTER HEALTH CLINIC IN NORTH ST. LOUIS CITY, BOTH INCREASED CLINIC HOURS, PROGRAMMING, AND SUBSEQUENTLY INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS SERVED OVER THE PRIOR YEAR. THESE TWO SITES, IN ADDITION TO OUR HANCOCK PLACE COMMUNITY CLINIC, REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY CLINIC MODEL WHICH SERVE NOT ONLY THE CLIENTS OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNER WHERE THE CLINIC IS LOCATED, BUT ALSO SERVE INDIVIDUALS IN NEED FROM THE ENTIRE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. OUR CONNECTIONS CLINIC'S SPANISH SPEAKING PATIENT POPULATION GREW SIGNIFICANTLY DURING 2025 AND NOW MAKES UP APPROXIMATELY 40% OF THE PATIENTS SEEN THERE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.9MProgram 2 [2025]
AT THESE SITES, WE ALSO HAVE COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER SUPPORT AND SERVICES THAT ADDRESS PATIENT SOCIAL DETERMINANT OF HEALTH NEEDS WHICH INCLUDE FOOD INSECURITY, HOUSING, BASIC CARE ITEMS, SUPPORT WITH UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION, MENTAL HEALTH, AND REFERRALS TO OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR PATIENT SATISFACTION ASSESSMENT DATA FOR 2025 REVEALED AN AVERAGE OF 4.87 ON A SCALE OF 5 (WITH 5 BEING THE HIGHEST). WE ALSO ADDED A QUALITY OF LIFE MEASURE TO THIS ASSESSMENT IN 2025. NEW INITIATIVES FOR 2025/2026 INCLUDED FREE HIV TESTING AT ALL APPLICABLE CLINIC LOCATIONS WHICH STARTED IN 2025, EXPANSION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM 2 SITES TO 3 IN LATE 2025/EARLY 2026 AND THE PLAN TO OPEN FOUR NEW CLINIC SITES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH 1 EXISTING AND TWO NEW PARTNERS IN LATE 2025/EARLY 2026.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$78.6K
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