In 1996, the Clinic began as a partnership with Community Health Partnership. While a primary focus was on the access to health care for migrant workers, it became quite clear that a larger and broader scope of services was needed. With cooperation from its parent agency, the Clinic became its own entity in 1999. Until the Clinic opened, there was no place in the county for people without health insurance except for the emergency room.
The Family Health Partnership Clinic Sage Center for Care, located in Crystal Lake, opened in November 2013 and in 2016, celebrated its 20th year. A successful $3.2 million dollar campaign was championed through a generous lead gift from Vince & Pat Foglia and was led by a dedicated committee to raise the necessary funds. The new clinic is twice the size of the old clinic at 10,000 square feet and can serve twice as many patients and many more providers can volunteer than ever before. In 2017, a dental clinic and a mobile clinic van providing homeless healthcare was added to the clinic services. In July 2019, the Pink Door Thrift Shop was added to the clinic. The upscale resale store has had a long-standing partnership with Centegra Health System for the past 39 years. The store’s mission has been to support local health care, and now will continue its legacy by supporting FHPC.
The clinic continues operation with foundations, grants, corporate, and community support as well as patient support from sliding scale fees. When it began, it was expected that the Clinic would see approximately 500 -1000 visits each year. The Clinic now sees more than 625 patient visits each month and continues to grow with the generous support of the community. For more information, please read the full history of the clinic, and see what more we can do to improve the health of local residents at our website www.hpclinic.org.