Ryan Annual Report 2007-2008 - The William F. Ryan Community ...

“HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT, NOT A PRIVILEGE“These are the words of Ryan’s namesake, the late Congressman William F.Ryan. At the foundation of its mission, the Ryan Network provides qualityhealthcare to whomever walks in the door, regardless of his or her ability to pay,and with regard to the patient as a person – not as a number or a disease.The Ryan Center is one of the nation’s largest and oldest Community HealthCenters, serving thousands of patients annually. Ryan dedicates itself to servinghard-to-reach individuals, those with few financial resources, those who donot speak English, and those with multiple and special healthcare needs.THE RYAN NETWORKFederally-qualified Community Health Centers provide high quality primary and preventive healthcare services,including medical, dental, eye, and specialty services, to medically underserved and uninsured children, adultsand seniors.School-Based Health Centers provide primary healthcare, individual and group mental health services, socialwork, and health education to youth enrolled in local public schools.Community Health Outreach Program homeless clinics provide primary healthcare, substance abusecounseling, HIV counseling and testing, and individual and group mental health services to homeless familiesand single adults at local shelters.Special Health Outreach to Urban Teens (SHOUT) Mobile Medical Van provides primary healthcare, counselingand testing, case management, mental health counseling, and health education to HIV positive and at-riskyouth ages 13-24.Health on the Move Mobile Medical Van is a “medical center on wheels” that provides local communities withconvenient, one-stop primary and preventive healthcare services.The Ryan Annex houses Ryan’s Prevention Education and Outreach Services, HIV Support Services, MentalHealth Department, and Nutrition and WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Program.Thelma Adair Medical/Dental Center – coming Summer 2009!The Women and Children’s Health Center –coming early 2010!