Thank you to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners for having CHN at the Combined Charitable Campaign Kick-off Event.

Congratulations to SVDP Charitable Pharmacy for being a recipient of the APhA Foundation Pinnacle Award! The Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Cincinnati (SVDP) is a network of neighbors, inspired by Gospel values, growing in holiness and building a more just world through personal relationships with and service to people in need.

As of May 27, non-profit free clinics and charitable pharmacies can begin accepting donations of medications from the general public. However, to do so, organizations must operate a drug repository program registered with the Ohio Board of Pharmacy.

CHN is excited to welcome Tallis All as our Operations Intern!

Tallis is a student at The Ohio State University earning her B.S. in Public Health. This summer, she will be supporting CHN operations, learning management techniques, and assisting with various projects and tasks within the organization. Tallis will be connecting with CHN members in the coming weeks so stay tuned!

Everyone who is covered by Medicaid MUST respond to a request for information from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. You will receive a renewal packet in the mail - you must complete & return this packet to keep coverage. No longer eligible? We provide free, unbiased help with enrolling in affordable health coverage through the federal Marketplace at HealthCare.Gov. Contact Get Covered Ohio Navigators at 833-628-4467 or by making an appointment at getcoveredohio.org.

The first of what is expected to be at least 220,000 Ohioans have had their coverage terminated as the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) continues to move forward with resuming normal Medicaid operations, including redetermining eligibility for the first time since March 2020. 

The Ohio House of Representatives passed the $88 billion two-year state operating budget on April 26 with an increase in Free Clinic Safety-Net Funding!

More than 100 members and supporters of the Charitable Healthcare Network converged in Columbus last week for the CHN Annual Safety-Net Symposium and Annual Meeting.

CHN is excited to announce the addition of Kala Brean to our team! Kala is CHN’s Director of Operations and Grant Management where she will have oversight of the CHN Navigator program as well as provide operations support and leadership within the network.

In partnership with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), the Charitable Healthcare Network (CHN) is pleased to announce the University of Toledo CommunityCare Clinics as the 2022 Free Clinic of the Year.

In partnership with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), the Charitable Healthcare Network (CHN) is pleased to announce James Dorado, MD of Grace Clinics of Ohio in Delaware as the 2022 Free Clinic Physician of the Year.

In partnership with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), the Charitable Healthcare Network (CHN) is pleased to announce Katie Owens, PharmD, BCACP as the 2022 Free Clinic Pharmacist of the Year award winner for her work with St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) Charitable Pharmacy in Cincinnati.

In partnership with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), the Charitable Healthcare Network (CHN) is pleased to announce Susan Deming, RN as the 2022 Free Clinic Nurse of the Year award winner for her work with the Lake County Free Clinic (LCFC).

In partnership with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), the Charitable Healthcare Network (CHN) is pleased to announce Amy Thompson as the 2022 Free Clinic Staff Member of the Year award winner.

In partnership with the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), the Charitable Healthcare Network (CHN) is pleased to announce KeySource and its partnership with St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy in Cincinnati as the 2022 Free Clinic Community Partner of the Year Award winner.