New Medical Center Opens in Chicago's Ashburn Neighborhood

Deborah Bayliss | As of Wednesday, July 2, 2014


Oak Street Health, a newly opened state-of-the-art medical center in Chicago's Ashburn neighborhood, will offer both dental and medical services to Medicare recipients and will initially bring 35 full-time jobs to the area and an estimated 100 additional jobs by the end of 2014. The new facility is expected to employ 200 additional local residents in 2015.

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was on hand for the ribbon cutting that was held on Friday.

“The health of our neighbors and the health of our neighborhood economies go hand in hand,” said Mayor Emanuel.  “The ability for Chicago’s seniors to access affordable healthcare in their neighborhoods is crucial to our efforts to improve the health and well-being of all Chicagoans and the fact that Oak Street Medical is committed to hiring residents from the communities they serve, makes this a win-win for the City.” 

Located at 3348 West 87th St., Oak Street Health, a new network of primary health clinics for seniors, is expected to serve more than 2,500 seniors in the Ashburn area. 

In addition to Ashburn, Oak Street Health plans to open two additional centers this summer including one in Avalon Park at 1715 East 95th Street on July 1 and one in Bronzeville at 4318 South State Street on Aug. 26.

Each new center creates 15 jobs initially with more care teams added as the number of patients increase. 

“At Oak Street Health, we believe effective healthcare goes beyond just the services we offer at our centers, and that more must be done to help our members manage their conditions every day,” said Mike Pykosz, Oak Street Health’s Chief Executive Officer. “The key to our mission is keeping patients healthy, at home, and out of hospitals. Our doctors take the time to listen to each patient, understand their individual circumstances, and develop comprehensive care plans for each member.”

In order to meet its hiring needs, Oak Street Health in partnership with Chicago City Colleges will host a hiring fair and interview day to identify skilled and qualified candidates for both clinical and non-clinical jobs that include welcome coordinators, medical assistants, community coordinators and outreach associates. The event, open to current students and alumni of City Colleges, will be held in early July at Oak Street’s headquarters at 1101 West Fulton Market.  

“Our unique care model creates an excellent patient experience focused on building better patient-doctor relationships and delivering focused preventive care for seniors on Medicare,” said Griffin Myers, Oak Street Health’s Chief Medical Officer. “Oak Street patients see the difference; we have a 97% patient satisfaction rating following appointments. Our model takes into consideration all aspects of their care, from transportation needs, dental and social needs, access to affordable medications, to frequent and longer visits with their doctor and the integrated technology that enables all of it.”

Oak Street Health opened its first two Chicago centers in September 2013 at 1541 West Devon in Edgewater and 4848 West Irving Park in Portage Park. By the end of 2014, it will operate five centers in Chicago and two additional facilities in Berwyn and Blue Island, IL.  

For more information, please visit www.oakstreethealth.com or 312-733-3374.

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