Program areas at Sinai Health System
Sinai Health System is the parent organization and provides administrative management support to its affiliated organizations to enable them to improve the Health and communities it serves. Located on the west side of the city of chicago and serving a population base of 1.5 million people in its service area zip codes, Sinai Health System (Sinai) consists of six member organizations. They are mount Sinai hospital, holy cross hospital, schwab rehabilitation hospital, Sinai community institute, Sinai medical group, and Sinai urban Health institute. Sinai also has a number of clinics that are located on the west and south sides of chicago. Sinai Health System serves primarily african-american and latino patients. Sinai's programs and community outreach are based on scientific epidemiological assessments of local neighborhoods done by Sinai urban Health institute (suhi). In addition to the work of epidemiologists, suhi community Health educators work with neighborhood groups and go door to door for further identification of individuals with chronic disease and for intervention in disease processes. Suhi also conducts Health disparities research, develops innovative community Health interventions, delivers community Health worker training and consultation, and provides a broad scope of evaluation services.
Aids/hiv initiativessinai provides support for both medical and social support services for persons living with hiv. Medical services include outpatient ambulatory Health, mental Health, psychosocial support, and early intervention services. Social support services provide case management for persons living with hiv. Case managers support patients through issues related to the social determinants of Health like housing, employment, and nutrition, as well as medication-related issues like adherence.
Sinai urban Health institute (suhi) works in partnership with community members and organizations to document disparities and improve Health in some of the most vulnerable neighborhoods in the city. Suhi conducts Health disparities research, develops innovative community Health interventions, delivers community Health worker training and consultation, and provides a broad scope of evaluation services. Currently funded initiatives focus on asthma, breast Health, diabetes and violence.