2026-08-27T13:10:20-04:00 2025-12-31 363141842 ERIC J FERNANDEZ & CO 1S443 SUMMIT AVE STE 302 OAKBROOK TERRACE IL 60181 990 2025-01-01 362217993 INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF CHICAGO INST 3127092685 111 WEST JACKSON BLVD 1700 CHICAGO IL 60604 ARCHANA CHATTERJEE MD PRESIDENT 2026-08-24 true JEFFREY KOCIAK P00575080 6309324880 2026-08-26 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ARCHANA CHATTERJEE MD 160834 false X WWW.IOMC.ORG X 1915 IL THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF CHICAGO (IOMC) IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION OF DISTINGUISHED LEADERS IN THE HEALTH FIELD WHO COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC. DRAWING UPON THE EXPERTISE OF A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER REGIONAL LEADERS, THE IOMC ADDRESSES CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUES THROUGH A RANGE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES INCLUDING EDUCATION, RESEARCH, COMMUNICATION OF TRUSTED INFORMATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WITH THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AT ITS CORE, IOMC IS BUILDING NEW PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE CHICAGOLAND COMMUNITY. VISIT WWW.IOMC.ORG. 10 10 0 30 0 118702 62178 56625 84870 20180 13786 0 195507 160834 100000 0 0 0 5394 151843 146817 151843 246817 43664 -85983 579683 450884 26176 0 553507 450884 X MISSION - THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF CHICAGO IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF DISTINGUISHED LEADERS IN THE HEALTH FIELD WHO COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC. DRAWING UPON THE EXPERTISE OF A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER REGIONAL LEADERS, THE IOMC ADDRESSES CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUES THROUGH A RANGE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES INCLUDING EDUCATION, RESEARCH, COMMUNICATION OF TRUSTED INFORMATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WITH THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AT ITS CORE, IOMC IS BUILDING NEW PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE CHICAGOLAND COMMUNITY, ITS COUNTIES AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. WWW.IOMC.ORG OUR MEMBERS ARE BILLINGS FELLOWS AND FELLOWS FROM THE METROPOLITAN CHICAGO AREA AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. THEY ARE ACADEMICS, PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALISTS, PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS, ADMINISTRATORS, COMMUNITY HEALTH SPECIALISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, DENTISTS, EDUCATORS, LAWYERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. false false 179795 100000 ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY BY REDUCING HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES, IOMC CONDUCTED PROGRAMS TO DISCUSS, DETERMINE AND DEDICATE RESOURCES TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE UNDERREPRESENTED AND COMMUNITIES. PROGRAMMATIC SERIES OF WEBINARS- ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY BY REDUCING HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES KEY PROGRAMMATIC AREAS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH - IMPROVE ACCESS TO ENTRY-LEVEL OB CARE - ESTABLISH A LEVEL II ULTRASOUND OB FACILITY ON THE SOUTH SIDE - ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FOR PEOPLE SEEKING UPPER-LEVEL OB CARE - PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY OF IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING - HOSPITALS AND PROVIDERS, AND EDUCATE PATIENTS - CREATE AN OPEN NETWORK FOR OB CARE FOR MEDICAID-MANAGED CARE PLANS -ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF MALPRACTICE RATES FOR OB-GYN PHYSICIANS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH - PROMOTE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT UNSHELTERED (HOMELESSNESS) AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE AS PART OF THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE - ENSURE THE SYSTEM ADDRESSES ALL ISSUES (MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL) IN TREATING THE UNSHELTERED (HOMELESS). - COLLABORATE WITH AGENCIES AND GROUPS TO IDENTIFY AND INTEGRATE QUALITY OF LIVING AGAINST UNSHELTERED (HOMELESS). - SECURE SAFE HOUSING AND SECURITY FOR THE UNSHELTERED - ADDRESS THE PATIENT SAFETY RECORD OF NURSING HOMES AND STAFFING RATIOS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - IDENTIFY THE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND IMPROVE OPTIONS FOR CARE - DESCRIBE THE OPIOID CRISIS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - RELATE THE HUMAN, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT TO COSTS TO COMMUNITIES - COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE PATHWAYS TO LEAD - ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES (COLLABORATION WITH THE LEAD ABATEMENT RESOURCE CENTER FOUNDATION) - DEVELOP A COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM - PRIMARY FOCUS 'HOT ZIP CODES' WITH ELEVATED LEAD LEVELS, THEN COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS - PROVIDE ASSESSMENT AND SOLUTIONS, AS A COLLABORATIVE PARTNER. TO PARENTS, COUNTY DEPT. OF HEALTH, EDUCATORS, COMMUNITIES, AND GROUPS - FOCUSED ON REDUCING ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS , SUPPORTING HEALTHY COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN, AND DISEASE PREVENTION - IDENTIFY, MANAGE AND CREATE HEALTHY WELLBEING - ACT AS A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PARTNER IN DISEASE PREVENTION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH MANAGEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE CONDUCTED TWO WEBINARS IN 2025 ADDRESSING KEY ISSUES AND SUPPORTED A THIRD WEBINAR WITH THEIR STRATEGIC PARTNER- LEAD ABATEMENT RESOURCE CENTER FOUNDATION: 1)COOK COUNTY HEALTH -OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH- WHERE WE'VE BEEN & GOING TOGETHER) (JAN. 28, 2025) 2)DON'T BE MISLEAD - PATHWAYS TO LEAD - HOSTED BY THE LEAD ABATEMENT RESOURCE CENTER FOUNDATION (OCT. 30, 2025) 3)FLUORIDE- FACTS VS. MYTHS (NOV. 18. 2025) IN ADDITION TO HOSTING EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS ON THESE KEY PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS, IOMC HOSTED TWO IN-PERSON PROGRAMS, THEY ARE: 1ST MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH SYMPOSIUM - APRIL 22, 2025 A HALF-DAY OF AWARENESS, LEARNING, AND NETWORKING ADDRESSING MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH ISSUES: MEDICAL PERSPECTIVES, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, ADVOCACY, PUBLIC HEALTH & POLICY. IMPLICATIONS, PAYOR PERSPECTIVES, ACCESSIBILITY, TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, AND MORE. OPEN TO ALL. THE IOMC MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH SYMPOSIUM UNITED INDUSTRY LEADERS, COMMUNITY ADVOCACY GROUPS, AND EXPERTS IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ACROSS THE CHICAGOLAND AREA TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, EMPHASIZING THE INTERSECTION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. THIS EVENT FOCUSED ON ACCESS TO CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SOCIAL CHALLENGES, AND CURRENTLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS AND EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES, THE SYMPOSIUM AIMS TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES AND ENHANCE HEALTHCARE FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITIES. LEARNING OBJECTIVES BY ATTENDING THIS SESSION, YOU WILL BE: - ENHANCING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND REDUCING MATERNAL MORBIDITY & MORTALITY - ADDRESSING MATERNAL OBESITY, SOCIAL ISSUES, AND CARE COORDINATION - OPTIMIZING COMMUNITY RESOURCES, PRIMARY CARE, AND FAMILY PLANNING TWENTY-TWO INSPIRING SPEAKERS SHARED INSIGHTS ON VITAL MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH TOPICS, BRINGING TOGETHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES, CLINICIANS, AND ADVOCATES IN A UNIFIED EFFORT TO REDUCE MATERNAL AND CHILD MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. THE EVENT WAS GRACIOUSLY HOSTED AT COOK COUNTY HEALTH. 2025 ANNUAL HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AWARDS AND ANNUAL MEETING - JUNE 26, 2025 IOMC CELEBRATED ITS 110TH ANNIVERSARY AT ITS 2025 ANNUAL HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AWARDS & ANNUAL MEETING THIS CALENDAR YEAR. OVER 175 HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS ATTENDED THE EVENT AND DISCUSSED THE KEY ISSUES IMPACTING UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS, CHALLENGED COMMUNITIES AND THE PROGRAMMATIC ISSUES FOCUSED ON ADVANCING HEALTHCARE EQUITY. THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS DAVID ANSELL, MD, MPH SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH EQUITY & ASSOCIATE PROVOST FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. DR. ANSELL DAVID A. ANSELL (BORN 1952) IS A CHICAGO-BASED PHYSICIAN, SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND AUTHOR. HIS EFFORTS AT BOTH THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS HAVE ADVANCED CONCERNS ABOUT HEALTH INEQUITIES AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE US HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. HIS YEARS AS A PROVIDER TO THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED HAVE MADE HIM A VOCAL SUPPORTER OF SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE. 12 HE SPENT SEVENTEEN YEARS AT COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL CURRENTLY KNOWN AS JOHN H. STROGER HOSPITAL OF COOK COUNTY UPON WHICH THE MEDICAL T.V. DRAMA ER WAS BASED. ANSELL WAS INSPIRED BY HIS TIME AT COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL TO WRITE A MEMOIR AND SOCIAL HISTORY ENTITLED, COUNTY: LIFE, DEATH, AND POLITICS IN CHICAGO'S PUBLIC HOSPITAL. COUNTY WAS HAILED AS A "LANDMARK BOOK" BY JULIA KELLER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, AIMING "TO INFORM AND TO INSPIRE" READERS ABOUT THE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE. IN THE BOOK, ANSELL ARGUES THAT ONLY A SINGLE-PAYER SOLUTION THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO ALL US RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES CAN PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THOSE CLOSED OUT OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.3 AGAINST PATIENT DUMPING IN THE MID 1980S, ANSELL AND COLLEAGUES NOTED A MARKED INCREASE IN THE NUMBERS OF PATIENTS TRANSFERRED TO PUBLIC HOSPITALS AROUND CHICAGO AND THE US, DUE TO A LACK OF HEALTH INSURANCE. THIS PRACTICE IS KNOWN AS PATIENT DUMPING. IN 1984, ANSELL JOINED A PROJECT LED BY ROBERT SCHIFF, M.D., TO EXPOSE PATIENT DUMPING IN CHICAGO.5 HE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ARTICLE "TRANSFERS TO A PUBLIC HOSPITAL" THAT APPEARED IN THE FEBRUARY 1986 EDITION OF THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, CRITICIZING PATIENT DUMPING AND THE UNNECESSARY DEATHS IT CAUSED. EFFORTS AGAINST PATIENT DUMPING LIKE THIS EVENTUALLY LED TO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND LABOR ACT, WHICH MADE THE EMERGENCY TRANSFERS OF PATIENTS ILLEGAL.6 HEALTH INEQUITY WORK ANSELL FOUNDED AND DIRECTED ONE OF FIRST PROGRAMS IN THE US TO BATTLE RACE-BASED DISPARITY IN HEALTH CARE, THE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM AT COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL, IN 1984. IN 1995, ANSELL LEFT COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL TO BECOME CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE OF MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL IN CHICAGO, THE CITY'S LARGEST PRIVATE SAFETY-NET HOSPITAL. AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES AT MOUNT SINAI, IN 2002 HE FOUNDED THE SINAI URBAN HEALTH INSTITUTE7 A MAJOR HEALTH-DISPARITY RESEARCH AND INTERVENTION CENTER ALONG WITH THE LATE STEVEN WHITMAN, PHD WHO SERVED AS ITS DIRECTOR. IN 2006, HE AND DR. WHITMAN HELPED EXPOSE THE RACIAL BREAST CANCER MORTALITY GAP IN CHICAGO IN AN ARTICLE THEY PUBLISHED. IN RESPONSE, THEY JOINED WITH OTHERS TO FOUND THE METROPOLITAN CHICAGO BREAST CANCER TASKFORCE, A GROUP DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING THIS DISPARITY IN THE CHICAGO AREA.89 IN 2015, ANSELL HELPED FOUND THE DEPAUL-RUSH CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH EQUITY A CHICAGO-BASED HEALTH EQUITY EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH CENTER BASED AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY AND RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER.10 SIX LEADERS WERE HONORED WITH LEADERSHIP AWARDS, RECOGNIZING THEIR IMPACT IN HEALTHCARE, THEY WERE: 2025 IOMC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD JAMES L. MADARA, MD CEO, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 2025 IOMC INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE / DELIVERY AWARD - INDIVIDUAL NEELUM T. AGGARWAL, MD RUSH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE CENTER 2025 IOMC INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE / DELIVERY AWARD - ORGANIZATION LA RABIDA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS 2025 IOMC AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE LAMENTA CONWAY, MD, MPH I AM ABEL FOUNDATION 2025 THE PORTES FOUNDATION & IOMC AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PREVENTION OF DISEASE ARCHANA CHATTERJEE, MD, PHD ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE 2025 THE PORTES FOUNDATION MERITORIOUS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ALEJANDRO APARICIO, MD, FACP FOCUSED WORKGROUPS MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH WORKGROUP IOMC CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH ISSUES FACING THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO CARE. OBJECTIVES: - IDENTIFYING OB-MANAGED CARE NETWORKS AND LIMITED LEVEL II ULTRASOUND ON THE SOUTH SIDE. - ADDRESS THE LACK OF OB CARE IN SPECIFIC AREAS - ADDRESS THE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION PR OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: COLLABORATED WITH THE GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY - THEY PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND NEEDS AT THE 2024 LEADERSHIP AWARDS & ANNUAL MEETING EVENT. FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH DONATIONS WERE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE GCFD FROM MEMBERS AND GUESTS AT THE EVENT AND COLLEAGUES OF IOMC. CONDUCTED POST-PROGRAM EVALUATIONS WITH ATTENDEES TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAMS AND ADDRESS KEY AND CRITICAL ISSUES OF MEMBERSHIP, IMPACTING PUBLIC HEALTH, POPULATION HEALTH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. 179795 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 0 false false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false true true false false false IL X X DEBORAH J HODGES 3127092685 111 WEST JACKSON BLVD 1700 CHICAGO IL 60604 X ARCHANA CHATTERJEE MD PRESIDENT 0.75 X X 0 0 0 DORIANE MILLER MD VICE PRESIDE 0.75 X X 0 0 0 CLARK STANFORD PHD DDS MHA TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BEENA PETERS DNP RN DIRECTOR/SEC 0.75 X X 0 0 0 LORENZO PENCE DO PAST PRESIDE 0.75 X X 0 0 0 NELI VAZQUEZ-ROWLAND PRESIDENT/PA 0.75 X X 0 0 0 COURTNEY AVERY DAVIS MPH PRESIDENT/PA 0.75 X X 0 0 0 IAN JASENOF MD FACOG MHA CPE DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 TOM ALLEN MD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 HOWARD NOCHUMSON MA DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 ANITA STEWART MD MPH JD MBA DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 PETER ORRIS MD MPH DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 FERNANDO DEMAIO PHD DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAWN GAY MBA-HCM DIRECTOR 0.30 X 0 0 0 KALEEM MALIK MD MPH MS DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 false false false 32040 30138 62178 MEETINGS & EVENTS 79870 79870 MANAGEMENT FEE 5000 5000 84870 13786 13786 160834 84870 13786 100000 100000 88097 51096 32596 4405 2134 2134 3033 1516 1517 8267 3720 3720 827 4836 4836 29441 17930 11511 2856 1428 1428 MISCELLANEOUS 3429 3429 INVESTMENT/BANK FEES 3104 1242 1862 COMMUNICATIONS 1620 729 729 162 246817 179795 61628 5394 115757 232729 30925 1045 11996 421005 217110 579683 450884 10216 15960 26176 0 X 514565 450884 38942 553507 450884 579683 450884 X -85983 107 -16747 X X true X false true false X 304170 123440 106328 118702 62178 714818 304170 123440 106328 118702 62178 714818 134377 580441 9384 22640 9822 10700 13786 66332 781150 199050 0.74310 0.78610 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE INSTITUTE HAS ADOPTED FASB ASC 740-10-25, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY OF INCOME TAXES. THE INSTITUTE WILL RECORD A LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WOULD NOT BE SUSTAINED IF EXAMINED BY THE TAXING AUTHORITY. THE INSTITUTE CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS. THE INSTITUTE'S EVALUATION AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2025 REVEALED NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE 2022 THROUGH 2024 TAX YEARS REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS. THE INSTITUTE DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT ANY REASONABLY POSSIBLE CHANGES WILL OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS THAT WILL HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. false PORTES FOUNDATION 1100 HONEYWOOD DRIVE WESTMONT IL 60559 362312494 50000 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE U OF ILLI 809 SOUTH MARSHFIELD CHICAGO IL 60612 376000511 50000 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION MISSION - THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF CHICAGO IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF DISTINGUISHED LEADERS IN THE HEALTH FIELD WHO COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC. DRAWING UPON THE EXPERTISE OF A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER REGIONAL LEADERS, THE IOMC ADDRESSES CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUES THROUGH A RANGE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES INCLUDING EDUCATION, RESEARCH, COMMUNICATION OF TRUSTED INFORMATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WITH THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AT ITS CORE, IOMC IS BUILDING NEW PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE CHICAGOLAND COMMUNITY, ITS COUNTIES AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. WWW.IOMC.ORG OUR MEMBERS ARE BILLINGS FELLOWS AND FELLOWS FROM THE METROPOLITAN CHICAGO AREA AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. THEY ARE ACADEMICS, PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALISTS, PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS, ADMINISTRATORS, COMMUNITY HEALTH SPECIALISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, DENTISTS, EDUCATORS, LAWYERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY BY REDUCING HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES, IOMC CONDUCTED PROGRAMS TO DISCUSS, DETERMINE AND DEDICATE RESOURCES TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE UNDERREPRESENTED AND COMMUNITIES. PROGRAMMATIC SERIES OF WEBINARS- ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY BY REDUCING HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES KEY PROGRAMMATIC AREAS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH - IMPROVE ACCESS TO ENTRY-LEVEL OB CARE - ESTABLISH A LEVEL II ULTRASOUND OB FACILITY ON THE SOUTH SIDE - ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FOR PEOPLE SEEKING UPPER-LEVEL OB CARE - PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY OF IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING - HOSPITALS AND PROVIDERS, AND EDUCATE PATIENTS - CREATE AN OPEN NETWORK FOR OB CARE FOR MEDICAID-MANAGED CARE PLANS -ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF MALPRACTICE RATES FOR OB-GYN PHYSICIANS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH - PROMOTE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT UNSHELTERED (HOMELESSNESS) AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE AS PART OF THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE - ENSURE THE SYSTEM ADDRESSES ALL ISSUES (MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL) IN TREATING THE UNSHELTERED (HOMELESS). - COLLABORATE WITH AGENCIES AND GROUPS TO IDENTIFY AND INTEGRATE QUALITY OF LIVING AGAINST UNSHELTERED (HOMELESS). - SECURE SAFE HOUSING AND SECURITY FOR THE UNSHELTERED - ADDRESS THE PATIENT SAFETY RECORD OF NURSING HOMES AND STAFFING RATIOS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - IDENTIFY THE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND IMPROVE OPTIONS FOR CARE - DESCRIBE THE OPIOID CRISIS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - RELATE THE HUMAN, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT TO COSTS TO COMMUNITIES - COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE PATHWAYS TO LEAD - ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES (COLLABORATION WITH THE LEAD ABATEMENT RESOURCE CENTER FOUNDATION) - DEVELOP A COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM - PRIMARY FOCUS 'HOT ZIP CODES' WITH ELEVATED LEAD LEVELS, THEN COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS - PROVIDE ASSESSMENT AND SOLUTIONS, AS A COLLABORATIVE PARTNER. TO PARENTS, COUNTY DEPT. OF HEALTH, EDUCATORS, COMMUNITIES, AND GROUPS - FOCUSED ON REDUCING ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS , SUPPORTING HEALTHY COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN, AND DISEASE PREVENTION - IDENTIFY, MANAGE AND CREATE HEALTHY WELLBEING - ACT AS A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PARTNER IN DISEASE PREVENTION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH MANAGEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE CONDUCTED TWO WEBINARS IN 2025 ADDRESSING KEY ISSUES AND SUPPORTED A THIRD WEBINAR WITH THEIR STRATEGIC PARTNER- LEAD ABATEMENT RESOURCE CENTER FOUNDATION: 1)COOK COUNTY HEALTH -OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH- WHERE WE'VE BEEN & GOING TOGETHER) (JAN. 28, 2025) 2)DON'T BE MISLEAD - PATHWAYS TO LEAD - HOSTED BY THE LEAD ABATEMENT RESOURCE CENTER FOUNDATION (OCT. 30, 2025) 3)FLUORIDE- FACTS VS. MYTHS (NOV. 18. 2025) IN ADDITION TO HOSTING EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS ON THESE KEY PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS, IOMC HOSTED TWO IN-PERSON PROGRAMS, THEY ARE: 1ST MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH SYMPOSIUM - APRIL 22, 2025 A HALF-DAY OF AWARENESS, LEARNING, AND NETWORKING ADDRESSING MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH ISSUES: MEDICAL PERSPECTIVES, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, ADVOCACY, PUBLIC HEALTH & POLICY. IMPLICATIONS, PAYOR PERSPECTIVES, ACCESSIBILITY, TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, AND MORE. OPEN TO ALL. THE IOMC MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH SYMPOSIUM UNITED INDUSTRY LEADERS, COMMUNITY ADVOCACY GROUPS, AND EXPERTS IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ACROSS THE CHICAGOLAND AREA TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, EMPHASIZING THE INTERSECTION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. THIS EVENT FOCUSED ON ACCESS TO CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SOCIAL CHALLENGES, AND CURRENTLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS AND EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES, THE SYMPOSIUM AIMS TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES AND ENHANCE HEALTHCARE FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITIES. LEARNING OBJECTIVES BY ATTENDING THIS SESSION, YOU WILL BE: - ENHANCING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND REDUCING MATERNAL MORBIDITY & MORTALITY - ADDRESSING MATERNAL OBESITY, SOCIAL ISSUES, AND CARE COORDINATION - OPTIMIZING COMMUNITY RESOURCES, PRIMARY CARE, AND FAMILY PLANNING TWENTY-TWO INSPIRING SPEAKERS SHARED INSIGHTS ON VITAL MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH TOPICS, BRINGING TOGETHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES, CLINICIANS, AND ADVOCATES IN A UNIFIED EFFORT TO REDUCE MATERNAL AND CHILD MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. THE EVENT WAS GRACIOUSLY HOSTED AT COOK COUNTY HEALTH. 2025 ANNUAL HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AWARDS AND ANNUAL MEETING - JUNE 26, 2025 IOMC CELEBRATED ITS 110TH ANNIVERSARY AT ITS 2025 ANNUAL HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AWARDS & ANNUAL MEETING THIS CALENDAR YEAR. OVER 175 HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS ATTENDED THE EVENT AND DISCUSSED THE KEY ISSUES IMPACTING UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS, CHALLENGED COMMUNITIES AND THE PROGRAMMATIC ISSUES FOCUSED ON ADVANCING HEALTHCARE EQUITY. THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS DAVID ANSELL, MD, MPH SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH EQUITY & ASSOCIATE PROVOST FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. DR. ANSELL DAVID A. ANSELL (BORN 1952) IS A CHICAGO-BASED PHYSICIAN, SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND AUTHOR. HIS EFFORTS AT BOTH THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS HAVE ADVANCED CONCERNS ABOUT HEALTH INEQUITIES AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE US HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. HIS YEARS AS A PROVIDER TO THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED HAVE MADE HIM A VOCAL SUPPORTER OF SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE. 12 HE SPENT SEVENTEEN YEARS AT COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL CURRENTLY KNOWN AS JOHN H. STROGER HOSPITAL OF COOK COUNTY UPON WHICH THE MEDICAL T.V. DRAMA ER WAS BASED. ANSELL WAS INSPIRED BY HIS TIME AT COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL TO WRITE A MEMOIR AND SOCIAL HISTORY ENTITLED, COUNTY: LIFE, DEATH, AND POLITICS IN CHICAGO'S PUBLIC HOSPITAL. COUNTY WAS HAILED AS A "LANDMARK BOOK" BY JULIA KELLER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, AIMING "TO INFORM AND TO INSPIRE" READERS ABOUT THE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE. IN THE BOOK, ANSELL ARGUES THAT ONLY A SINGLE-PAYER SOLUTION THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO ALL US RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES CAN PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THOSE CLOSED OUT OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.3 AGAINST PATIENT DUMPING IN THE MID 1980S, ANSELL AND COLLEAGUES NOTED A MARKED INCREASE IN THE NUMBERS OF PATIENTS TRANSFERRED TO PUBLIC HOSPITALS AROUND CHICAGO AND THE US, DUE TO A LACK OF HEALTH INSURANCE. THIS PRACTICE IS KNOWN AS PATIENT DUMPING. IN 1984, ANSELL JOINED A PROJECT LED BY ROBERT SCHIFF, M.D., TO EXPOSE PATIENT DUMPING IN CHICAGO.5 HE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ARTICLE "TRANSFERS TO A PUBLIC HOSPITAL" THAT APPEARED IN THE FEBRUARY 1986 EDITION OF THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, CRITICIZING PATIENT DUMPING AND THE UNNECESSARY DEATHS IT CAUSED. EFFORTS AGAINST PATIENT DUMPING LIKE THIS EVENTUALLY LED TO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT AND LABOR ACT, WHICH MADE THE EMERGENCY TRANSFERS OF PATIENTS ILLEGAL.6 HEALTH INEQUITY WORK ANSELL FOUNDED AND DIRECTED ONE OF FIRST PROGRAMS IN THE US TO BATTLE RACE-BASED DISPARITY IN HEALTH CARE, THE BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM AT COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL, IN 1984. IN 1995, ANSELL LEFT COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL TO BECOME CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE OF MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL IN CHICAGO, THE CITY'S LARGEST PRIVATE SAFETY-NET HOSPITAL. AMONG OTHER ACTIVITIES AT MOUNT SINAI, IN 2002 HE FOUNDED THE SINAI URBAN HEALTH INSTITUTE7 A MAJOR HEALTH-DISPARITY RESEARCH AND INTERVENTION CENTER ALONG WITH THE LATE STEVEN WHITMAN, PHD WHO SERVED AS ITS DIRECTOR. IN 2006, HE AND DR. WHITMAN HELPED EXPOSE THE RACIAL BREAST CANCER MORTALITY GAP IN CHICAGO IN AN ARTICLE THEY PUBLISHED. IN RESPONSE, THEY JOINED WITH OTHERS TO FOUND THE METROPOLITAN CHICAGO BREAST CANCER TASKFORCE, A GROUP DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING THIS DISPARITY IN THE CHICAGO AREA.89 IN 2015, ANSELL HELPED FOUND THE DEPAUL-RUSH CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH EQUITY A CHICAGO-BASED HEALTH EQUITY EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH CENTER BASED AT DEPAUL UNIVERSITY AND RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER.10 SIX LEADERS WERE HONORED WITH LEADERSHIP AWARDS, RECOGNIZING THEIR IMPACT IN HEALTHCARE, THEY WERE: 2025 IOMC LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD JAMES L. MADARA, MD CEO, AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 2025 IOMC INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE / DELIVERY AWARD - INDIVIDUAL NEELUM T. AGGARWAL, MD RUSH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE CENTER 2025 IOMC INNOVATION IN HEALTH CARE / DELIVERY AWARD - ORGANIZATION LA RABIDA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & COMMUNITY PROGRAMS 2025 IOMC AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE LAMENTA CONWAY, MD, MPH I AM ABEL FOUNDATION 2025 THE PORTES FOUNDATION & IOMC AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PREVENTION OF DISEASE ARCHANA CHATTERJEE, MD, PHD ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE 2025 THE PORTES FOUNDATION MERITORIOUS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ALEJANDRO APARICIO, MD, FACP FOCUSED WORKGROUPS MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH WORKGROUP IOMC CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH ISSUES FACING THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE BETTER ACCESS TO CARE. OBJECTIVES: - IDENTIFYING OB-MANAGED CARE NETWORKS AND LIMITED LEVEL II ULTRASOUND ON THE SOUTH SIDE. - ADDRESS THE LACK OF OB CARE IN SPECIFIC AREAS - ADDRESS THE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION PR FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: COLLABORATED WITH THE GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY - THEY PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND NEEDS AT THE 2024 LEADERSHIP AWARDS & ANNUAL MEETING EVENT. FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH DONATIONS WERE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE GCFD FROM MEMBERS AND GUESTS AT THE EVENT AND COLLEAGUES OF IOMC. CONDUCTED POST-PROGRAM EVALUATIONS WITH ATTENDEES TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAMS AND ADDRESS KEY AND CRITICAL ISSUES OF MEMBERSHIP, IMPACTING PUBLIC HEALTH, POPULATION HEALTH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE TREASURER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE PROVIDE THE INITIAL REVIEW OF THE FORM 990. THE TREASURER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THEN PRESENT THE FORM 990 TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE IOMC WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI CHANGE IN MARKET VALUE OF INVESTMENTS FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING -16,747 FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 1 CHANGED TO A MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING.