Updated 2/8/2021 10:59 AM
Beginning Monday, Feb. 8, Greater Elgin Family Care Center will begin vaccinating existing center patients eligible under phase 1A and 1B at various Health Center locations. As a part of a coordinated effort with various counties including Cook, DeKalb, Kane and McHenry, Greater Elgin Family Care Center anticipates a sufficient supply of vaccines to begin offering the Moderna vaccine to eligible individuals.
Greater Elgin Family Care Center has engaged in an essential role in the fight against COVID-19 and continues to expand services in order to meet the needs of area residents.
Initially, the center began providing COVID-19 testing at the beginning of the pandemic, providing LabCorp s nasal swab testing, while later expanding this service to offer LabCorp s serological antibody testing and, recently, Abbott s BinaxNOW rapid test.
Updated 2/5/2021 4:58 PM
Greater Elgin Family Care Center will begin vaccinating existing patients in the 1B category for COVID-19 at three of its locations beginning Monday.
The nonprofit community health center, which has nine locations in five counties, primarily serves people whose income is less than double the federal poverty level.
Our patients are often uninsured, often are persons of color, racial and ethnic minorities and women and children, said President/CEO Bob Tanner. It has about 90 practitioners who provide care to more than 62,000 people per year, he added.
Vaccination appointments will be accepted at Center for Family Health in Sycamore, Lake Health Center in Hanover Park and McHenry Community Health Center. Existing patients should call (847) 608-1344 or (815) 363-9900 to schedule their 30-minute appointment. The vaccine is available to insured and uninsured patients and is free.