Healthcare Consortium of Illinois history

July 1997 A rural health network development grant was awarded to Columbia Memorial Hospital as lead agent.

The Columbia County Community Healthcare Consortium, Inc. (“the Healthcare Consortium”) is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1998 to create a network of health and human service providers serving the rural community in and around Columbia County.

December 2000 Received the first of 3 grants to start The Children’s Dental Health Partnership.

Spring 2001 The Healthcare Consortium is named coordinating and fiscal agent for the Columbia County Healthy Women Partnership.

Early 2003 The Columbia-Greene Diabetes Coalition becomes the local chapter of the Greater Capital Region Coalition for Diabetes Prevention and Control with The Healthcare Consortium as coordinating agency.

February 2005 The Healthcare Consortium adds the Prescription Access and Referral Program for eligible Columbia County residents.

Spring 2008 The Healthy People Partnership combines the Breast And Cervical Cancer Screening program (Healthy Women Partnership) and the more recent Colorectal Cancer Screening program into one cancer services program serving both Columbia and Greene Counties.

November 2009 The Healthcare Consortium begins coordination of NY Connects, Columbia County, an information and referral service for individuals with long term care needs.