North Coast Health Ministry has been featured in the Saint Luke's Foundation 2009 Annual Report as a grantee that has exhibited resiliency and results in the economic downturn.

"For more than 10 years, the Saint Luke’s Foundation has been providing operational funding to several area free clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) – funding that allowed these organizations to utilize the dollars wherever they are most needed.

“The beauty of operating dollars is they are operating dollars,” said Lee Elmore, executive director of North Coast Health Ministry. “Operating dollars are really difficult to come by, and Saint Luke’s provision of operating support is a testimony to their belief in our ability to provide comprehensive health care to the uninsured community in northeast Ohio.”

In 2009, Saint Luke’s provided operational funding to two local free clinics (North Coast Health Ministry and The Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland) and three FQHCs (NEON – Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services, Inc.; Neighborhood Family Practice; and Care Alliance).

Read the full story on www.sainlukesfoundation.org/annual-report-2009/free-clinic.php