{"id":31584,"date":"2026-02-25T11:12:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=31584"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:21:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T17:21:51","slug":"hshs-community-connect","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/calendar\/31584-hshs-community-connect\/","title":{"rendered":"HSHS Community Connect"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-tribe_events pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>Hospital Sisters Health System introduces HSHS Community Connect<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Connecting communities with local resources<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For 150 years, Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) has been a leader of health and wellness in the communities serving across Illinois and Wisconsin.\u00a0 To address the needs of our communities, HSHS proudly launches HSHS Community Connect, a digital database of free or reduced cost community-based programs and services available in the communities we serve.<\/p>\n<p>HSHS is committed to improving community health and addressing ever-changing needs and factors within the community landscape,\u201d said Kim Luz-Mobley, M.S., C.H.E.S., System Executive Director of Community Health.\u00a0 \u201cAcross our health system and the communities we serve, HSHS strives to fulfill our Mission to provide high-quality health care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, HSHS hospitals conducted a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) to identify the health status, needs and issues in the communities we serve.\u00a0 <strong>HSHS Community Connect<\/strong> is a powerful tool that will support our goal to improve community outcomes by working to address social determinants of health, including access to medical care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a health care system, we see members of our community every day who are experiencing food insecurity, homelessness, or in need of financial aid.\u00a0 With HSHS Community Connect, we can find local resources to connect our patients with the support they need,\u201d said Luz-Mobley.<\/p>\n<p>Across Illinois, patients and community members can find hundreds of local resources that meet their needs, including:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\u2022 Financial aid<br \/>\n\u2022 Food pantries<br \/>\n\u2022 Medical care<br \/>\n\u2022 Housing and temporary shelter<br \/>\n\u2022 Personal safety<br \/>\n\u2022 Baby items<br \/>\n\u2022 Transportation<br \/>\n\u2022 And more.<\/p>\n<p>Patients can also access HSHS Community Connect on our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/hshs.org\/connect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hshs.org\/connect<\/a> or through <a href=\"http:\/\/myhshs.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MyHSHS<\/a>.\u00a0 If you need to create a MyHSHS account, be sure to use your full proper name that matches your HSHS medical record.\u00a0 If you have questions about MyHSHS, call the MyChart support line at 1-866-312-5023 or email MyHealthRecordhelp@hshs.org.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about HSHS, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/hshs.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hshs.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hospital Sisters Health System introduces HSHS Community Connect Connecting communities with local resources For 150 years, Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) has been a leader of health and wellness in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[40],"class_list":["post-31584","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-community-calendar","cat_community-calendar"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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