CommunityHealth
Ana Galli Monti is a Spanish Medical Interpreter at Northwestern Memorial Hospital since May 2024 and at CommunityHealth since November 2022, where responsibilities include facilitating communication between limited English proficiency patients and healthcare providers, along with serving as an interpreter trainer and language assessor. Ana has volunteered with the Chicago Department of Public Health since October 2022, participating in Monkeypox vaccination efforts, and offered volunteer services at Chicago Public Schools from September 2011 to 2021. Previous experience includes serving as a resident at the Perinatology Unit of Cansani Hospital from 2003 to 2005 and holding pediatric residency roles at the Ministerio de Salud Pública - Uruguay and Pereira Rossell Hospital. Ana holds a Doctor of Medicine (MD) and a Pediatrician degree from Universidad de la República, along with an M.A. in Bioethics/Medical Ethics from Loyola University Chicago and various certifications in medical interpreting and research ethics.
CommunityHealth
Founded in 1993, CommunityHealth is dedicated to serving the uninsured and underserved in Chicago and surrounding communities. We provide over 17,000 medical and dental visits for more than 10,000 patients every year. This level of care is made possible thanks to the time and talent of more than 1,000 volunteers, including 350+ providers (physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, dentists, pharmacists, counselors, etc.). CommunityHealth’s main facility, the Lederman Family Health Center, is located in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. In 2010, we opened a satellite in Chicago’s south side Englewood neighborhood — a community with great need and limited resources. As the largest volunteer-based free medical facility in the United States, we offer demonstrated success and an innovative model for providing compassionate and comprehensive medical and dental care to the uninsured. If you are interested in supporting CommunityHealth, you can be sure that your donation is truly making a difference. That’s because every dollar we spend translates to more than $8.00 in care delivered. As a totally free, volunteer-based organization, we receive no reimbursement from Medicare, Medicaid, or third-party payers. We rely on support from individuals, foundations, corporations, and institutions for more than 95% of our revenue. CommunityHealth simply could not exist without your commitment.