The St. Louis Integrated Health Network (IHN) is a healthcare intermediary building capacity across sectors to advance health equity and improve wellbeing by increasing access to health and social services.

We’re deeply honored to serve our region’s safety net population, and we’re proud of the work we’ve been able to accomplish since our founding in 2003. See how we work alongside our partners and community to advance health equity in St. Louis.

229,527 total patient encounters in hospital and community settings by the Community Referral Coordinator (CRC) program since 2007

250 healthcare team members trained in trauma-informed care, behavioral health integration, and anti-racism through the EleVATE Collaborative

50+ potential clients in St. Louis County jail met by RE-LINK community health workers (CHWs) through pre-release classes, hearings, and more

5,304 client encounters through the Community Health Worker (CHW) Workforce Partnership with 1,217 service referrals given

680 medical students exposed to concepts of community medicine, trauma awareness, and racism in healthcare through the Pipeline to Compassionate Care (P2CC) program

1,300+ oz. of packaged baby formula and 6,200+ oz of pasteurized donor human milk distributed to more than 60 families through the Feed the Babies project

$12.9M

Awarded through the City of St. Louis to support health center capital investments in new infrastructure

$470,000

in funding secured by the EleVATE Collaborative from National Institute of Mental Health and Healthy Blue Missouri

$450,000

Awarded to launch the region’s first comprehensive transition clinic in partnership with the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County, and St. Louis University

Testimonials

The IHN has and always will be rooted in community, who embody what it means to challenge systems and change structures that impede access to health and wellbeing.

We hold ourselves accountable to our community and our partners as we continue our journey to health equity, and we invite you to hear from a few of those community members below.

“We are at a place of leadership and love while we fight for justice, fight for a reality we truly believe in. What IHN is doing is about the restoration of humanity.”

– Bethany Johnson-Javois, President & CEO, Deaconess Foundation

“As a patient, I became a partner, and offering my community voice has helped shape healthcare, especially [for] Black and brown birthing people.”

– Cheron Phillips, EleVATE patient turned partner

“Integrated Health Network to me means taking a chance. It means commitment. It means family. I have felt nothing but love and light and warmth from every single person.”

– Larry Marshall, Community Health Worker