INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY OF CHICAGO  3600 W. Fullerton Avenue,  Chicago, IL 60647  773.782.2800   fax  773.782.5042  info@infantwelfare.org

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INFANT WELFARE SOCIETY OF CHICAGO

CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF VISIONARY CARE


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As the IWS patient base grows and the demand for its services increases, so do our expenses. Highlighted below are just a few of the service costs for our children and women patients. We hope that you might be interested in making a donation this evening to cover the cost of one or more of these costs.  


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Cost

Service IWS provides

$50

Cost per year for books for one child.  A free book is given to children 6 months - 5 years at each

well-child visit.

$125

Cost of a clinic visit for a Medicaid-enrolled child is $218, of which $125 is not covered.

$150

Cost of a mammogram for each woman patient.

$225

For each uninsured woman, a chronic disease visit costs $225, and is not reimbursable.

$375

In the second year of life, a child sees the doctor 3 times ($375 not reimbursable).

$500

Provides HPV vaccines for prevention of cervical cancer and counseling for one patient.

$800

Cost of 1 glucometer and a one year supply of testing strips.  IWS sees over 130 diabetic women.

$875

In the first year of life, a child sees a pediatrician 7 times for well-child care ($1575 per year, of which $875 is not reimbursable).

$1,750

Prenatal care (uncovered) per woman patient

$2,500

Provides vision exams for 25 incoming kindergartners.

To learn more,

please contact,

Lauren Holhut

Director of External Relations

Infant Welfare Society

3600 W. Fullerton

Chicago, IL 60647

773-782-5040

holhutl@infantwelfare.org

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