MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 13, 2023) — Oak Street Health, a network of value-based primary-care centers for adults on Medicare and the only primary-care provider to carry the AARP name, is now welcoming patients at the new Moline center at 1996 1st Street A in Moline, Illinois.
“We are thrilled to open our Moline center in Illinois and begin delivering an unmatched patient experience and improving health outcomes for older adults in the community,” said Dr Michele Mitchell, Executive Medical Director at Oak Street Health. “At Oak Street Health, we are committed to providing the highest-quality care to meet the individual needs of our patients and we are excited to bring our innovative health-care model to the area.”
Oak Street Health delivers personalized, preventive primary-care through a model that was created to meet the unique needs of older adults. The integrated model incorporates behavioral health-care and social-determinants support, and is easily accessible through, a mix of in-center, in-home, and telehealth appointments, as well as a 24⁄7 patient-support line. The Company has reduced patient-hospital admissions by approximately 51% compared to Medicare benchmarks, and driven a 42% reduction in thirty-day readmission rates and a 51% reduction in emergency department visits. Oak Street Health is dedicated to making a positive impact in the areas it serves by hiring employees from local neighborhoods and investing resources to support its communities.
Oak Street Health accepts Medicare beneficiaries with Part B and Disability regardless of age and supplements, including most regional and national Medicare Advantage insurance plans and traditional Medicare.
Interested patients can visit the Moline center website to learn more.
About Oak Street Health
Founded in 2012, Oak Street Health is a network of value-based primary-care centers for adults on Medicare. With a mission of rebuilding health-care as it should be, the Company operates an innovative health-care model focused on quality of care over volume of services, and assumes the full financial risk of its patients. Oak Street Health currently operates more than 190 centers across 24 states and is the only primary-care provider to carry the AARP name. The Company is a winner of Energage’s 2022 Top Workplaces USA award, was recognized by Inc on its inaugural Best-Led Companies of 2021 list, and was honored as a recipient of the 2022 and 2021 Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program by the American Medical Association. To learn more about Oak Street Health’s proven approach to care, visit oakstreethealth.com or read its Social Impact Report.
