March 7, 2024

Community Leadership Award Recipient Dr. Paul Chiang (Senior Medical and Practice Advisor, HCCI, and Medical Director, Northwestern Medicine HomeCare Physicians). At right, Innovations Award Recipients Dr. Elizabeth Davis (Medical Director of Community Health Equity, Medical Director of Rush@Home, Rush University Medical Center), and Julie Sacks (President and COO, HCCI). (Photos courtesy of Chicago Health Executives Forum)

HCCI is proud to have been recognized with two awards from the Chicago Health Executives Forum at its 2024 Annual Meeting: 

• Dr. Paul Chiang, HCCI’s Senior Medical and Practice Advisor, and Medical Director of Northwestern Medicine HomeCare Physicians, received the Community Leadership Award in recognition of the over 38,000 house calls he has provided throughout his career.

• Dr. Elizabeth Davis and the exceptional team at Rush@Home that partnered with HCCI to create a new house call program at Rush University Medical Center received the Innovations Award. Rush@Home, an HCCI Practice Excellence Partner, is now in its sixth year and serves almost 400 patients on Chicago’s West Side.

HCCI is honored to be a part of the vibrant Chicago healthcare community. Your support of HCCI is the lifeblood that fuels our mission to advance health equity and justice, enabling us to expand access to quality healthcare services and continue these innovative programs.

See a list of all of the award recipients.

Innovations Award: From left: Melissa Singleton (Chief Programs Officer, HCCI); Dr. Thomas Cornwell (Founder and Executive Chairman, HCCI, and National Medical Director, Village Medical at Home of Village MD); Dr. Elizabeth Davis (Medical Director of Community Health Equity, Medical Director of Rush@Home, Rush University Medical Center); Julie Sacks (President and COO, HCCI); Dr. Paul Chiang (Senior Medical and Practice Advisor, HCCI, and Medical Director, HomeCare Physicians, Northwestern Medicine); and Walter Rosenberg (Director of Social Work and Community Health, Rush University Medical Center).

Blair Findlay, HCCI Development Associate, rode along with Dr. Paul Chiang, HCCI’s Senior Medical and Practice Advisor, for a day of house calls. Dr. Chiang also serves as Medical Director for Northwestern Medicine HomeCare Physicians, a suburban Chicago practice focused on delivering care to medically complex patients in their homes. In this series, Blair shares her experiences and insights from that day.

I had no idea what to expect from a day of house calls. But, by the end of my day with Dr. Chiang, I was even more excited about HCCI’s mission to create universal access to house calls. I also saw how house calls can break down barriers to healthcare access, providing compassionate medical care directly to those who need it most. Plus, I saw how important providers like Dr. Chiang are in the healthcare landscape.

But Dr. Chiang isn’t the only person involved in house calls — traveling with him is a medical assistant, Nicole, who helps him be as efficient as possible. Dr. Chiang has been working with Nicole, who is studying to be a nurse, for three years. She makes it possible for him to do the clerical tasks before and after each visit, ensuring that he has more time to spend face-to-face with the patients, and less time looking at the computer. Nicole also drives Dr. Chiang to each visit, allowing him to do follow-up from the previous visit and prepare for the next one. As you’d imagine, over time, the two of them have developed a strong rapport built on trust and anticipating each other's needs. When asked about Dr. Chiang, Nicole remarked, “I’ve worked with over 30 providers and he's the most incredible.”

The feelings of appreciation aren’t just one-sided...

Read the second installment of this series in next month’s HCCImpact.

Share and Get Involved:

• Interested in having your own house call shadowing experience? Contact our development team to learn more.

• Help us spread awareness of the importance and value of house calls by sharing these resources.

• Refer healthcare providers and practices to HCCI’s website.

• Write your local representative about healthcare policy that supports house calls (be sure to include a personal story about your experience with house calls or your need for them).

• Share your story about why you support HCCI and our mission

Over 5.9 million homebound and medically complex patients cannot access the care they need from the comfort of their homes. You can create a lasting impact by joining HCCInsiders with a monthly commitment. Your gift will bring access and quality care to more patients every month and allow HCCI to increase its offerings and continue to plan for the future.



As an HCCInsider, for $500 a month, your donation (which will be doubled by a generous HCCI donor) will cover the cost of a Market Analysis from HCCI’s Confer Analytics™ business intelligence platform, plus four hours of customized data analytics consulting focused on practice expansion and growth.

Home-based primary care is needed now more than ever and the HCCI team is dedicated to making it available and affordable for all. We invite you to join our efforts with an impactful donation. There are many ways you can give:

• Donate online.

• Send a check to Home Centered Care Institute, 1900 E. Golf Road, Suite 950 Schaumburg, IL 60173.

• Contact our Development Team.