Healthcare Initiative
Helping Uninsured Get Surgery
In a time of economic uncertainty and legislative reform, far too many individuals and families are unsafely living without insurance. Basic care, quality of life treatment and surgical procedures remain out of reach for thousands who are in desperate need of such aide. Project HUGS (Helping Uninsured Get Surgery) is a no cost surgery program serving individuals who are seeking costly yet necessary procedures, but are uninsured.
Currently, someone dies every 24 minutes because they are uninsured, and nearly 50% of the American population has either government subsidized health plan or no form of insurance at all. An even larger percentage of Chicago residents are facing this issue with nearly 26% of the city’s population completely uninsured and an ever increasing amount of public aid applicants. Project HUGS will provide and fund much needed surgical procedures to Chicago residents who would otherwise be unable to receive such care.
