Welcome to the Tri-County Community Health Center

The Tri-County Community Health Center is located on the Kishwaukee College campus in Malta, IL. The NIU center is an academic nursing center staffed and managed by nurses and nurse practitioners. The center provides affordable, primary health care to low income, uninsured, underinsured, and Medicaid families of DeKalb, Ogle and Lee counties. The center serves a large rural, primarily Caucasian and Latino population. The center has been awarded the first annual Illinois Nurses Association Award for Innovation in Improving Access to Care in 1996. In 1999 the center received a prestigious Premier Cares Award for demonstrating excellence in serving the medically under-served.

A $500,000 federal grant received in 2002 renovated the clinical facilities of Tri-County. This renovation modernized and enhanced the health care services Tri-County offers.

Operating Costs

Only 1/3 of operating costs are met by client fees and contracts. The center relies on donations and community support to serve students and a rapidly growing population of low-income and underserved community residents. Donations can be mailed to Tri-County Community Health Center, 21193 Malta Road, Malta, IL 60150.