about IHN
Mission + Overview
Mission
The St. Louis Integrated Health Network, through collaboration and partnership, will strive for quality, accessible and affordable healthcare services for all residents of Metropolitan St. Louis, with an emphasis on the medically underserved.
Overview
The St. Louis Integrated Health Network (IHN) is an alliance of primary and specialty medical care providers in the St. Louis region. The goal of the IHN is to ensure access to health care for uninsured and underinsured children and adults through increased integration and coordination of a safety net for health care. IHN providers serve 200,000 individuals in the St. Louis region each year for primary care through more than 400,000 encounters.
The IHN was formed in 2003 in response to federal and local initiatives. The United States government promotes the development of such networks to integrate and coordinate safety net health care through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Early in 2003, the St. Louis Regional Health Commission (RHC) recommended that existing health care providers in the St. Louis region form a permanent regional network to integrate and coordinate services to better serve our citizens.
The IHN Board of Directors is made up of the chief executive officers of the region's major primary and specialty care providers serving the uninsured and underinsured. Both the Missouri Primary Care Association and the St. Louis Regional Health Commission serve as technical advisors to the IHN.
