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At Healthcare Network, women past and present have been instrumental in growing its mission. Healthcare Network was founded as Collier Health Services in 1977 by community leaders in Immokalee to make quality medical care accessible to all. Women like Marion E. Fether and Isabel Collier Read helped define and shape the organization into what it is today.

For 45 years, Healthcare Network has distinguished itself by providing primary healthcare to men, women and children of all ages, helping the disenfranchised, underinsured and uninsured of our communities, as well as those with insurance and resources who recognize the quality and comprehensiveness of care available.

Learn more about Healthcare Network's history and how its majority women leadership team continues to expand its mission to provide quality care to all here.

Recognized for their work, the team is being honored by the National Association of Community Health Centers with the 2022 Outstanding Migrant Health Center Award this May.

Due to the team's success in reaching vulnerable populations, and to continue addressing healthcare needs beyond COVID-19, the team will expand its services to provide help and resources for health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes and heart disease. The team will continue to provide COVID-19 support as needed.

Through health fairs, home visits, door-to-door canvassing and health workshops, the team will be able to address issues that impact health by connecting families with local resources for physical and mental health, transportation and housing assistance. You can support the team's work by donating at HealthcareSWFL.org/Donate.

Healthcare Network's Julie Pedretti, Vice President of External Affairs, has been recognized by Gulfshore Business for going above and beyond during the COVID-19 pandemic and putting "care" back into healthcare.

Communities like Immokalee's migrant farmworker communities, which at one point had some of the highest positivity rates in the county.

Under Julie's leadership, the team consisting of 12 community health workers provided door-to-door outreach, COVID-19 testing, education and vaccines.

To date, the team has conducted 27,758 COVID-19 tests, held 118 testing events, administered 11,429 COVID-19 vaccines shots and held 20 vaccination events throughout Immokalee. Read more about the recognition in Gulfshore Business.

Learn from Healthcare Network clinical psychologist Dr. Gisel Mendez-Cordero about the coping tools you can teach your child to properly deal with stress now and in the future here, an article that was also featured in Naples Florida Weekly.

Each year, Give Where You Live Collier shows us how much generosity and philanthropy there is in our community. Thanks to supporters like you, the Richard M. Schulz Foundation and Collier Community Foundation, Healthcare Network raised $75,815, surpassing the organization's goal of raising $45,000 in honor of celebrating 45 years of caring for the community.

A special THANK YOU to all who participated by generously donating funds to support Healthcare Network and/or by sharing their fundraising link. Your support is immensely appreciated. You can learn more about how Healthcare Network serves Collier County at HealthcareSWFL.org.

The team at Healthcare Network will work with you to match you to the right volunteer opportunity! Learn more about the volunteer program and apply at HealthcareSWFL.org/Volunteers or send an email to Volunteers@HealthcareSWFL.org.