Luck Care Center

In 1994, Sherry L. Luck, M.D. founded the Roseland Community Hospital HIV/AIDS clinic. Dr. Luck had a vision of providing much needed care for HIV positive patients and their families in an area that is medically underserved and service resource poor- the far south side of Chicago. In 1999, the Luck Care Center clinic was dedicated in honor of her memory.

Carrying on this tradition of medical excellence and expert care for predominantly racial/ethnic minority populations on the far south side of Chicago, Dr. William A. Johnson, and a board certified Internal Medicine Physician and the former Medical Director of the Luck Care Center, founded the Southside Health Association in 2001. The Southside Health Association is a 501 (c) (3), not-for-profit organization founded to address the psychosocial care needs of persons with HIV/AIDS who reside in the far south region of Chicago.

The Southside Health Association, as the not-for-profit umbrella of the Luck Care Center, shares the mission of providing holistic, comprehensive, compassionate care to HIV positive patients by engaging the patient as a partner in the management of HIV/AIDS in addition to reducing and eliminating high-risk behaviors.

The Southside Health Association currently employs fifteen (15) professional and caring full and part-time staff members. Southside Health Association currently provides 18 different services for HIV positive patients.