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Who We Are

Signature Health is a non-profit, Federally Qualified Health Center providing mental health, addiction recovery, primary care, infectious disease, dental and pharmacy services to patients across Northeast Ohio. 

Signature Health has been changing lives in Northeast Ohio for 30 years.

In addition to providing comprehensive medical care, we also offer the following convenient services for our patients:

Transportation Assistance

Pharmacy

On-site Pharmacy & Laboratory

Walk-In Hours

Comprehensive Health Care Services

Signature Health was founded in 1993 by our CEO, Jonathan Lee; Chief Innovation Officer, Ann Mason; and the late Paul Brickman. We began as a community-focused organization, providing counseling to kids in local schools.

Fast forward three decades and Signature Health continues to grow and meet community health needs. Our clinicians serve more than 32,000 patients each year, at seven outpatient locations and four residential treatment facilities.

We primarily serve Medicaid and Medicare patients, with a sliding fee scale available to eligible individuals without insurance. Our services range from counseling and psychiatry services, to alcohol and drug recovery programs, to primary care, to infectious disease services.

Our locations span as far west as Lakewood, and as far east as Ashtabula.

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We're here for you.

We serve people of all ages, regardless of their ability to pay, aiming to eliminate health disparities in our Cleveland-area communities.

Walk-in assessment services are also provided at each of our locations. 

If you, or someone you know, needs to see a health care professional, contact us today.

We're recognized as a Patient-Centered Medical Home!

Signature Health is now a Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH). A Medical Home is a medical office or clinic where a team of healthcare professionals works together to provide care to their patients. When patients receive their care in a medical home, they can expect to receive evidence-based care from the staff on their Medical Team. Some of the evidence-based guidelines Signature Health uses are:

  • US Preventive Service Task Force for adult and pediatric health
  • American Diabetes Association
  • American Heart Association
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA)
  • Other guidelines

The Medical Home model of care is a team-based approach to Primary Care, which means care is coordinated across multiple settings such as hospitals, emergency departments and other facilities as well as referrals to specialists and behavioral health providers. Signature Health values our patients’ health and provides our patients with education and self-management tools to manage their care at home. Some of the tools we provide are:

  • Blood pressure home monitoring equipment
  • Weight management logs
  • Smoking cessation counseling and support

Signature Health operates as a medical home, and we can do it effectively when patients and families provide a complete medical history and information about care obtained outside of our practice. If you get care from other health professionals, please notify your Medical Home Team. We will assist you in selecting or changing your Primary Care provider at any time.

The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home program reflects the input of the American College of Physicians (ACP), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and others.

It was developed to assess whether clinician practices are functioning as medical homes and recognize them for these efforts. The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home standards emphasize the use of systematic, patient-centered, coordinated care that supports access, communication and patient involvement.

Awards & Recognitions

We would like to extend a special thank you to our grantors:

  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation 
  • Ashtabula County Department of Job and Family Services 
  • Ashtabula County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board 
  • Ashtabula Foundation 
  • Center for Suicide Prevention & Research (CSPR) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital 
  • Char and Chuck Fowler Family Foundation 
  • Cuyahoga County ADAMHS Board 
  • Cuyahoga County Board of Health 
  • Delta Dental Foundation 
  • Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services 

  • George Gund Foundation 
  • Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Primary Health Care 
  • Higley Fund of the Cleveland Foundation 
  • Lake County ADAMHS Board 
  • Lake County Department of Job and Family Services 
  • Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation 
  • Mt. Sinai Health Foundation 
  • Ohio Association of Community Health Centers 
  • Ohio Attorney General's Office Crime Victims Services 
  • Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Health Improvement and Wellness 

  • Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Maternal, Child and Family Health 
  • Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services 
  • Ohio Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers 
  • Problem Gambling Network of Ohio 
  • Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital 
  • Thatcher Family Fund of the Cleveland Foundation 
  • Three Arches Foundation 
  • United Way of Lake County 
  • Western Reserve Junior Service League 
Hands in a circle Mission & Vision

Our vision, mission, and values guide our agency's every decision.

People in a meeting room around a table talking Leadership

Our dedicated leadership team makes sure our patients receive quality care at every step of their health care journey.

Hands holding a red ribbon Ryan White Program

Signature Health is able to provide a variety of services for people living with HIV/AIDS through the Ryan White Title A Grant. 

Annual Reports