ABOUT US
Northern Indiana MCH Network
For over 15 years, Northern Indiana Maternal & Child Health Network (NIMCHN) has provided reproductive and sexual health care to Northern Indiana. Services are provided in a supportive and compassionate atmosphere to help our patients make the best choices for their health care. Whether you need STI testing/treatment or birth control, we meet you where you are in your lives and provide confidential personalized, nonjudgmental care that you can rely on. When you come to us, you pay for services based on your income. No one is turned away for inability to pay for services.
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Our Mission
Our mission is to provide confidential, respectful and affordable reproductive health care to everyone regardless of gender, race, age sexual preference or income.
Our Goals
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Improve the health of women, children, and families
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Lower the incidence of unintended pregnancies in our region
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Reduce the incidence of teen births
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Lower rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in our region
Diversity
NIMCHN understands that patients come from all races, ethnicities, gender, sexual orientation, and religions. We seek to assist as many patients as our financial resources support.
Confidentiality
NIMCHN holds confidentiality as very important to our relationship with you. We provide high-quality confidential services to all the patients we serve.
Providing you with the best providers for the best care
Lorelei Williams, WHNP
Lorelei Williams, a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner joined the practice in 2015, She graduated with her nursing degree from Southern Adventist University. Lorelei worked as a Labor and Delivery and Postpartum RN for seven years before returning to school. She obtained her Masters of Science in Nursing with an emphasis in Women’s Health from Purdue in 2011. Lorelei is a member of Sigma Theta Tau International, Honor Society of Nursing and the Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses of Indiana. Her special interests include adolescent gynecology, contraceptive counseling and guidance and reproductive health
Leah Kinney, WHNP
Leah Kinney, a Women’s Health Nurse Practicioner who joined the practice in 2017, was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana. She graduated with her nursing degree from Saint Mary’s College. Leah worked as a Labor and Delivery and Postpartum RN for seven years before returning to school. Leah obtained her Masters of Science with an emphasis in Women’s Health from University of Illinois at Chicago. Leah is a member of the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health and her special interests include adolescent gynecology, contraceptive counseling and guidance and reproductive health
Kyla Schauss, FNP
Kyla Schauss is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She graduated with her nursing degree from Bethel University and worked as a registered nurse for 5 years. She continued her education and obtained her Master of Science in Nursing from Ball State University. Kyla is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses of Indiana. Her goal is to provide quality, compassionate care to individuals of this community. Her interests include contraceptive counseling and guidance and reproductive health.