Residents of Lucas County, Ohio with low incomes, who are not eligible for public or private healthcare coverage, are now receiving healthcare services as members of Toledo/Lucas County CareNet. Announced in the fall of 2002 by The City of Toledo, ProMedica Health System and Mercy Health Partners, CareNet is an innovative program that provides coordinated healthcare on a sliding fee scale for eligible low-income Lucas County residents.

Emergency and inpatient services are offered to CareNet participants at participating hospitals. Primary care services are offered by physicians at many locations sponsored by Neighborhood Health Association, the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, Mercy Health Partners and ProMedica Health System. Specialty care is provided through hospital clinics and volunteer physicians. Transportation is provided free of charge by TARTA bus service for medical appointments.

Additional collaborating partners include the City of Toledo, the Academy of Medicine of Toledo and Lucas County, University of Toledo Medical Center, Lucas County Commissioners, St. Luke's Hospital, United Way's First Call for Help, Islamic Medical Association, Dental Center of Northwest Ohio, private physicians and many others.