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Carle Health names Kurt Leifheit as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer beginning in 2026

The long-time health system legal advisor will join the system executive leadership team and support strategic direction of the organization.

Convenient Care Plus at Carle Foundation Hospital has moved to the South Clinic Building

Convenient Care Plus at Carle Foundation Hospital has relocated to the Carle Urbana South Clinic building.

Mothers at Carle Health Methodist have convenience of donor breast milk when they need it

The donor milk program allows inpatients or outpatients from the hospital to purchase screened donor milk as well as have a connection to where they can donate breast milk they do not need.

Quick emergency intervention from Arrow Ambulance helps save the life of patient in need

Arrow Ambulance provides life-saving care during emergency situations. Patients know they can depend on their expert support no matter where they find themselves in the community. And for at the 2025 Rantoul Farm Progress Show, the Arrow team’s quick intervention helped save a man’s life.

Carle Health camps help children and teens work through grief

Camp Healing Heart and Kourage Kids Camp are Carle Health Hospice camps that help children and teens experiencing loss. A camper and volunteers describe how the recent, annual camps help everyone to feel interconnected.

Carle Health Expands Support for Medicare Advantage Enrollment Period

Seniors Can Find Reliable Resources at ChooseCarleHealth.org

Patient volumes, modernization prompting land use changes near Carle Foundation Hospital

Changes include removal of a structure at 810 W. University Avenue that houses Carle Auxiliary Resale Boutique and Carle Health Pulmonary Rehabilitation.

Shining Light Infant Memorial offers time, space to honor babies no longer with their families

The annual events – held in Urbana and Normal - allow families to remember pregnancy and infant loss.

Parkhill family donates $1 Million to transform breast cancer care at Mills Breast Cancer Institute

The significant gift is made in loving memory of Katie Parkhill, who faced her own breast cancer journey.

The right connections: Client discovers strength, resources through a community health worker

Carle Health Community Health Worker Services create bridges to health and community resources for clients in Vermilion County. Part of the Vermilion County Collaborative, the initiative supports the workers with grant funding from the Illinois Department of Health and Family Services.

Thorough assessment and quick thinking help Carle Health provider catch benign tumor in 12-month-old

Keeping up with well-baby visits and action by a Carle Health physician in Monticello ensured a 12-month-old receives the professional help he needs quickly.

Carle Health Hospice camps help youth campers and adult volunteers to process grief

Camp Healing Heart and Kourage Kids Camp are for children and teens processing the death of a loved one or friend. Both camps are this fall, and registration is open for campers and volunteers.

Pediatric patient stays engaged with rehab thanks to child life team and mini horses visit

Child Life Specialists inside the Children’s Institute at Carle Foundation Hospital launched a creative way to help a long-term patient stay motivated.

Carle Health remains committed to care in Champaign-Urbana amid changing healthcare landscape

Level I Trauma Center hospital prepares to manage influx of patients, asks public for participation

Low-dose CT scan, advances in treatment give hope to lung cancer patients

Cancer survivor finds hope at Carle Cancer Institute Urbana thanks to detection, treatments for lung cancer.

Colleen Kannaday to Retire in 2026 as President of Carle BroMenn, Carle Eureka

Colleen Kannaday, President of Carle BroMenn Medical Center and Carle Eureka Hospital, will retire in 2026 after 15 years of dedicated service to Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Eureka Hospital and the communities of central Illinois.

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