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Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center celebrates nationwide nursing honor

Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center is a rarity: a small-town hospital with Magnet with Distinction designation. That recent honor was celebrated with the Hoopeston community on Oct. 10.

Pulmonary rehab gives patients new lease on life

Even as she believed that she was reaching the "end stages," Sheila Johnson tried pulmonary rehabilitation, which gave her energy, happiness and new life. The number of visits to pulmonary rehab in Urbana, Danville and Mattoon increased by 25% during the first half of this year, with many patients experiencing similar benefits.

Neurosurgery residents, fellows, medical students, and experts come together to advance learning

Annual event brings medical professionals, students located near and far together to use cadavers in a study of complex, skull-base procedures.

Volunteer escorts share the importance of giving their time to help others

Volunteer Services is seeking out more individuals who can spare a few hours a week as a volunteer escort at Carle hospitals

Magnet recognitions illustrate world-class care throughout Carle Health system

Carle Health hospitals and physician group offices throughout the system gained and retained national recognition for nursing excellence during 2024. The Magnet accomplishments demonstrate the Carle Health commitment to world-class care throughout the healthcare system.

Carle Health team members think creatively, work together to keep everyone safe

Carle Health team members think creatively, care about patients' family members, improve processes, work on problems until they are resolved and keep everyone safe. Those actions benefit fellow team members, their patients and families, earning several team members Carle Health Way to Be! quarterly awards.

Farm hands, dish washers, candy stripers: Carle Health team members recall their first jobs

Carle Health team members' first jobs ever were lined with bicycle grease, floor wax and pig manure. In honor of Labor Day, team members recall their first jobs and how those experiences benefit patients.

Opening Doors for Aspiring Physician Scientists: CI MED Scholars Alongside Carle Medical Experts

From high school to pre-med, pathway programs through Carle Illinois College of Medicine address underrepresented identities in medicine and connect students to real-world experiences at Carle Health.

Champaign-Urbana, Hoopeston facilities receive 7th Magnet with Distinction Recognition nationally

Carle Health on Aug. 19 became only the seventh healthcare organization nationwide to receive – with Distinction – the nation’s highest honor for nursing and organizational excellence.

Carle Health hospitals recognized for excellence in stroke treatment

Several medical facilities throughout the Carle Health system receive Get With The Guidelines® designations for ensuring stroke patients receive treatment according to highest quality standards.

Patient experience leads to hospital housekeeping, nursing assistant certification

Inaugural Nursing Education Award goes to Carle Richland CNA who moved from housekeeping to certified nursing assistant.

Final call: Families, friends of nurses provide lasting memory through Nurse Honor Guard

Carle Health offers a way to honor fellow nurses through the Nurse Honor Guard; participants support a short observance at a funeral or visitation to recognize individuals for their nursing dedication.

Celebrating Carle Health Annual Way to Be! winners' commitment to patients, colleagues

Saving a co-worker's vision, acting as a mentor and welcoming curious nursing students are all in a day's work for Carle Health team members whose focus on each other and their patients earned them Carle Health 2023 Annual Way to Be! awards.

Carle Foundation Hospital welcomes the return of CarleRx, and with it, a collection of ducks

With the return of CarleRx to Carle Foundation Hospital returns a collection of ducks that patients and team members are happy to see back.

Patient credits experts in sports-medicine, cancer for quick diagnosis and treatment

Local man stresses there is no need to travel a distance for cancer treatment when you can find what you need close to home at Carle Cancer Institute in Urbana.

Carle Health Pekin Hospital celebrates nursing honor, tech advances, safety accomplishments

Carle Health Pekin Hospital celebrated its Magnet designation, as well as recent technological advances and patient safety accomplishments, during an open house with team members, community partners and local leaders during the evening of June 25.

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