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COMMUNITY CULTURE OF QUALITY REDEFINING HEALTHCARE STAYING HEALTHY COVID-19 VIEW ALL

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Culture of Quality

12/20/2024

Carle Health team members remain flexible to care for patients and support each other

Carle Health team members go out of their way to support each other and make life-saving differences for patients. The organization believes in honoring team members with Way to Be! awards. The latest quarterly Way to Be! winners illustrate what it means to be a Carle Health teammate.

Culture of Quality

12/18/2024

NICU nurses first in nation to use new technology as a bridge from parents to the youngest patients

Carle Foundation Hospital is the first in the U.S. to offer a new, secure video diaries service called vCreate as a way to support families who cannot be in the hospital with their baby. The service is currently used in the U.K.

Culture of Quality

11/05/2024

Carle Health veterans continue to serve

Carle Health team members who are veterans apply lessons of service learned in the military to their work in healthcare. All veterans will be honored with flag-raising ceremonies at several Carle Health hospitals on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

Culture of Quality

10/16/2024

Patient gives back sounds of celebration through bell donations

Carle Cancer Institute Urbana and Carle Foundation Hospital patients and staff are hearing more bells these days thanks to a gift of two new bells through Carle Health Center for Philanthropy. The bells located in new locations give patients more access at different levels of care.

Culture of Quality

10/11/2024

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.

Culture of Quality

10/03/2024

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.

Culture of Quality

09/23/2024

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.

Culture of Quality

09/16/2024

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

Culture of Quality

09/13/2024

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.

Culture of Quality

09/05/2024

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.

Culture of Quality

08/30/2024

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.

Culture of Quality

08/27/2024

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.

Culture of Quality

08/22/2024

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.

Culture of Quality

08/16/2024

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.

Culture of Quality

08/13/2024

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.

Culture of Quality

07/29/2024

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.

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Our mission is to serve people through high-quality care, medical research and education. Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a vertically integrated health system with more than 11,000 employees.

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