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Advocate Health Care hospitals earn national honors for environmental stewardship

Advocate Health Care  has been awarded a “System for Change” Award from Practice Greenhealth, a leading health care community that empowers its members to increase their efficiencies and environmental stewardship while improving patient safety. This is the 7th consecutive time Advocate has earned the recognition. The announcement was made today. The award recognizes health systems that are working cohesively to gather data, set system goals, benchmark, and share successes in environmental performance. “Our goal of creating the most efficient, least

Cerner, Advocate health care, Advocate Physician Partners ENHance Partnership to innovate and better serve communities

Cerner, Advocate Health Care and Advocate Physician Partners continue relationship to develop and evolve innovative solutionsAdvocate Health Care and Advocate Physician Partners have extended their long-term partnership with global health information technology supplier Cerner to work toward advanced health care, lowered costs and improved patient and clinician experience. The enhanced agreement will combine Cerner’s population health and electronic health record (EHR) technologies with Advocate’s proven population health people and process expertise. Advocate Physician Partners as a

Advocate Health Care named among the nation’s best for integrated care

Advocate Health Care has been ranked #5 in the Top 100 Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) by IMS Health . IMS, a Connecticut-based information services and technology company, said the top IDNs have a strong focus on care quality and health outcomes while reducing costs, as traditional delivery and payment models require new approaches. These IDNs are “beginning to reshape the way care is provided and treatment decisions are made,” IMS said. The Top 100 IDN ranking is based on a combination of therapeutic areas including cardiovascular,

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Awarded 2014 Gold Award for "Achievement of Excellence" from Illinois Performance Excellence

Illinois Performance Excellence has announced that Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is a recipient of the 2014 Gold Award for “Achievement of Excellence” for demonstrating effective and systematic continuous improvement processes and principles. Advocate Lutheran General Hospital will be formally honored at the 20th annual award recognition ceremony, “Saluting Excellence,” on March 26th, 2015, held at the Abbington Banquets located in Glen Ellyn. “Congratulations to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and all of its employees for its commitment to an on-going journey to excellence,”

New Large-Scale Study Will Look at How Nutrition Can Help Keep Patients from Returning to the Hospital

Advocate Health Care and Abbott Will Conduct Study on 3,000 Adult Patients to Quantify the Effectiveness of Nutrition Care in Hospital SettingsAt a time when hospitals are under increasing pressure to improve patient outcomes, Advocate Health Care -- one of the nation’s leading health systems -- is embarking on a major research program with Abbott to demonstrate how nutrition protocols can reduce both patients' readmission rates and costs in the hospital, a goal for all U.S. hospitals.  The program is a collaboration between Advocate Health Care, Russell Institute for Research &

Advocate and NorthShore Combine to Create Preeminent Health Care System

Merger of state’s top-tier health providers will improve access to care and lower costsAdvocate Health Care and NorthShore University HealthSystem announced today they intend to combine to create Advocate NorthShore Health Partners (ANHP). When complete, ANHP will be the largest integrated health care delivery system in Illinois and the 11th largest not-for-profit health care system in the United States, serving 3 million patients annually.   “We have great respect for the NorthShore organization. We see the world through the same lens – providing exceptional patient care by delivering

Advocate Leaders recognized by Diversity MBA

Rishi Sikka, MD, senior vice president, clinical transformation, Advocate Health Care, Amy Logue, Ph.D., vice president, human resources, Advocate Health Care, Dayla Randolph, Ph.D., vice president, human resources, Advocate South Suburban Hospital/Advocate Trinity Hospital, and Melissa O’Neil, MS, vice president, human resources, ACL Labs/Advocate Sherman Hospital have been named to the 2014 Top 100 under 50 Executive Leader list by Diversity MBA magazine.  The honorees were nominated by C-suite executives and directors and have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the workplace and

AHA BOARD ELECTS JIM SKOGSBERGH CHAIR-ELECT DESIGNATE

The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Board of Trustees has elected Jim Skogsbergh, president and CEO of Advocate Health Care as its chair-elect designate. Skogsbergh will assume the chairmanship in 2016, becoming the top elected official of the national organization that represents America’s hospitals and health systems.  Since 2001, Skogsbergh has led Advocate Health Care in Downers Grove, Ill., the largest health system in the state and one the largest health care systems in the Midwest.  Affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ,

Four Advocate hospitals honored for excellence…again

Recognized for providing exceptional care, four Advocate Health Care  hospitals have been named among the finest in Chicago and Illinois according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2014-2015 Best Hospitals list. The rankings were released today.  The sites listed among the top 20 hospitals in the Chicago metro area include Advocate Christ Medical Center  in Oak Lawn, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital  in Downers Grove, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center 

Advocate Health Care increases community benefits to $661 million

Downers Grove, Ill. — Advocate Health Care, Illinois’ largest integrated health care system, announced today that it provided $661 million in charitable care and community services in 2013, an increase of $47 million from the previous year. “We continually challenge ourselves to extend our healing ministry to diverse neighborhoods across Chicagoland and Central Illinois,” said Jim Skogsbergh, president and CEO of Advocate Health Care. “Our contribution illustrates Advocate’s healing mission and dedication to meeting the needs of those we are so privileged to serve.” Overall, the

Advocate Health Care sets national standard for environmental excellence

For the 5thstraight year, Advocate Health Care , has earned the System for Change Award from Virginia-based Practice Greenhealth, a non-profit organization that encourages environmental responsibility and best practices by health care organizations. The System for Change Award identifies health systems that are making significant progress in system-wide implementation of environmentally responsible health care. The award was presented today at the CleanMed Conference & Exposition in Cleveland Ohio—a national gathering for leaders in health care

Father of Stroke Coordinator at Trinity Hospital has stroke

Story of how the family nursed him back to healthStory pitch for Advocate Trinity Hospital. Jewell Jenkins, 71, of Chicago had a stroke in December. He was healthy with only high blood pressure being his only medical history. The morning he had the stroke he was sitting at his kitchen table during Bible Study. There was no pain. My phone rang at 10 am and he was unable to form words. He is willing to talk about it. He is the father of Dinene West Jenkins, who is the stroke coordinator here at Advocate Trinity Hospital so you have a family connection as well as an expert.

Advocate Health Care excelling in patient safety

Nine Advocate Hospitals named again among the nation’s safestAdvocate Health Care  hospitals are being recognized for excellence in patient safety by the Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based, independent industry watchdog organization. The announcement was made today. Leapfrog uses publicly available data on 28 different evidence-based safety measures and assigns letter grades from A to F based on each hospital’s success in preventing harm to patients. Leapfrog posted grades for more than 2,500 hospitals across the country for their efforts to protect

High school students get crash course in distracted driving

Teens from an Illinois high school learn the importance of staying focused on the road at hospital’s “Trauma Day.”Nearly 100 high school students in Libertyville, Ill., experienced firsthand the negative impact of distracted driving at Advocate Condell Medical Center’s “Trauma Day ” last week. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ), approximately nine Americans are killed and more than 1,000 are injured each day in crashes that are

Advocate Health Care ranked again among nation’s top 5 largest health systems

Truven Health Analytics names Advocate as one of the premier health systems nationally for a 5th timeAdvocate Health Care  is being recognized as one of the country’s leading health systems for a 5th time.—one of only two systems in the nation with this distinction. Truven Health Analytics announced its list of the 15 Top Health Systems today. The winners are listed in large, medium and small categories. Advocate is among the top five large systems recognized Truven determines the rankings by analyzing public data of hospital performance in clinical

Five Advocate Health Care hospitals ranked in 100 Top by Truven Health Analytics

Downers Grove, III — Recognized for excellence and efficiency in providing care, five Advocate Health Care  hospitals have been named to the prestigious list of the 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics. The Michigan-based organization announced the rankings today. The list includes Advocate Christ Medical Center  in Oak Lawn, Advocate Condell Medical Center  in Libertyville, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital  in Downers

Advocate Health Care and Silver Cross Announce Clinical Affiliation

Downers Grove, Ill.—Advocate Health Care and New Lenox, IL-based Silver Cross Hospital and Medical Centers announced their clinical affiliation today, which expands Advocate Physician Partners’ (APP) nationally recognized Clinical Integration Program. APP, a jointly governed organization by Advocate and more than 4,400 physicians, is focused on improving health care quality and outcomes while reducing the overall cost of health care.   The affiliation is in response to the current health care climate that continues to undergo transformational change from “volume-driven” to “value-driven”

Advocate associates going RED for heart health

In recognition of American Heart Month, Advocate Health Care’s  nearly 35,000 employees are pulling out all of the stops to raise awareness about heart disease and heart-healthy living. Things kick off on National Wear Red Day , on February 7, when all associates are being encouraged to don something red to show their support for healthy hearts. Additionally, Advocate will be broadcasting a special “Heart Health” edition of AdvocateLive  featuring

Cyclist logs over 800 miles after double knee replacement

Libertyville, Ill., resident Bill Butrym has two “new” knees, and his sights on riding 2,000 miles by the end of the year.At 6 feet 10 inches, Bill Butrym is an imposing figure. He played basketball at Creighton University, in Omaha, Neb., but these days he’s not crashing the boards. The 56-year old Libertyville, Ill., resident puts approximately 2,000 miles on his bicycle—and his knees—each year. “I knew that eventually my knees might become an issue,” Butrym says. “I’ve always been active, even after playing college ball. I just wore them out.” Cycling is a low-impact exercise that’

Three surprising “female” conditions that can affect men

“Men’s health” isn’t just about building abs or training for your first triathlon. All men need to be aware of a few conditions that typically affect women.Experts say that tens of thousands of men each year are affected by conditions typically considered to be exclusive to women. Here are three such conditions that affect a surprisingly large number of men each year: Male Breast CancerWhile this is still a fairly rare form of cancer, accounting for less than 1 percent of breast carcinomas, the incidences of it have increased significantly 

Advocate Health Care joins effort to improve health in low-income communities

Report provides new recommendations to reduce illness, lower health care costsAdvocate Health Care joined nearly 40 U.S.-based health systems last week in Washington, D.C. to discuss potential ways to address persistent health problems in communities challenged by poverty, poor education, inadequate housing, racism and other “social determinants of health” that are beyond the ability of any single provider-institution to address. Advocate is the largest health system in Illinois and based in Oak Brook.  The meeting of the Health Systems Learning Group (HSLG) – composed of health systems

Advocate Health Care’s sustainability efforts honored

Oak Brook, III— Recognized for its determination to lower energy consumption, reduce waste and its commitment to environmental stewardship, Advocate Health Care , has been given the 2013 Sustainable Environmental Business Practices award from Social Enterprise Networks  (SEN), a network of members within Young Presidents Organization (YPO).   The annual award is sponsored by SEN, which connect YPO members with a

Advocate physician honored for passion in fight against cancer

American Cancer Society bestows highest honor for volunteer effortsOak Brook, III— Honored for his decades-long volunteer efforts in the fight against cancer, Clement S. Rose, M.D. , has been given the prestigious St. George National Award by the American Cancer Society (ACS). It’s the highest honor given for volunteer service by the ACS.      Dr. Rose, a physician at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center  in Chicago, has been serving as a volunteer with ACS for 24 years

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