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Lung cancer screening, robotic-assisted bronchoscopy help a patient move swiftly through care

By the time a patient notices symptoms of lung cancer, it has already developed to later stages. Once a low-dose CT scan detects a nodule in the lung, Carle Health Methodist offers a less invasive biopsy for the patient. No-cost screenings are available Nov. 9 in Peoria and Pekin.

Methodist College names Dr. Kayla Banks as Chancellor

Methodist College is pleased to announce Kayla Banks, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, as its Chancellor, effective April 15, 2024.

Is it cancer or not? Clinic in Peoria provides quick results and supportive treatment

Team provides wraparound support, calm to patients referred to this Greater Peoria clinic by their primary care doctors.

Carle Health Presents: Health and Wellness Expo for Seniors

The Health and Wellness Expo is designed to empower individuals age 64 and older to work through questions about the upcoming enrollment period with community resources and speakers.

Off to a good start: Healthy Beginnings early childhood ambassadors boost the next generation

Whether it is advice on finding day care, finding a job or monthly budgeting, Healthy Beginnings early childhood community ambassadors work with home visiting nurses to help moms support their child’s earliest years.

A new community garden is now open at Carle at The Riverfront

A ribbon-cutting event was held June 20 at The Riverfront campus to officially open the new community garden which aims to support food insecurity initiatives across Vermilion County.

Carle, UnityPoint Health, UnityPoint Health–Central Illinois sign strategic affiliation agreement

Carle Health (Carle) is poised to expand access to services, programs and resources and create new innovative opportunities for patients in the Peoria area through a strategic affiliation agreement with UnityPoint Health® – Central Illinois and UnityPoint Health®.

Carle encourages parents to get kids boosted at Nov. 5 pop-up clinics

Carle Health is offering two pop-up bivalent COVID-19 booster clinics for all eligible children ages five to 18 on Saturday, November 5 at two of its pediatric office locations in the Champaign-Urbana area.

Physicians seeing more cases of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in atypical patients

In typical patients, cases of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease occur around the age of 70, but in recent years, the patient population most impacted by this disease is changing.

Honoring women leading all 5 Carle hospitals during Women's History Month

All five hospitals in the Carle system are led by women, this Women’s History Month we look at the contribution these exceptional leaders offer to the organization.

Carle offers tips and tricks for a safe, fang-tastic Halloween

Health officials at Carle are offering helpful tips to keep trick-or-treaters safe as Halloween makes a more normal return in 2021.

Rural Health and Farm Safety marks 30th year focused on safety

Community Health Initiatives outreach evolves to meet safety and health needs of farms, rural communities.

Women's Legacy Circle makes its largest donation ever to support Community Health Initiatives

Putting aside small increments of dues each year allows Women’s Legacy Circle to make a $75,000 donation to support Carle’s Community Health Initiatives.

Carle recognized as great place to work

An authority on workplace culture is recognizing Carle Health for the fourth consecutive year.

New CRMH course prioritizes community-based solutions to address mental health

Carle Richland Memorial Hospital is dedicated to bringing more mental health services to the communities we serve.

Carle expands community health initiatives to meet needs

Healthy Beginnings celebrates anniversary with expanded services and locations to better serve the Champaign-Urbana community.

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