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Palliative care services provide supportive care to improve quality of life

Through collaborative care with patients, their support systems and care teams, the palliative care team at Carle Health works to improve a patient’s quality of life.

Renowned surgeon performs successful robotic Whipple procedure on determined cancer patient

Vermilion County patient is first to participate in the less invasive surgery that offers early-stage cancer patients an opportunity to remove cancer, restore digestive process.

Mobile market student volunteer is an example of rewarding community involvement

All Vermilion County mobile market stops and the warehouse need volunteers. With a minimal amount of donated time, volunteers of all ages can make a big difference.

Carle Health welcomes Robert Cavagnol, MD, as Carle Health Bloomington-Normal Service Area President

A new area president, who will oversee operations at Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Eureka Hospital and affiliated outpatient centers and specialty clinics serving Bloomington-Normal, Eureka and surrounding communities, is named.

Temporary visitor guidelines and masking recommendations reduce the spread of illness

Carle Health facilities update prevention protocols due to increasing respiratory illness activity.

Carle Health treats the whole person and honors team members who demonstrate service excellence

At Carle Health, we treat the whole person. And we celebrate team members who recognize that the healthcare system's commitment to service excellence starts with them. One way we do that is with our quarterly Way to Be! awards.

Plan for end-of-year vision care needs

Plan now to apply your 2025 Flex Spending Account funds. At the Champaign Carle Optical Shop, these funds can be used to purchase lenses, frames and contacts before Dec. 31.

Carle Health receives Practice Greenhealth Partner Recognition Award for stewardship efforts

Carle Foundation Hospital receives the Partner Recognition Award from Practice Greenhealth for notable actions taken to improve the facility’s environmental impact.

Carle Health Greater Peoria hospitals recognized for excellence in antimicrobial stewardship

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Acute Care Honor Roll recognizes hospitals that prioritize and excel in implementing evidence-based antimicrobial stewardship practices.

Carle Health and Mary Free Bed unite to transform inpatient rehabilitation

National rehab expert and community health system offer local care and advanced treatment

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.

Carle Health veteran team members say 'yes' to their country and community

Carle Health has hundreds of team members who are veterans or active-duty military. The healthcare organization honors them, and all veterans, on Veterans Day with flag-raising ceremonies at all eight Carle Health hospitals and other recognitions.

In sickness and in health: Neurosurgery patient marries at Carle Foundation Hospital

When a neurosurgery patient and his fiancée decided to get married before his brain surgery, the neurosurgery team went to work, helping to plan their fourth wedding in four years.

Young bone cancer survivor regains his strength with help from Carle Health physical therapy

In 2022, at just 17 years old, Landon Potter’s life changed drastically when doctors diagnosed him with osteosarcoma – a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer. After intense surgery and numerous rounds of chemotherapy, Potter is now cancer-free, and he praises the physical therapy he received after those treatments at Carle Health as a major factor in his ability to recovery.

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