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Carle Health


Who We Are

Carle is the leading healthcare system in east central Illinois serving a patient base of more than 1.5 million.

Carle is committed to creating a culture of health by empowering people through quality care, research and education.

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Centrally located to Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis
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Founded By Mayo-Trained Physicians in 1931
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Fully Implemented electronic medical record

Carle by the numbers

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1,381,170
Carle Service Area
Population in 2017

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80+
Specialties
and subspecialties

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Level I Trama center
Level III Perinatal

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6 counties
in West Central IN

29 counties
in East Central IL

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24 beds
Carle Hoopeston
Regional Health Center

134 beds
Carle Richland
Memorial Hospital

433 beds
Carle Foundation Hospital

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47+ physicians
Carle Hoopeston
Regional Health Center

10 physicians
Carle Richland
Memorial Hospital

597 physicians
Carle Foundation Hospital

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44 APPs
Carle Hoopeston
Regional Health Center

10 APPs
Carle Richland
Memorial Hospital

307 APPs
Carle Foundation Hospital

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10,816 ED visits
Carle Hoopeston
Regional Health Center

9,633 ED visits
Carle Richland
Memorial Hospital

90,781 ED visits
Carle Foundation Hospital

An Integrated Pursuit

Carle Foundation Hospital & Business Units

Carle Physician Group

Carle Hoopeston, Carle Richland

Health Alliance

Carle Research Institute

Rural Alliance

Carle Illinois College of Medicine

High Performing
Networks of Care

  • Clinical Excellence & Innovation
  • Financial Sustainability
  • Healthcare Literacy
  • High Value Partnerships
  • Individual Engagement
  • System Optimization
  • Transform from volume to value

Health Alliance

Health Alliance is the largest health insurer in downstate Illinois, with member-focused health plans in five states – Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio and Washington, serving more than 230,000 members.

Started by doctors more than 35 years ago, Health Alliance keeps healthcare decisions where they belong – between patients and their doctors.

Rural Alliance

The Rural Alliance is designed to help better coordinate care in the region and provide patients closer access.

Collaborating with rural providers ensures long-term, consistent access to exceptional care for rural patients.

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Carle Hoopeston
Hoopeston, IL
Integrated November 2012

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Carle Richland Memorial
Olney, IL
Integrated April 2017

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Horizon Health
Paris, IL
Affiliated June 2015

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Kirby Medical Center
Monticello, IL
Affiliated January 2011

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Crawford Memorial
Robinson, IL
Affiliated February 2015

Strategic Plan

As a vertically integrated system, Carle continues to focus on improving the health of the people we serve by providing world-class, accessible care through an integrated delivery system.

  • Individual Engagement — We're a mission-based organization with the patient and member at the center of everything we do.

  • Healthcare Literacy — We help consumers better understand basic health information in order to make appropriate health decisions.

  • Clinical Excellence and Innovation — Visionary activities improve care delivery and health outcomes.

  • High Value Partnerships — We've created High Performing Networks of Care with others who share the vision of wanting to make themselves and the patient experience better.

  • System Optimization — Enhanced integration between the provider and payor aligns resources for better analytics, stronger engagement, shared medical management and improved outcomes.

  • Transformation from Volume to Value — We work to align clinical excellence and financial sustainability.

  • Clinical Excellence and Innovation — Visionary activities improve care delivery and health outcomes.

  • Financial Sustainability — We're planning not just for today, but for 50 years from today, to be certain our children and our grandchildren have access to the best care possible.

State-of-the-Art-Services

Carle is continuously working to bring the best to east central Illinois.

Our accreditations and advanced care centers include:

  • Level I Trauma Center

  • Level III Perinatal Services

  • Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence

  • Primary Stroke Center

  • Carle Neurosciences Institute

  • Carle Cancer Center/Mills Breast Cancer Institute

  • Carle Heart and Vascular Institute

  • Expanding Children's Hearing Opportunities (ECHO)

  • DNV Full Accreditation

  • DNV Primary Stroke Center Accreditation

  • ISO 9001:2008 Certification

Carle Research: Stephens Family Clinical Research Institute

Carle clinicians are advancing care through medical research and teaching future physicians.

  • Creating a world class Clinical Imaging Research Center, including a clinically approved 7T MRI, in partnership with Beckman Imaging Center at University of Illinois

  • Streamlining translation of discoveries into clinical application by co-locating Cancer Center at Illinois Researchers in the Carle Cancer Center building

  • Attracting top clinical researchers and physician investigators in Imaging, Cancer, Neuroscience, and Cardiovascular Health

  • Supporting development of cutting edge clinical research through investigator initiated research services and facilities

Carle Illinois College of Medicine

The first college of medicine designed at the intersection of medicine and engineering.

  • Reinvents health care around revolutionary advances in engineering and technology to further research, education and clinical care delivery.

  • Transforms healthcare education of physicians through creative problem solving.

  • Welcomed the first class of students in July, 2018.

  • Second class starting in July, 2019.

  • The dean of students, King Li, MD, is employed by Carle and by the University of Illinois. He is also the Chief Academic Officer at Carle.

Community Benefit

At Carle, we focus on providing the highest quality care to patients while also providing tangible benefits to the community.

Community benefit is central to Carle’s long-term goals, because we understand that supporting our neighbors in need makes the community a better place for everyone. In 2017, Carle provided $184 million in services, donations and support to our community, which included $2.4 million in free or discounted care to more than 34,500 patients.

A report of Carle Foundation Hospital’s community benefits provided in 2017 has been filed with the Illinois Office of the Attorney General, a requirement for not-for-profit hospitals.

Infographic - 2017 Community Benefit total: $185 million

Medicare & Medicaid Unpaid Cost
$84,294,565

Community Health
$51,122,441

Community Care/Charity Care
$32,411,331

Uncompensated Care
$9,531,921

Research
$5,898,269

Charitable Donations & In-Kind Gifts
$2,081,931

Philanthropy

Carle was founded on philanthropy, when Margaret Burt Carle Morris gave a generous donation in 1918 that started the health system we know today.

Since then, thousands of donors have contributed to hundreds of projects that go the extra mile for our patients. Donations from friends like you have helped build better facilities, provide better equipment, and fund education and research. Each year, more than 800 volunteers give more than 130,000 hours to Carle – from our entryways to our clinics and our hospital floors. And we have a strong vision to ensure that countless families enjoy more of the moments that matter.

Senior Leadership Team

Carle


James Leonard, MD
President and CEO

Charles Dennis, MD
Executive Vice President and System Chief Medical Officer

LJ Fallon
Executive Vice President and System Chief Legal Affairs Officer

Dennis Hesch
Executive Vice President and System Chief Financial Officer

Matthew Kolb
Executive Vice President and System Chief Administrative Officer

Lauren Schmid
Executive Vice President and System Chief Human Resources Officer

Health Alliance


Robert Good, MD
Chief Medical Officer

Jane Hayes
Vice President, Member Experience

Sinead Madigan
Chief Operating Officer

Terrica Miller
Chief Compliance and Risk Officer

Jana Perry
Vice President Strategy and Marketing

Gordon Salm
Chief Financial Officer

April Vogelsang
Senior Vice President and System Chief Clinical Integration Officer

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