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Outdoor enthusiast overcoming severe injury with help from Carle Health physical therapy team

In September 2024, Megan Dassow experienced a life-changing injury. She turned to Carle McLean County Orthopedics for her recovery, where she met Carle Health physical therapist Stormie Leathers, PT, DPT.

New cold cap technology available to cancer patients about to undergo chemotherapy

Carle Health is offering a new way to cold cap and prevent potential hair loss for patients undergoing chemotherapy

POTS patient helps others understand and manage their symptoms by sharing her experience

Leslie Bainbridge uses her experience with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) to help others manage their symptoms, communicate with healthcare providers and improve their quality of life.

At Carle Health, care begins before patients enter our buildings

Whether it's driving people from parking lots to the hospital, providing meals to a long-term care facility or scheduling a patient with a surgeon after hours, Carle Health team members take care of patients even before they enter our facilities.

Carle BroMenn, Carle Eureka and Carle McLean County Orthopedics honored for premier nursing

Carle Health knows that clinically excellent and compassionate nurses mean exceptional patient care.

Campers process grief and enjoy activities

Camp Healing Heart and Kourage Kids Camp, two Carle Health camps, allow youth campers and adult volunteers to learn about grief, support each other and enjoy a day at camp.

A father shares about pregnancy loss during one of two Carle Health events on Oct. 15

Shining Light Infant Memorial events, one in Urbana and one in Normal are held in conjunction with the annual International Wave of Light, a worldwide lighting of candles at 7 p.m. on Pregnancy Loss and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. The Urbana ceremony is also livestreamed.

Keep your community healthy; prevent the spread of illness with an annual flu shot

Prevent the spread of flu and other respiratory illnesses in your community this fall and winter. Talk to your doctor about getting an annual flu shot to keep you and your loved ones healthy.

Police lieutenant son and his mother, a nurse, connect for NICU read-a-thon

Unbeknownst to NICU nurse Sandy Ater, her son, Sean, accepted an invitation to read to babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Carle Foundation Hospital.

Carle Health Nurse Honor Guard seeking others to help with tributes to passing colleagues

Families are thankful to include a touching tribute led by volunteer Honor Guard nurses as they celebrate the lives of loved ones within the profession of nursing.

Benchmarking drives environmental sustainability at Carle Health

The Carle Health system has been awarded the Greenhealth Champion Award from Practice Greenhealth, recognizing efforts to improve the environmental performance of all eight system hospitals.

Carle Health Methodist and Proctor Hospitals to unite as one hospital serving Greater Peoria

The spirit of innovation and collaboration that has long guided the care provided at Proctor continues as Carle Health works to improve the coordination and efficiency of care between hospital locations.

Carle Health and Christie Clinic partner to create the Champaign Endoscopy Center

To provide more access to digestive health services, Carle Health and Christie Clinic have partnered to open the Champaign Endoscopy Center, celebrating the occasion with an open house event.

Children living with grief find kindred spirits and expert support

Kourage Kids Camp and Camp Healing Heart help children and teens to process grief. Registration is open for campers and volunteers of both Carle Hospice camps.

Angie Hatfield Marker named Vice President of Carle Health Center for Philanthropy

Carle Health community commitment continues to expand.

American Heart Association awards Carle Health hospitals with Get With The Guidelines® recognition

The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have awarded several Carle Health hospitals with 2026 Get With The Guidelines® recognition for excellence in stroke care.

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