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COMMUNITY CULTURE OF QUALITY REDEFINING HEALTHCARE STAYING HEALTHY COVID-19 VIEW ALL

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Culture of Quality

08/30/2024

Farm hands, dish washers, candy stripers: Carle Health team members recall their first jobs

Carle Health team members' first jobs ever were lined with bicycle grease, floor wax and pig manure. In honor of Labor Day, team members recall their first jobs and how those experiences benefit patients.

Culture of Quality

08/27/2024

Opening Doors for Aspiring Physician Scientists: CI MED Scholars Alongside Carle Medical Experts

From high school to pre-med, pathway programs through Carle Illinois College of Medicine address underrepresented identities in medicine and connect students to real-world experiences at Carle Health.

Culture of Quality

08/22/2024

Champaign-Urbana, Hoopeston facilities receive 7th Magnet with Distinction Recognition nationally

Carle Health on Aug. 19 became only the seventh healthcare organization nationwide to receive – with Distinction – the nation’s highest honor for nursing and organizational excellence.

Culture of Quality

08/16/2024

Carle Health hospitals recognized for excellence in stroke treatment

Several medical facilities throughout the Carle Health system receive Get With The Guidelines® designations for ensuring stroke patients receive treatment according to highest quality standards.

Culture of Quality

08/13/2024

Patient experience leads to hospital housekeeping, nursing assistant certification

Inaugural Nursing Education Award goes to Carle Richland CNA who moved from housekeeping to certified nursing assistant.

Culture of Quality

07/29/2024

Final call: Families, friends of nurses provide lasting memory through Nurse Honor Guard

Carle Health offers a way to honor fellow nurses through the Nurse Honor Guard; participants support a short observance at a funeral or visitation to recognize individuals for their nursing dedication.

Culture of Quality

07/11/2024

Celebrating Carle Health Annual Way to Be! winners' commitment to patients, colleagues

Saving a co-worker's vision, acting as a mentor and welcoming curious nursing students are all in a day's work for Carle Health team members whose focus on each other and their patients earned them Carle Health 2023 Annual Way to Be! awards.

Culture of Quality

07/05/2024

Carle Foundation Hospital welcomes the return of CarleRx, and with it, a collection of ducks

With the return of CarleRx to Carle Foundation Hospital returns a collection of ducks that patients and team members are happy to see back.

Culture of Quality

06/27/2024

Patient credits experts in sports-medicine, cancer for quick diagnosis and treatment

Local man stresses there is no need to travel a distance for cancer treatment when you can find what you need close to home at Carle Cancer Institute in Urbana.

Culture of Quality

06/27/2024

Carle Health Pekin Hospital celebrates nursing honor, tech advances, safety accomplishments

Carle Health Pekin Hospital celebrated its Magnet designation, as well as recent technological advances and patient safety accomplishments, during an open house with team members, community partners and local leaders during the evening of June 25.

Culture of Quality

06/25/2024

Pinnacle Award winners demonstrate daily excellence and commitment to patients at Carle Health

The Pinnacle Award of Excellence is the Carle Health program that annually recognizes team members who ensure their colleagues and patients have a world-class experience every time they interact with the organization. Carle Health has named seven team members from throughout the organization as Pinnacle Award of Excellence winners.

Culture of Quality

06/19/2024

Volunteers sought to interact with patients who see few visitors at Carle Foundation Hospital

Something as simple as sharing the gift of time and making a human connection is mutually beneficial for the volunteer and the patient admitted to the hospital.

Culture of Quality

06/14/2024

Patient looks forward to Father's Day after ED nurse brings him back three times

Dave Rumer died three times. He doesn't remember that. What he remembers is Katelyn Culp, an RN in the Emergency Department at Carle Health Methodist Hospital, saved his life on April 13, allowing him to enjoy another Father's Day.

Culture of Quality

06/11/2024

Way to Be! winners make day brighter for patients, co-workers

Whether it's singing with a young patient who had no family nearby or helping a mother whose newborn had died, Carle Health team members reflect the organization's Values by shining a light on others, resulting in world-class care. Some of those team members are being honored with the organization's latest quarterly Way to Be! awards.

Culture of Quality

06/10/2024

Carle Foundation Hospital therapy team celebrates graduation of former patient

Shannon Voss spent two years at Carle Foundation Hospital following an assault that left him in a coma. He recently graduated from Parkland College and the hospital's rehab team celebrated with a surprise graduation party.

Culture of Quality

06/10/2024

Carle Health extends commitment to best care environment with new weapons detection system at CHMH

Carle Health is committed to strengthening security and emergency preparedness for patients, visitors, team members and everyone who counts on Carle Health for care. One way Carle Health is enhancing security is by installing a weapons detection system at the Emergency Department (ED) entrance of Carle Health Methodist Hospital.

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Our mission is to serve people through high-quality care, medical research and education. Based in Urbana, IL, Carle Health is a vertically integrated health system with more than 11,000 employees.

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