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Culture of Quality

11/06/2025

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.

Culture of Quality

10/30/2025

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.

Culture of Quality

10/13/2025

At Carle Health, teams demonstrate care, communication and teamwork for better patient outcomes

Carle Health knows that world-class care is more than clinical excellence. It's also compassion, effective communication and teamwork. Teams and individuals who showcase those skills to benefit patients are celebrated with the healthcare system's quarterly Way to Be! awards.

Culture of Quality

08/22/2025

Nurses leading the charge against racism in healthcare

250 nurse leaders participate in Nurses as Change-Makers program, a 20-week education series to motivate all nurses to confront systemic and interpersonal racism in healthcare.

Redefining Healthcare

02/10/2025

Methodist College supports future nurses with tuition-free education and path to employment

This new program will forgive tuition, book expenses and other fees, and provide eligible students with opportunities for employment upon graduation and/or licensure

Culture of Quality

10/11/2024

Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center celebrates nationwide nursing honor

Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center is a rarity: a small-town hospital with Magnet with Distinction designation. That recent honor was celebrated with the Hoopeston community on Oct. 10.

Culture of Quality

09/13/2024

Magnet recognitions illustrate world-class care throughout Carle Health system

Carle Health hospitals and physician group offices throughout the system gained and retained national recognition for nursing excellence during 2024. The Magnet accomplishments demonstrate the Carle Health commitment to world-class care throughout the healthcare system.

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

08/22/2024

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

08/13/2024

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

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

06/14/2024

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

05/21/2024

Carle Health Methodist, Proctor and Pekin hospitals honored for nursing, organizational excellence

Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital and Carle Health Pekin Hospital are proud and honored to be named among the nation’s leading healthcare centers for nursing care.

Culture of Quality

05/16/2024

How Carle Health helps develop Unstoppable nurses

Nurses at Carle Health are encouraged to grow their career through training and education. As a team, they're Unstoppable.

Culture of Quality

02/29/2024

Zen Room allows Carle Eureka staff to care for themselves, improve patient outcomes

As healthcare professionals encourage patients to pay more attention to their mental health, nurses and their colleagues are becoming more mindful of their own needs. A Zen Room recently opened at Carle Eureka Hospital, joining a trend of Carle Health hospitals with a dedicated space for team members to take a break and decompress, so they can continue to be there for their patients.

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