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Community

11/12/2025

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.

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

10/02/2025

Carle Health Invests $2M in Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health Services at Methodist Hospital

In our continued commitment to provide exceptional quality care to the communities we serve, Carle Health recently completed a series of significant renovations to the Adult Community Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit at Carle Health Methodist Hospital.

Community

08/26/2025

Carle Health remains committed to care in Champaign-Urbana amid changing healthcare landscape

Level I Trauma Center hospital prepares to manage influx of patients, asks public for participation

Culture of Quality

08/21/2025

Professional motorcycle racer overcomes serious injury with help from Carle Health Therapy Services

Just one year after sustaining a potentially career-ending leg injury, a talented and up-and-coming professional flat track motorcycle racer is back on his bike competing.

Community

08/20/2025

Colleen Kannaday to Retire in 2026 as President of Carle BroMenn, Carle Eureka

Colleen Kannaday, President of Carle BroMenn Medical Center and Carle Eureka Hospital, will retire in 2026 after 15 years of dedicated service to Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Eureka Hospital and the communities of central Illinois.

Community

07/14/2025

New Parking Assistance Service at Carle Foundation Hospital

A new Guest Assistance service will be available at Carle Foundation Hospital for those parking in the North Garage on Orchard St. or the South Garage on McCullough Ave.

Community

04/30/2025

Carle Health President and CEO Receives National Recognition for Healthcare Innovation

Carle Health is proud to announce that James C. Leonard, MD, President and CEO of the integrated health system, is the 2025 recipient of the American Hospital Association (AHA) Justin Ford Kimball Innovators Award.

Redefining Healthcare

02/11/2025

Food Services reducing food waste, making better use of resources

Carle Foundation Hospital is using Leanpath technology to weigh, classify and place a dollar value on food waste. Carle Health goals are to buy and prepare food that consumers want, meaning better use of resources and less food being trucked to the landfill. Just six months into the program, food waste at the hospital has declined by 37%.

Redefining Healthcare

10/28/2024

Lung cancer screening, robotic-assisted bronchoscopy help a patient move swiftly through care

By the time a patient notices symptoms of lung cancer, it has already developed to later stages. Once a low-dose CT scan detects a nodule in the lung, Carle Health Methodist offers a less invasive biopsy for the patient. No-cost screenings are available Nov. 9 in Peoria and Pekin.

Community

10/25/2024

Former Carle Health hospital beds helping patients half a world away

Twenty-nine former Carle Health hospital bed frames and mattresses are improving patient outcomes in Kichevo, North Macedonia, thanks to the hard work of two Carle Foundation Hospital team members.

Redefining Healthcare

07/12/2024

Carle Health Proctor Hospital expands addiction recovery support thanks to generous donation

Carle Health is pleased and excited to introduce a brand-new fitness space to its Addiction Recovery Center (ARC) at Carle Health Proctor Hospital.

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

06/10/2024

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.

Culture of Quality

05/14/2024

New AI tool for sepsis diagnosis gets its start thanks to research at Carle

An inquisitive engineer, Carle clinicians and the University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering partner to develop research and a tool for early detection of sepsis in hospital patients.

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