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04
Apr
2024
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21:32 PM
America/Chicago
Katie Willerton, an occupational therapist at OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center has received the OSF HealthCare 2024 Innovator of the Year award. Willerton helped to pilot a smart room that would empower patients to use voice-activated tools to independently control comfort settings in the ...
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09
Feb
2024
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11:17 AM
America/Chicago
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States and current estimates are that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. Some people with skin cancer that’s on the surface of the skin can still require large doses of radiotherapy, but precise delivery can be chal ...
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27
Dec
2023
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08:30 AM
America/Chicago
As we begin a new year at OSF HealthCare, we’re reflecting on 2023 and the major strides achieved in embracing digital transformation for the betterment of patients, providers and the communities we serve. This past year, OSF continued leveraging technology and the emerging power of artificial int ...
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21
Dec
2023
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14:13 PM
America/Chicago
TV medical dramas make some highly complex medical procedures look easy. First-year Family Medicine residents are learning it’s much more challenging to intubate a patient or insert a central line (a catheter which goes into a vein close to or into the heart.)Lisa Barker, MD, who co-led a first-ti ...
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15
Dec
2023
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10:57 AM
America/Chicago
More than 1.5 million rural Illinois residents face significant health care access barriers due to a lack of resources and limited infrastructure. OSF HealthCare serves many rural communities in Illinois and Michigan and leaders are looking at telehealth and digital health tools and platforms to bri ...
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22
Nov
2023
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10:47 AM
America/Chicago
The COVID-19 pandemic taught the healthcare industry many things when it comes to delivery of care. One of the biggest lessons was the need for telehealth medicine.“We know that telehealth became a necessity during COVID, but even after COVID it was a way that we could increase our access, to give ...
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02
Nov
2023
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13:39 PM
America/Chicago
The OSF HealthCare Foundation recently announced the 2023 Pearl Award recipients at its annual Culture of Philanthropy Celebration. The Pearl Award recognizes contributions to philanthropic excellence, compassionate care, and visionary leadership that will transform health care.The Pearl Award was e ...
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11
Aug
2023
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11:04 AM
America/Chicago
Iowa was the only state where opioid-related deaths did not increase last year. The American Medical Association says more than 105,000 opioid overdose deaths were reported in the United States between December 2021 and December 2022.Federal health officials blame the steep increase in opioid overdo ...
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21
Jul
2023
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10:43 AM
America/Chicago
In a rapidly evolving technological landscape, machine learning has emerged as a transformative force; it is reshaping countless industries, health care included. Machine learning and artificial intelligence increases productivity, reduces human errors and frees up time for other tasks that can have ...
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17
Jul
2023
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16:20 PM
America/Chicago
Peoria, Illinois-based OSF HealthCare is partnering with the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) to award six grants totally more than $460,000 to support projects funded through the Community Health Advocacy program, with a goal to improve outcomes and reduce health care disparities. The latest gr ...
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