Elements of nature resembling water, rock and open air can provide solace in ways that we don’t completely understand. In fact, gardens and natural surroundings enrich the body and soul. Because nature provides such comfort, more medical and hospice facilities are providing comfort and relief through healing gardens. An Ailing Wife’s Final Request Rennie Atterbury… Continue Reading Nature Providing Solace
Cancer is a devastating diagnosis for greater than 40,000 kids and families who face this disease each year. Retired Caterpillar Chairman, Jim Owens and his wife Katie, donated $1M to create a research endowment to battle cancer. The OSF Professorship in Pediatric Oncology will lead truly transformative pediatric research to develop landmark advances for children… Continue Reading The Power of Endowment
OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois has been blessed over the years with many loving and dedicated volunteers to assist our patients. Oftentimes, children who OSF Children’s Hospital serve are away from their home for extended periods of time, absent from school and missing normal play-time with their friends. Our volunteers who come in for… Continue Reading NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS HELPING OUR PATIENTS
Igniting a passion for STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) in middle-school aged children may seem daunting, but the leaders and innovators at Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center have accepted the challenge. The Jump STEAM program targets students in middle school all the way through college, offering them hands-on experiences in everything from… Continue Reading PNC GRANT EXPANDS STEAM PROGRAM
For Don and Val King, residents of rural Manlius, it was a debt repaid. As advocates and supporters for health and wellness in rural communities, the King family presented OSF HealthCare Foundation with a generous donation in 2018 to purchase a mobile health center to benefit residents of Bureau, Henry, LaSalle, and Putnam counties. “We… Continue Reading Giving back with love