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
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
Did you know that April is National Volunteer Month? This month, with your help, we can unite with John and Annette Heller to ensure children diagnosed with cancer in our community have the life-enhancing services they need to thrive. Today over 80 percent of kids survive their cancer diagnosis. But they deserve more than survivorship;… Continue Reading Commitment To Helping Children Thrive
Healing from cancer is not a simple process. This is because cancer affects the whole person—body, mind, and spirit. The “new normal” after treatment is unfamiliar territory, and many cancer patients appreciate some help in finding their way to well-being. SETTING SAIL TOGETHER On Saturday, March 9, 2019, breast cancer survivors gathered for the annual… Continue Reading Cancer survivors retreat by moving forward