For a child and their family, having to spend multiple nights in a hospital room can often times be difficult for various reasons. However, one couple thought of a special way to bring smiles to the faces of hospitalized children. Amy and Rick Rogy have generously purchased an Xbox entertainment gaming console for each children’s… Continue Reading Special Delivery
As a nurse on the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois, Angela Farnan has cared for countless children over the years. Her work is dedicated to the patients she serves as well as caring for their families. She embodies the OSF HealthCare Mission of serving our patients with the greatest… Continue Reading A Patient Becomes Family in an Unexpected Way
At any given time, there are about 3,000 people in the U.S. waiting for heart transplants. And to add to that, the number of people diagnosed with heart failure — and who are potential candidates for a heart transplantation — is expected to rise 46 percent by 2030. With these facts in mind, OSF HealthCare… Continue Reading Gifting Life with a Heartbeat
Wedding days are mostly about celebrating the new couple and showering them with gifts. But two OSF HealthCare employees chose to tie the knot rooted in their love for the OSF Mission. On November 10th of 2018, Mat Hanley and Jayme Nowell were married at the historic St. Mary’s Cathedral in Peoria, IL. However, when… Continue Reading Happily Ever Mission Partner
Before chowing down on turkey, 1,700 runners laced up their sneakers to participate in a 3 mile run/1 mile walk to benefit the Heller Center for Kids with Cancer. The race was held at 8 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. As runners crossed the finish line, each person was given a chocolate turkey to commemorate the… Continue Reading Chocolate Turkey Run