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Today is the biggest day to give back of 2024 – #GivingTuesday! Your gift to the University of Illinois Cancer Center will help support our mission to eliminate cancer health disparities and improve cancer health outcomes for all. We raised over $21,000 last year, and this year we hope to raise even more to extend our reach to more communities and patients through our research, community outreach and engagement and education programs. You don’t have to wait for #GivingTuresday to give. Our donation website is live now. Please click the button below to donate. Donate here: https://lnkd.in/gAS-kwG2

Last week, UI Health hosted our annual Thanksgiving Fall Fiesta for our pediatrics patients ahead of the holiday season! UI Health providers, medical students from UIC’s Pediatric Interest Group, and families from across the University of Illinois Children's Hospital came together for food, dancing, musical performances, and a whole lot of fun! Check out all the photos from the event: https://bit.ly/4gfd4w8

“Our mission is simple: we exist to provide access to care,” says Summer Park, DNP, FNP-BC, the mobile health unit’s lead practitioner and operations manager. The clinic-on-wheels is hitting the road in Peoria County to reach people in Peoria County, where Park lives. “It’s unique and allowing us to infiltrate community spaces that cannot obtain the health care they desperately need,” she says. Give today. Select UIC Mobile Health and Wellness Fund from the drop-down menu. https://loom.ly/sMyixSI #GivingTuesday #UICTogether

Hear UI Health physician Dr. Erin Hickey share exciting news about our new Lifespan Disability Clinic on the Disability Minute from The Chicago Lighthouse. Listen now:

Monica Padilla, UIC's 2024 Lincoln Academy Student Laureate, credits UIC with giving her the tools to keep her eyes on her goal of attending medical school and serving her community as a bilingual physician. Monica is a public health and biological sciences double major, a part of UIC's Honors College and received the award for her commitment to leadership and positive social change. This distinction is only awarded to one senior from each Illinois college. Read more about Monica and the Lincoln Laureate award here https://lnkd.in/g3sr2Q3J #LincolnLaureate #UIC #Chicago #ThisIsUIC

UI Health epilepsy specialists Drs. Anna Serafini and Francesco Pucci joined WGN-TV's Spotlight Chicago to discuss UI Health’s designation as a Level 4 Comprehensive Epilepsy Center — the highest rating from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers. Visit Epilepsy.UIHealth.Care to learn how our team’s expertise in evaluating, monitoring, and treating patients with complex epilepsy is helping more people manage their seizures and live fuller lives.

It's honey harvest time! 🍯 Today, joined by our partners from UI Health, DispatchHealth, Urban Autism Solutions, and Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, the IMD Commission hosted a honey harvest workshop. Earlier this year, in partnership with UI Health, we launched an urban beekeeping initiative with Alvéole and installed a hive at one of our buildings. The bees have been busy pollinating local gardens and farms for months making IMD honey that will now be bottled. Keep an eye out for a jar of IMD honey at your next meeting or event. 🐝 To learn more, visit our MyHive page at ➡️ imdchi.co/buzz24

During last month’s #RespiratoryCareWeek, our team of respiratory therapists held their annual award ceremony to recognize staff who put patients first in everything they do. These providers were nominated by their patients, leaders, and teammates for their excellence in caring for patients of every age with difficulty breathing. Congratulations to Marquita Reed and Hung Tran, recipients of this year’s “Respiratory Service Excellence Award,” and our “Star Therapist of the Year” Nadia Perez!

SEEG – short for Stereoelectroencephalography – is an innovative epilepsy treatment that can improve the lives of the nearly one-third of epilepsy patients with drug-resistant seizures. UI Health epileptologists Drs. Anna Serafini and Francesco Pucci broke down this cutting-edge, minimally-invasive surgical technique and answered if it may be the right option for you. Read their Q&A today!

At UI Health, we believe everyone deserves exceptional care. Our care teams are leaders in managing and treating complex diseases and conditions. Utilizing the latest innovations in minimally invasive surgery and comprehensive treatment, our mission is to prioritize personalized care from diagnosis to precision treatment. Learn more about how we’re delivering exceptional care for you at http://UIHealth.Care.