Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital is now offering robotic-assisted bronchoscopy to enable earlier and more accurate diagnosis of lung cancer. #lungcancer
Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide with approximately 68,000 cases diagnosed per year in the United States... #cancerscreening
According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, the non-medical use of prescription drugs ranks as the second most-common form of drug use in America.
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This funding initiative, which is just one facet of Northwestern Medicine’s community giving campaign, offered grants to local agencies supporting specific health and wellness projects.
“This recognition is a direct reflection of our Patients First mission and our relentless quest to improve, innovate and deliver world class outcomes to the patients we are privileged to serve,” said Dean M. Harrison, chief executive officer, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare.
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital’s Home-Delivered Meal program provides access to nutritious food, in addition to a wellness check for participants. Over 8,000 meals were delivered in 2020.
We will have a clinic of the future that is really designed to offer artificial intelligence and other technologies to make the patient experience very futuristic.
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Heerlein says Palos Hospital has always been a quiet giant on the hill focused on caring for the community. She is excited about the hospital’s future growth as part of Northwestern Medicine.