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Health Care
McLean Receives Triple Dose Of Health Care
BroMenn Regional Medical Center launched a “Spirit of Women” program.
Getting the proper care does not stop with the doctor’s appointment. It is the follow-through that really matters. And that is the focus that Normal’s BroMenn Regional Medical Center has taken with its new “Spirit of Women” designation.
“Statistics show that women direct 85 percent of the health-care dollars in the United States‚” says Sherry Galbreath‚ BroMenn marketing specialist. “Women take care of themselves and of everyone else – their children‚ their husbands‚ their parents. Women are the caretakers.”
Becoming one of the nationally designated Spirit of Women facilities means that BroMenn is given a variety of tools to work educationally and specifically on the needs of women.
Launched in 2007‚ the program offers a clinical component‚ plus gender-specific seminars and classes.
“The goal is for women to take action about their health care‚ not just getting the screenings‚ but then doing something after those screenings to make sure their issues are addressed‚” Galbreath says.
As a result‚ a new action element has been spawned. Known as “healthertainment‚” these seminars are “not just clinical and educational‚ but also fun‚” says Galbreath. For instance a seminar may link dermatology and digital photography. “We can teach about skin problems and also give a lesson on how to shoot pictures and improve them.”
In addition to BroMenn‚ McLean County’s health-care system includes St. Joseph Medical Center‚ established in 1888. St. Joseph is operated by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis (OSF) and is a part of the OSF Healthcare System. For nine years running‚ the hospital has been ranked among the top health-care facilities in the nation‚ according to Verispan‚ a health-care informatics joint venture firm.
The hospital entered the new millennium as one of the Top 100 Cardiac Hospitals in the nation for its consistently high quality care in the area of cardiac bypass surgery.
The new Oscar Mandel Cohn Neuro/Vascular Angiographic Suite‚ named in Cohn’s honor following his $1.5 million donation‚ allows St. Joseph’s physicians to conduct minimally invasive procedures treating a wide variety of vascular issues‚ including stroke‚ carotid artery disease and aneurysms. These catheter-based procedures reduce risks and recovery time.
McLean’s health-care offerings include Carle Clinic‚ with more than 250 health-care team members offering complete quality-first services. A convenient care department provides medical attention for minor illnesses or injuries while specialists address virtually all areas of health-care needs including allergies‚ audiology‚ general surgery‚ pediatrics‚ orthopedics‚ oncology and obstetrics.
Story by Betsy Williams
Photo by Wes Aldridge
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