The 2022 Franciscan Health Olympia Fields annual Diaper Drive collected more than 4,100 diapers for distribution to local community organizations to help families in Chicago’s Southland. The project is designed to raise awareness of diaper insecurity in the community. From left, Sister M. Ruth Luthman, vice president for Mission Integration;[Read More…]
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Franciscan Health to hold Little Angels Memorial Service on Wednesday at Assumption Cemetery in Glenwood
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields will hold a Little Angels Memorial Service for the young lives lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy or newborn death at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at Assumption Catholic Cemetery in Glenwood. When a patient experiences a miscarriage or fetal demise, Franciscan Health buries those[Read More…]
New Franciscan Health CEO installed at missioning ceremony
Raymond Grady was officially recognized and installed as Franciscan Health Olympia Fields and South Suburban Chicago Division president and chief executive officer at a Missioning Ceremony presided by Franciscan Alliance Inc. chairwoman Sister Jane Marie Klein. Franciscan Health Olympia Fields CEO Raymond Grady, left, is presented a candle signifying Christ’s[Read More…]
Franciscan Health announces Excellence Award recipients
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields presented its annual excellence awards to the 2022 Nurse of the Year, Nurse Leader of the Year and Team Member of the Year. Announced as the hospital celebrated National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week, the awards recognize the exceptional contributions made by all Franciscan coworkers[Read More…]
Franciscan Health to hold Little Angels Memorial Service on June 8 at Assumption Cemetery in Glenwood
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields will hold a Little Angels Memorial Service for the young lives lost to miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy or newborn death on Wednesday, June 8, at 2 p.m., at Assumption Catholic Cemetery in Glenwood. When a family experiences a miscarriage or infant death, Franciscan Health buries those[Read More…]
Staying well together: Improve your chances with timely cancer screenings
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the South Suburbs last March, most people quickly learned that staying home was a good way to reduce the odds of contracting COVID-19. Local health care professionals advocate one important caveat: Don’t stay home so much that you neglect other important health care measures,[Read More…]
Staying well together: Birth Center adapting to make sure most vulnerable are safe
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Staying well together: PT helps patients regain strength, full functionality
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Staying well together: During the time of COVID-19, health care workers give their all
Health care workers at Franciscan Health in Olympia Fields encourage people to stay home to help curb the spread of COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Franciscan Health Olympia Fields) Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories first published in the Chronicle’s annual Health and Wellness special section[Read More…]
