After nearly 20 years of providing domestic violence advocacy services to patients, South Suburban Family Shelter found out in early November that UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital is ending its contract. According to SSFS executive director Jennifer Gabrenya, the agency received a short letter via email from Ingalls in the afternoon[Read More…]
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Homewood man’s life starts anew with stem cell transplant
David Matasar will celebrate his 65th birthday on Oct. 17, 2018, but he will tell you his life started over in 2017. The day after his October birthday he will be marking Year One since his stem cell transplant, part of his treatment for mantle cell lymphona cancer. Doctors “consider that[Read More…]
Cancer Support Center presents Susan Fine the Dr. Desser Spirit of Life Award
Susan Fine, director of marketing at Ingalls Memorial Hospital, is the Cancer Support Center’s 2017 recipient of the Richard K. Desser M.D. Spirit of Life Award. Fine is being recognized for her ongoing work in developing programs and partnering the hospital with the Cancer Support Center. According to a press release from[Read More…]
Ingalls Hospital merger with UChicago Medicine is announced
After more than 10 months of negotiations, Ingalls Memorial Hospital has become part of the UChicago Medicine brand with its merger with the University of Chicago Medicine. The hospital, based in Harvey, has five outpatient centers, including its Family Care Center in Flossmoor. The merger was announced Tuesday, Oct. 4.[Read More…]
