THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL
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Carle Foundation Hospital Services
SERVING PEOPLE THROUGH HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL CARE, THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL IS AN ILLINOIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING THE CARLE FOUNDATION'S 453-LICENSED BED HOSPITAL AND RELATED FACILITIES AND, CONDUCTING PATIENT CARE RELATED ACTIVITIES OF THE FOUNDATION. THE HOSPITAL, A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER, OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SERVICES FOR MEDICAL, SURGICAL, OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES VARIOUS ANCILLARY SUPPORT SERVICES TO BOTH INPATIENTS AND OUTPATIENTS SUCH AS AUTOPSY, BLOOD BANK, EMERGENCY SERVICES, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, OPERATING ROOM, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, PASTORAL COUNSELING, SOCIAL SERVICES, PHARMACY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S MISSION IS TO SERVE PEOPLE THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CARE, MEDICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. WE MAKE SURE THOSE WHO NEED CARE, GET CARE, WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN PAY. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES AND OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH AREA HEALTH AGENCIES, ACCESS TO DENTAL, VISION AND GENERAL HEALTHCARE HAS BEEN IMPROVED FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY. AS THE SECOND TENET IN OUR MISSION, RESEARCH GIVES US TOMORROW'S ANSWERS, TODAY. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SCIENTISTS AND THE CARLE PHYSICIAN GROUP PHYSICIANS, WE ARE TURNING THE LATEST MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE INTO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE BEDSIDE. IN 2023, CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS WORKED ON OVER 440 CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES, A 50% INCREASE SINCE 2017. MORE THAN 3,500 PATIENTS PARTICIPATED, INCLUDING MORE THAN 1,400 NEW PARTICIPANTS, WHICH INCLUDE EXPANSION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH TO CARLE HEALTH HOSPITALS IN BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AND PEORIA. RESEARCHERS WORKING AT CARLE PRODUCED OVER 200 RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS IN 2023, A TWOFOLD INCREASE SINCE 2020. THE SIEMENS 7 TESLA MRI SYSTEM OWNED BY CARLE AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN (UIUC) REMAINS THE ONLY 7T MRI SYSTEM APPROVED FOR CLINICAL USE IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. FOR THE COMMUNITY, WE OFFER A MYRIAD OF OPPORTUNITIES LIKE BABYSITTING CERTIFICATION AND NEW DAD COURSES, ALONG WITH FREE CPR AND FIRST AID CLASSES. FOR OUR PROFESSIONALS, WE HAVE CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES, THREE LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT TRAINING CLASSES AND COURSES FOR PHYSICIAN LEADERS. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S CONTINUED SUCCESS IS ROOTED IN OUR ABILITY TO ADAPT TO A CHANGING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT, PLAN DILIGENTLY FOR OUR FUTURE AND MAINTAIN A COMMITMENT TO OUR PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY. NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITALS HAVE A LONG STANDING PRACTICE OF PROVIDING SUPPORT, DONATIONS AND SERVICES TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS STEMS NOT FROM ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, BUT RATHER FROM A RESPONSIBILITY TO ADDRESS AND IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. AT THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL, WE ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO GENEROUSLY GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY IN EXCHANGE FOR OUR TAX EXEMPTION. ALL OF THESE FACTORS LEAD TO THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL BEING A CHAMPION OF ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND A PILLAR OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT. COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROGRAMS ARE BASED ON ASSESSED NEEDS AND DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN OUR AREA, WITH A FOCUS ON SERVING THOSE LESS FORTUNATE. AREAS OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT INCLUDE: HOSPITAL SERVICES THAT OPERATE AT A LOSS, CASH AND IN-KIND DONATIONS, TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL STRIVES TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT KEEP AREA RESIDENTS FROM RECEIVING THE CARE THEY NEED. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE MOST GENEROUS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE DISCOUNT PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY KNOW ABOUT THEIR OPTIONS. OUR ADVERTISING THROUGHOUT THE REGION IS TARGETED TO REACH PEOPLE WHO QUALIFY SO THEY ARE AWARE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT HOSPITAL, IT IS OUR OBLIGATION TO REACH OUT TO THOSE WHO CANNOT AFFORD HEALTHCARE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.1BStephens Family Clinical Research Institute
THE STEPHENS FAMILY CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT CARLE HEALTH BRINGS CUTTING EDGE CLINICAL TRIALS TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF OUR PATIENTS AND ADVANCES CARE THROUGH THE TRANSLATION OF NEW DISCOVERIES INTO CLINICAL SOLUTIONS. CARLE CLINICIANS AND RESEARCHERS ARE LEADING RESEARCH PROJECTS THAT ARE RECOGNIZED BY FEDERAL FUNDING AGENCIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AS THE PRIMARY CLINICAL RESEARCH PARTNER TO THE CARLE ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN, CARLE PARTNERS ON MORE THAN 40 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEX DISEASE PROCESSES AND DEVELOP TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS. IN 2023, CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS WORKED ON OVER 440 CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDIES, A 50% INCREASE SINCE 2017. MORE THAN 3,500 PATIENTS PARTICIPATED, INCLUDING MORE THAN 1,400 NEW PARTICIPANTS, WHICH INCLUDE EXPANSION OF CLINICAL RESEARCH TO CARLE HEALTH HOSPITALS IN BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL AND PEORIA. RESEARCHERS WORKING AT CARLE PRODUCED OVER 200 RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS IN 2023, A TWOFOLD INCREASE SINCE 2020. CARLE HEALTH CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THE CARLE CLINICAL IMAGING RESEARCH CENTER WITH USE OF THE SIEMENS 7 T MRI SYSTEM, THE ONLY 7 T SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS APPROVED FOR CLINICAL USE. THE SYSTEM WAS PURCHASED IN 2020 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA CHAMPAIGN BECKMAN IMAGING CENTER. IN 2023, INTERVENTIONAL NEURORADIOLOGISTS AT CARLE HEALTH IMPROVED VISUALIZATION OF BRAIN ANEURYSM BY UTILIZING NON-INVASIVE 7 T MRI IMAGING OVER THE FORMER CATHETER-BASED IMAGING TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE RISKS FOR PATIENTS AND IMPROVE DETECTION. IMAGING CENTER DIRECTOR, BRUCE DAMON WORKED WITH A TEAM AT CLEVELAND CLINIC TO DEVELOP AN MRI BASED PREDICTIVE MODEL OF PEDIATRIC CARDIAC TRANSPLANT REJECTION THAT ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR PAINFUL TISSUE BIOPSY TO MONITOR THE HEALTH OF HEART TRANSPLANTS. OTHER RESEARCHERS ARE USING 7 T MRI TO UNDERSTAND THE IN COGNITIVE DEFICITS SEEN IN SOME COLON CANCER PATIENTS. IMAGING RESEARCH STUDIES CONTINUE TO YIELD NEW INSIGHTS INTO CONDITIONS SUCH AS TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY ("TBI"), STROKE, TUMOR METASTASIS, EPILEPSY, AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. DR. BRUCE DAMON IS ALSO COLLABORATING WITH CARLE CLINICIAN SCIENTIST, CHRISTINA LAUKAITIS, MD/PHD, AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERT ON THE GENETIC UNDERPINNINGS OF HYPERMOBILE EHLERS DANLOS DISEASE, A COLLAGEN DISORDER THAT AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THE STATE. DAMON AND LAUKAITIS, WORKING WITH A TEAM AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ARE STUDYING THE IMPACTS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE STRUCTURAL WEAKNESSES ON THE MANY INJURIES AND ILLNESS EFFECTING THIS PATIENT POPULATION. CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL PARTNERED IN RESEARCH LEADING TO A NEW AI TOOL FOR SEPSIS DIAGNOSIS. CALLED SEPSIS IMMUNOSCORE, THE NEW TOOL USES ALGORITHMS TO COMBINE DEEP BIOLOGICAL DATA WITH BROAD CLINICAL DATA TO ELUCIDATE PATTERNS IN THE HUMAN BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE. EARLY DETECTION OF SEPSIS LEADS TO PROMPT TREATMENT BEFORE DAMAGE OCCURS. THE TOOL JUST RECEIVED MARKETING APPROVAL FROM THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION. BEGINNING IN 2014, RASHID BASHIR, DEAN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS GRAINGER COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, AND BOBBY REDDY JR., CO-FOUNDER OF CHICAGO-BASED PRENOSIS COLLABORATED WITH CARLE CRITICAL CARE PHYSICIAN, KAREN WHITE, MD, PHD AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS, BRAD WEIR, AND BEN DAVIS TO DESIGN AND TEST THE ALGORITHM THAT EVENTUALLY LED TO IMMUNOSCORE. THE TEAM IS CURRENTLY RUNNING A CLINICAL STUDY TO DETERMINE HOW TO OPTIMIZE THE TOOL FOR USE IN BUSY CLINICAL ENVIRONMENTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CARLE HEALTH RECRUITED A LEADING EXPERT IN TRANSCRANIAL ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC STIMULATION. DR. YUAN YANG IS CURRENTLY RUNNING AN AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION FUNDED CLINICAL TRIAL TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TRANSCRANIAL STIMULATION IN RESTORING DEFICITS REMAINING AFTER RECOVERY FROM STROKE. HIS TEAM WILL PARTNER WITH OUR 7T RESEARCH TEAM TO VISUALIZE COGNITIVE FUNCTION AFTER TREATMENT. CARLE IS THE PRIMARY CLINICAL RESEARCH PARTNER FOR THE CARLE ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. OVER 50 MEDICAL STUDENTS PARTNERED WITH PHYSICIANS AT CARLE TO SEARCH FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE PATIENT OUTCOMES. MEDICAL EDUCATION AT CARLE ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE OFFERS A UNIQUE EMPHASIS ON INNOVATION. STUDENTS DESIGNED AND TESTED SEVERAL INNOVATIONS SUCH AS IMPROVED BEDSIDE TABLES AND SPIROMETERS THAT WERE EASIER FOR PATIENTS TO USE. CARLE RESEARCHERS HELP TRAIN MEDICAL STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS IN GOOD CLINICAL RESEARCH PRACTICE AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO HELP THEM DEVELOP THEIR IDEAS INTO IMPACTFUL RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE CARLE CANCER CENTER CONTINUES TO BE SUPPORTED BY A NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE COMMUNITY ONCOLOGY RESEARCH PROGRAM ("NCORP") GRANT. CARLE CANCER CENTER IS ONE OF ONLY 32 COMMUNITY SITES BRINGING CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS TO INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. IN 2021, NCI AWARDED CARLE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN FUNDING IN RECOGNITION OF CARLE'S SUCCESS IN ENGAGING PATIENTS IN CLINICAL RESEARCH AND EXPANDING THE NETWORK OF PARTNER CLINICS. THE CARLE NCORP NETWORK NOW HAS 26 AFFILIATE SITES IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF ILLINOIS AND WESTERN INDIANA, BRINGING CUTTING-EDGE CANCER CLINICAL TRIALS TO THOSE AREAS. CARLE CANCER INSTITUTE RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS IN 2023 RECOGNIZING THEIR OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN BRINGING CUTTING EDGE CLINICAL TRIALS TO PATIENTS IN OUR REGION. FOR THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW, CARLE WAS THE TOP RECRUITING SITE IN THE NATION FOR AN IMPORTANT STUDY EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF 2D VERSUS 3D MAMMOGRAPHY. CARLE CLINICIAN RESEARCH GEORGINA CHENG, MD, PHD PUBLISHED AND IMPORTANT PAPER IN COLLABORATION WITH PROF. ROHIT BHARGAVA AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. THE PAPER PUBLISHED IN NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (JULY 2023), ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS IN WORLD DESCRIBED ADVANCES IN CHEMICAL IMAGING TECHNOLOGIES THAT COULD BRING RAPID PATHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING OF TUMORS INTO THE OPERATING ROOM. THEIR WORK IS PARTIALLY SUPPORTED BY A RESEARCH GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH TO COMPARE THE TECHNIQUE IN COLON CANCER PATIENTS. EDUCATION THROUGH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT DONATIONS, SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS, AND PHYSICIAN, NURSE AND ALLIED-HEALTH EDUCATION, MORE THAN $23 MILLION WAS INVESTED IN PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS COMMUNITY-WIDE WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION ISSUES, STRENGTHENING THE TRAINING AND AVAILABILITY OF PROFESSIONALS TO CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES' HEALTHCARE NEEDS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. * GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION HAS GROWN TO NINE MEDICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS AT THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL LOCATION - FAMILY MEDICINE, GENERAL SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY (OMS), PSYCHIATRY, NEUROLOGY, OB-GYN, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE FELLOWSHIP, AND VASCULAR SURGERY. CARLE BROMENN CONTINUES TO HOUSE A FAMILY MEDICINE PROGRAM AND A NEUROSURGERY RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024, THERE ARE AROUND 145 RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS IN GME PROGRAMS. * CONTINUING EDUCATION STRIVES TO ENHANCE LOCAL AND REGIONAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS' ABILITIES TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY CARE FOR PATIENTS AND SUPPORT TO CLINICAL TEAM MEMBERS, FOCUSING ON INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION TO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL GROWTH OF INDIVIDUALS AND TEAMS, AS WELL AS SERVING AS A LEADER FOR INNOVATIVE AND EVIDENCE-BASED CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. CARLE IS AN APPROVED PROVIDER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR 21 DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES. IN 2023, MORE THAN 20 MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CONFERENCES AND EVENTS, OPEN TO LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, WERE PROVIDED IN ADDITION TO CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES THROUGHOUT CARLE HEALTH SYSTEM AND COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, OVER 2,965 DEPARTMENT OR DIVISION BASED CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES WERE SUPPORTED TO OVER 34,230 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS INCLUDED IN OVERALL CARLE HEALTH SYSTEM FIGURES AND NOT SPECIFIC TO THE HOSPITAL, CARLE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE CARLE ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, THE WORLD'S FIRST ENGINEERING-BASED COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. IN 2023, CARLE ILLINOIS CONTINUED THIS SUPPORT, SUPPORTING MEDICAL STUDENTS WHO WILL CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN A RICH CLINICAL RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS STUDENT INNOVATIONS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE. OVERALL, CARLE PLEDGED TO DONATE $100 MILLION TO THE COLLEGE OVER 10 YEARS, REPORTED AS A $10 MILLION GIFT FROM THE CARLE FOUNDATION EVERY YEAR, INCLUDING 2023.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$32.9MCommunity Care Discount Program
THE CARLE COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE): AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL PROVIDES CARE TO PATIENTS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ABILITY TO PAY FOR THAT CARE OR SOURCE OF PAYMENT. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT SOME PATIENTS NEED HELP TO PAY THEIR BILLS. THE CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL'S COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM (FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE) PROVIDES DISCOUNTS OR FREE CARE TO THOSE WHO NEED IT. OUR COMMUNITY CARE DISCOUNT PROGRAM IS CONTINUALLY EVALUATED AND MANAGED AS NEEDED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. EVALUATION INVOLVES INPUT FROM ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERS, PATIENT ACCOUNTS STAFF, LOCAL CONSUMER ADVOCACY GROUPS, AND PATIENTS. DURING 2023, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE ALONE FOR HOSPITAL PATIENTS TOTALED $12,843,574 AT COST.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$9.7M
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