Archive for March, 2009

Cat CEO and wife make big donation to Children’s Hospital

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Cat CEO and wife make big donation to Children’s Hospital

CATERPILLAR CHAIRMAN & CEO AND WIFE MAKE MAJOR DONATION TO THE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION Endowed Directorship to Support Pediatric Oncology Care FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Peoria, IL / March 30, 2009) – Through the generosity of Jim and Katie Owens, Children’s Hospital of Illinois has established the James W. and Kathrine M. Owens Endowed Directorship in Pediatric... »

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OSF is ‘magnet hospital’ due to nursing excellence

Monday, March 16th, 2009

OSF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER RE-DESIGNATED MAGNET HOSPITAL IN RECOGNITION OF NURSING EXCELLENCE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shelli Dankoff/Media Relations Specialist (March 16, 2009) – The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program® for excellence in nursing services has once again designated OSF Saint Francis Medical Center as a Magnet... »

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March is eye donor month

Monday, March 16th, 2009

MEDIA ADVISORY MARCH IS EYE DONOR MONTH FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shelli Dankoff / Media Relations Specialist David Hearn / Illinois Eye-Bank Watson Gailey (March 17, 2009) -  With March being Eye Donor month, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is pleased to be the leading center for eye tissue donations in the Illinois Eye-Bank... »

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WORLDWIDE FERTILITYCare WEEK TO BE MARKED

Monday, March 16th, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shelli Dankoff/Media Relations Specialist (March 16, 2009) – FertilityCare Centers of America (FCCA) has designated the week of March 22 – 28, 2009 as worldwide FertilityCare Week.  The centers affiliated with FCCA, including the one at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, provide professional instruction in... »

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Spring into golf season with ‘Caddyshack’

Sunday, March 15th, 2009
Spring into golf season with ‘Caddyshack’

West-central Illinois may be dealing with spring storms and floods, but more than a few golfers are eyeing area courses for enough drainage to play a round. To help celebrate the season and the sport once dubbed “a good walk ruined,” downtown Peoria’s Apollo Theater is screening the 1980 comedy “Caddyshack” one night only on... »

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OSF Medical Center wants you … and your dog

Saturday, March 14th, 2009

(March 10, 2009) – OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is going to the dogs! Not really, but it is looking for a few good dogs – and their owners. OSF Saint Francis is piloting a first-of-its-kind Animal Assisted Therapy program in Peoria and is currently seeking dogs and owners interested in volunteering. ... »

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