Ingalls Celebrates its Past and Future
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We look forward with optimism to 2009, while taking a look back at 2008 in this, our annual report issue. The year 2008 surely had its low points and high points. From Wall Street woes to escalating dependence on foreign oil, it's been a year we'll never forget. But 2008 has also been a year of incredible breakthroughs. We can take pride in a historical presidential election, and hope one day to change the way we treat disease thanks to unprecedented advances in genetics research.
As for Ingalls, we're pleased to report we continued on the high road and can look at 2008 as a year of positive growth and achievement. Some noteworthy accomplishments:
- Ingalls turned 85 in 2008 and commemorated its milestone anniversary with a festive community celebration. We also hosted 200+ free community screenings, educational programs and health fairs, touching the lives of nearly 50,000 individuals, and maintaining our commitment of service to all.
- For the seventh year in a row, Ingalls was named one of "America's Best Hospitals" in U.S. News & World Report, ranking 38th in the nation for excellence in Neurosciences.
- Ingalls Family Care Center in Calumet City re-opened last fall with a 30,000 square-foot expansion that offers more space, more services and more on-site physician specialists for every member of the family.
- Ingalls partnered with Proctor Hospital to open an addiction treatment facility on our main campus, in the Wyman-Gordon Pavilion. The Illinois Institute for Addiction Recovery at Ingalls is a 16-bed adult treatment facility for all forms of addiction, including chemical, gambling, spending/shopping, food, sex, internet, video-gaming and chronic pain with addiction.
- With the Advanced Orthopedic Institute, Ingalls led the way in offering the most effective treatments with the least amount of pain, including the anterior approach, or “French” hip replacement, a revolutionary form of restoring a patient's own cartilage, and a reverse shoulder replacement for patients who have run out of options.
- In cancer care, Ingalls continued to offer more groundbreaking research than any other cancer program in the area. Ingalls also expanded its capabilities with breast reconstruction surgery and a cancer rehabilitation program that helps patients throughout their treatment and recovery.
- Ingalls expanded its cardiac catheterization lab and began offering advanced electrophysiology treatments for heart rhythm disturbances. Ingalls also piloted its new HeartAware web-based risk assessment that is poised to launch to our community, which has the potential to detect and prevent heart disease risk in thousands of area residents.
- Ingalls greatly expanded its ability to assess stroke risk by investing in a non-invasive, high-tech form of ultrasound that analyzes blood fl ow in the brain.
These are just a few of the accomplishments we've made at Ingalls in 2008. We look forward to serving you in the months and years ahead, and we renew
our pledge to bring you programs and services that will positively impact your health and the health of your loved ones. May each of you have a happy and healthy New Year.
Be Well,
Kurt E. Johnson
President & CEO
Ingalls Health System
Eugene M. Feingold
Chairman, Board of Directors
Ingalls Health System
