In the News Loretto’s CEO Talks Health Disparities and More Loretto Hospital’s CEO, Tesa Anewishki, discusses healthcare on the westside, health disparities, and improved services at the hospital. Continue Reading Happy Holidays from Loretto Hospital Continue Reading Loretto Hospital Celebrates the opening of its NEW Physical Therapy Center with ... Loretto Hospital in Chicago commemorated a significant moment on Wednesday, inaugurating its state-of-the-art Outpatient Physical Therapy Unit and celebrating the 100th birthday of a remarkable patient. Read Full ... Continue Reading National Public Safety Week Thank you to all the healthcare security and safety professionals who work tirelessly to keep us safe. Continue Reading Community Cupboard: Shared Shelves of Support We are thrilled to announce the launch of our Community Cupboard, a project designed to provide nourishment and support to our community at no charge. Located conveniently within the hospital premises, the cupboard is ... Continue Reading National Food Service Week Healthcare foodservice workers are integral to the seamless operation of healthcare facilities on a daily basis. Their multifaceted roles include catering meetings, facilitating take-out orders for both staff and ... Continue Reading WVON Radio: Summer Screening Series (Blood Drive) Loretto Hospital and the Loretto Hospital Foundation presents its 2 nd Annual Summer Screening Series event. Click Here to Listen Continue Reading Summer Screening Series: Annual Blood Drive Loretto Hospital will host a blood drive as part of its Summer Screening Series on Friday, July 28, 2023. The blood drive is an effort to combat a shortage of blood supply in the African American community. For more ... Continue Reading Hospital's Brace for Revenue Hit Chicago's safety-net hospitals are bracing for revenue hits as thousands of Illinoisans stand to lose Medicaid coverage. Crain’s Daily Gist Continue Reading Loretto Hospital's CEO Talks Medicaid Chicago's safety-net hospitals are bracing for revenue hits as thousands of Illinoisans stand to lose Medicaid coverage. Hospitals that serve mostly low-income patients in areas with few other health care resources ... Continue Reading Women Healthcare Leaders Address the 'Death Gap' Impacting Chicago's Black and ... Black women leading hospitals and healthcare advocacy groups that mainly serve minority populations gathered to discuss countermeasures to the average 20-year life expectancy gap between communities of color and ... Continue Reading Public Safety 'Wonder Woman' Uses Experience to Help Victims of Domestic Violence Yvette Hunter, Public Safety Officer at Loretto Hospital uses her experience with domestic violence to help those needing support; see NBC 5 featured report. Continue Reading The Importance of Diverse Organ Donation Loretto Hospital and Gift of Hope celebrate National Organ Donation Month. For more information regarding organ donation, please visit giftofhope.org. Continue Reading National Donate Life Month Chief Nursing Officer Deatra Howard and Catherine Porter discuss the importance of organ donation. View Article Continue Reading Sleep Deprivation Ben Leven, social worker at Loretto Hospital's Outpatient Mental Health clinic, discusses sleep deprivation. Continue Reading Residential Rehabilitation Program Betty Carter, substance abuse counselor in the residential rehab unit at Loretto Hospital, discusses the opioid overdose increase. While opioid overdoses have reached epidemic proportions across the county, and the ... Continue Reading Staff Spotlight: Robin Jones Robin Jones is the Clinical Coordinator in the Lab here at The Loretto Hospital. Her role is to process the pathology reports for the medical staff, oversee Point of Care, prepare specimens to be outsourced to ... Continue Reading Medical Minutes: Flu Season Listen as Afya Kahn, infection control practitioner, talks about keeping safe during this flu season! Your browser does not support the audio element. Continue Reading Medical Minutes: Domestic Violence Awareness Ben Leven, LCSW, discuss domestic violence awareness and prevention on 95.1 Omni Channel: Your browser does not support the audio element. Continue Reading Medical Minutes: Mammography & Diagnostic Imaging Mary Rinder, Director of Diagnostic Imaging, discusses mammogram services at Loretto Hospital on 95.1 FM Omni Channel. Your browser does not support the audio element. Continue Reading