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Loretto Hospital and the Loretto Hospital Foundation presents its 2 nd Annual Summer Screening Series event. Click Here to Listen

LORETTO HOSPITAL 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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 .

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 .

National Donate Life Month

Chief Nursing Officer Deatra Howard and Catherine Porter discuss the importance of organ donation. View Article

Sleep Deprivation

Ben Leven, social worker at Loretto Hospital's Outpatient Mental Health clinic, discusses sleep deprivation.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

Staff Spotlight: Kevin Baker

Kevin Baker is a nurse in the Emergency Department at The Loretto Hospital. He has worked here in the Emergency Department for 3 years. He originally started as a technician and then went on to become a nurse. ...

Medical Minutes: Expressive Therapy

James Bulosan is the Lead Expressive Therapist at Loretto Hospital and discusses emotional wellness through expressive therapy. Your browser does not support the audio element.

Medical Minutes: Substance Abuse Disorder

Betty Carter, Substance Abuse Counselor discusses substance use and substance disorder:

Medical Minutes: Vaccine Hesitancy

Dr. Lois Clarke discusses COVID 19 vaccine hesitancy:

Community Spotlight: Father's Who Care

Our August Community Spotlight features Fathers Who Care Founded in 1996 by Reverend Walter Jones, Fathers Who Care was created as a place to advocate on behalf of fathers in the areas of responsible fatherhood ...

Medical Minutes: Mental Wellness

Clinical Therapist Kimberly Quince discusses mental wellness: