AHA – “Circle Of Life” Stoger Hospital, Chicago, IL 

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July 26, 2011

SUGGESTED ANCHOR LEAD: AS CHICAGO’S POPULATION AGES, END OF LIFE AND PALLIATIVE CARE WILL RECEIVE INCREASED ATTENTION.  A LOCAL CARE FACILITY HAS BEEN HONORED FOR ITS EFFORTS TO ADVISE, GUIDE AND SUPPORT PATIENTS AND FAMILIES DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME.  THAT STORY IN 3,2,1...

ANNOUNCER: THE GRAYING OF AMERICA IS BRINGING END OF LIFE CARE TO THE FOREFRONT IN THE LIVES OF MANY.  THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION HAS RECOGNIZED STOGER HOSPITAL WITH A CITATION OF ITS PRESTIGIOUS CIRCLE OF LIFE AWARD. AHA PRESIDENT RICH UMBDENSTOCK. RICH UMBDENSTOCK, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN

HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION: “Stroger treats a large indigent and immigrant population with complex needs…the hospital is often asked to stabilize critically ill patients whose last wish is to return to their native country. Working with foreign consulates and airlines is just part of what it takes to make these wishes come true.” 

ANNOUNCER: DOCTOR CATHERIN DENMANT IS DIRECTOR OF PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES FOR COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM.

DR. CATHERIN DENMANT, DIRECTOR, PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES, COOK COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITAL SYSTEM: “We have demonstrated the ability to develop palliative care and hospice care with a particular focus to patients who are vulnerable and medically indigent and to provide it in a very culturally sensitive manner.”

ANNOUNCER: EACH YEAR, THE AHA HONORS INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THAT EXEMPLIFY WHAT THE HEALTH CARE FIELD IS STRIVING FOR, COMPASSIONATE CARE FOR PATIENTS AND FAMILIES AT ALL TIMES.