Archive for April, 2012
Posted by LCM Health News on April 19th, 2012 | Categorized as Health Information | Tagged as bariatric surgery, gastric bypass, little company of mary bariatric surgery center, Little Company of Mary Hospital, type 2 diabetes, weight loss surgery
The Little Company of Mary Bariatric Surgery Center hosted a celebration last month to support weight loss with more than 190 attendees who had successfully participated in the comprehensive weight loss program at Little Company of Mary and had each lost an average of 100 pounds or more.
Since the celebration, new research has been published [...]
Posted by LCM Health News on April 17th, 2012 | Categorized as Health Information, Hospital History, Hospital News, Women's Services | Tagged as Hydro Therapy, Mary Kay Burke, The Family Birth Center, Water Birth
Many women consider labor and delivery as a fairly straightforward, routine process: Once labor begins, you report to the hospital and opt for either a vaginal delivery via natural childbirth or an epidural. Caesareans are also commonplace. In recent years, however, expectant mothers have been seeking alternative birthing options to promote gentler options for baby [...]
Posted by LCM Health News on April 16th, 2012 | Categorized as Featured Physician | Tagged as da Vinci surgery, Dr. Haldeman, Dr. Travis Haldeman, OB/GYN Chicago suburbs, OB/GYN Little Company of Mary, Travis Haldeman
Every month, we feature a physician as an opportunity for the community to learn more about the great doctors on staff at Little Company of Mary Hospital. This month, we had the chance to talk with Dr. Haldeman, an OB/GYN at Little Company of Mary Hospital (2800 W. 95th Street).
We also wanted to shine a [...]
Posted by Little Company of Mary on April 5th, 2012 | Categorized as Community Events, Health Information, Hospital Foundation, Hospital News, Uncategorized, Women's Services | Tagged as Beverly Breast Cancer Walk, Beverly Breast Cancer Walk T Shirt, Beverly Registration, Little Company Foundation, Little Company of Mary Hospital
Join us this Mother’s Day, May 13, 2012, for the 13th Annual Beverly Breast Cancer Walk, a 3-mile walk beginning and ending at Ridge Park. 10,000 people are expected to join the walk to support the fight against breast cancer. This community-wide event has raised nearly $2.4 million for the Little Company of Mary Comprehensive [...]
Posted by LCM Health News on April 4th, 2012 | Categorized as Featured Physician, Health Information, Hospital News, Uncategorized, Women's Services | Tagged as Chicago area OBGYN, Dr. Christmas, Dr. Haldeman, Dr. Jones, Little Company OBGYN, Little Company of Mary Hospital, OBGYN Evergreen Park
When you think of surgery, you probably think of a long recovery time. Fortunately, for women needing a hysterectomy, there may be another solution, thanks to robotic-assisted gynecological surgery now being performed at Little Company of Mary.
The technology, known as the da Vinci Surgical System, enables doctors to perform major gynecological surgery with only a [...]
Posted by LCM Health News on April 3rd, 2012 | Categorized as Community Events, Hospital News, Women's Services | Tagged as accredited breast cancer center, Beverly Breast Cancer Walk, Beverly Walk Registration, breast cancer, Breast Cancer Walk, Dr. Nancy Taft, Dr. Taft, LCMH, Little Company of Mary Hospital, Mother's Day Breast Cancer Walk
Life began on January 1964 for Kimberly Patton at Little Company of Mary Hospital. Ironically, 47 years later, on her birthday, Kim found herself receiving chemotherapy to prolong her life at Little Company of Mary ‘s Cancer Center. Kim was diagnosed with stage two HER2-positive breast cancer. HER2-positive breast cancer tends to be more aggressive [...]
Posted by LCM Health News on April 2nd, 2012 | Categorized as Hospital News | Tagged as Cinnabon, Daisy Award, Little Company of Mary Hospital, little company of mary nurses, Nominate An Extradinary Nurse, Nurse Awards
What Is The DAISY Award? -The DAISY Award is an international program that rewards and celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care given by nurses everyday. Little Company of Mary Hospital is proud to be a DAISY Award Partner, recognizing one of our nurses with this special honor every month.
These nurses consistently demonstrate excellence [...]
Posted by LCM Health News on April 2nd, 2012 | Categorized as Community Events, Health Information, Hospital News | Tagged as Evergreen Park, Evergreen Park Fire Dept, Evergreen Park hospital, Evergreen Park ThinkFirst, Il, Injury Prevention, Little Company of Mary Hospital, National Injury Prevention, National Injury Prevention program, ThnkFirst
Little Company of Mary Hospital joined the efforts of the Evergreen Park Fire Department’s ThinkFirst program on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at Central Junior High. ThinkFirst is an award-winning National Injury Prevention program that is aimed towards educating young people about their personal vulnerability and the importance of making safe choices. The message is: You [...]
Posted by LCM Health News on April 2nd, 2012 | Categorized as Community Events, Hospital News, Uncategorized | Tagged as 5th Annual Kids Fair, Evergreen fire Dept, Evergreen Park hospital, Kids Fair, Little Company of Mary Hospital
The Evergreen Park Fire Department and Little Company of Mary Hospital is sponsoring the 5th Annual Kids Health Fair for children and families of Evergreen Park. Children can bring their teddy bear and have a Little Company of Mary Doctor or Nurse perform a check up.
Fun and educational activities ranging from a petting zoo, teddy [...]
Posted by LCM Health News on April 1st, 2012 | Categorized as Hospital Foundation, Hospital News | Tagged as Campus Transformation, Little Company of Mary Campus Transformation, Little Company of Mary Hospital, new building
Greetings Neighbors!
The Campus Transformation Project at Little Company of Mary is moving forward _ and moving indoors. This winter, bricks, windows and other finishing touches were added to the exterior of the new West Pavilion. With that phase of construction complete, the focus shifted to the building’s interior.
Installation of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems will [...]