UCHICAGO MEDICINE honors its mission
UChicago Medicine AdventHealth hosted A Night of Wholeness and Thanksgiving at the Hinsdale Seventh-day Adventist Church Nov. 1. More than 120 employees, church members and community members gathered to celebrate the mission and purpose that drives the organization. Through stories, music and inspiring testimonials, the evening highlighted the profound impact UChicago Medicine AdventHealth has on the lives of patients and families.
“Gratitude can reshape how you speak and what makes you feel whole,” said UChicago Medicine AdventHealth President and CEO Dr. Monica Reed in her opening remarks. “Tonight represents an opportunity to celebrate and be thankful for the work we do, the people we serve and to express gratitude for our community.”
In addition to celebrating the Great Lakes Region workforce as a whole, the event spotlighted three remarkable team members.
One was Sharon Bowers, RN, perinatal loss coordinator at UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale, who shared insights from her 35-year career supporting families through unimaginable loss. She coordinates the “Still Missed” program, which helps families coping with the loss of stillborn babies or newborns.
The evening concluded with remarks from keynote speaker Tim Cook, chief mission integration officer, who traveled from Florida.
“As a faith-based organization it means our work is experienced by us as a spiritual calling, something we were born to do,” he said. “You see each patient, each family member and each team member as a loved child of God, and it pours out to those who we care for.”
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LATIN TEACHER WINS AWARD
Hinsdale Central High School teacher Alisha McCloud was nominated and chosen as a recipient of the Illinois Classical Languages High School Farrand Baker Teacher of the Year Award for her teaching of Latin at Central.
EVENT SUPPORTS WELLNESS HOUSE
The Pickle for Pink breast cancer fundraiser Oct. 26 at Net Game in Westmont raised almost $900 for Wellness House.
Dozens of women wore pink and played with pink pickleballs, and several breast cancer survivors were there to celebrate and compete in the round robin tournament. Fifty percent of entry fees were donated.
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