Cadence Health Foundation Commits $3.1 million To Support Services At Central DuPage Hospital and Delnor Hospital

WINFIELD, Ill., Aug. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Cadence Health Foundation announced today that it is funding more than $3.1 million in new equipment, system upgrades and expansion projects at Central DuPage Hospital (CDH) and Delnor Hospital. The Foundation has partnered with generous individuals and corporations to raise the funding to enhance the offerings and services of Cadence Health.

"Without the generosity of thousands of donors each and every year, we would not be in this fortunate position to be able to support a variety of vital projects at Central DuPage Hospital and Delnor Hospital," said Chris Hensley, President, Cadence Health Foundation. "We are committed to reinvesting in our communities to bring outstanding, compassionate care closer to home."

A highlight of projects being funded include:

• Purchase of two hyper-slice CT scanners that will enable physicians to view high resolution images. Both hospitals will feature a hyper-scanner;
• Expansion of Delnor's Intensive and Immediate Care Units;
• Upgrades to the da Vinci Surgical system at Delnor;
• Enhanced surgical and imaging navigation system for Cadence Health Neurosciences.

In addition to $3.1 million in funding for the system's two hospitals, the Foundation also supports a variety of other vital system projects, including the Ronald McDonald House® near CDH.  The facility, which is scheduled to open February 14, 2015, will be the first Ronald McDonald House® in Chicago's western suburbs. The house will feature approximately 12 private bedrooms and bathrooms, along with a communal living room, kitchen, dining room, recreational spaces, and laundry facilities.

The Foundation seeks philanthropic gifts to advance excellent health care for people in the communities served by CDH, Delnor and other Cadence Health affiliates, including CNS Home Health & Hospice, Delnor Glen, HomeCare Physicians and LivingWell Cancer Resource Center. To learn more about the foundation and to become a donor, please visit www.cadencehealth.org/Giving.

About Cadence Health

Cadence Health was formed in March 2011 as a result of the merger between Central DuPage Health System based in Winfield, Ill., and Delnor Community Health System based in Geneva, Ill. Cadence Health is a locally based, locally governed health system focused on delivering excellent health care to the more than 1.1 million patients in Chicago's western suburbs. For seven of the past eight years (2006-2010, 2012, 2013), Central DuPage Hospital (CDH) has been selected by Truven Health Analytics as one of the "100 Top Hospitals in the U.S." Delnor Hospital recently received accreditation by the American College of Surgeon's National Accreditation Program of Breast Centers for the Delnor Center for Breast Health. CDH and Delnor currently maintain affiliations with Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago for pediatric specialty care and Cleveland Clinic for cardiac surgery, adult medical oncology, and cardiology services. Both hospitals have achieved Magnet® recognition for excellence in nursing services from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Cadence Health employs more than 7,400 professionals providing care across an interdependent network of healthcare organizations. Cadence Health also includes Cadence Physician Group, a local network of more than 250 primary care physicians and specialists on the medical staff at CDH or Delnor Hospital. For more information or to find a doctor, please visit www.cadencehealth.org.

SOURCE Cadence Health

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