Loyola Medicine 5K to Support Pediatric Care & Research
June 13, 2024
Categories: Loyola Medicine, Pediatrics
Tags: Loyola Medicine, Pediatrics
MAYWOOD, IL – The Loyola Medicine 5K Supporting Pediatric Care & Research returns to Brookfield Zoo Chicago on Saturday, June 15th. This event enables the advancement of pediatric care and research at Loyola Medicine, making a difference in the lives of our youngest patients.
Dr. Jerold M. Stirling, Chair of Pediatrics at Loyola Medicine, said, "This event allows us to involve our local communities in our efforts to enhance pediatric care. The proceeds are vital for maintaining the high standards in our clinical programs and supporting groundbreaking research."
To date, this annual event has raised over $1.3 Million to benefit Loyola's exceptional pediatric programs, including a state-of-the-art children's hospital with:
- A 50-bed Level III neonatal intensive care unit, which cares for ill and premature infants
- A 14-bed pediatric intensive care unit, equipped with advanced technology to care for critically ill children
- Dedicated units for general pediatrics and infants/toddlers
Last year's event also supported Loyola's child-life program, which helps address the mental health needs of patients and families facing the stress of hospitalization.
This year, the funds raised will support Loyola's volunteer programming through 2025, including the Open Heart Magic program, which empowers and engages sick children. The event will also fund specialty programs and staff catered to pediatric patients, including social work and occupational health, ensuring the well-being of patients and their families before, during and after treatment at Loyola. This year’s 5K will also fund a new initiative: an interdisciplinary clinical trial focused on pediatric oncology, exploring new treatments for children facing cancer.
Registration is now open at LoyolaMedicine5K.org, with a $55 fee for the 5K run or walk, and $35 for the kids' walk (ages 4-11). Registration includes all-day access to Brookfield Zoo Chicago and an animal-themed t-shirt. The event starts at 7 am for runners and walkers.
About Loyola Medicine
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke center, transplant center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.
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About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).