Loyola Medicine Donates Ambulance to Support the Effort in Ukraine
May 30, 2023
Categories: Loyola Medicine, Philanthropy
Tags: Loyola Medicine, Philanthropy
MAYWOOD, IL – Loyola Medicine will donate an ambulance to help save lives in Ukrainian communities under attack by Russian forces. The ambulance will be covered with signatures and messages of support from Loyola Medicine colleagues to lift the spirits of the people of Ukraine.
On Monday, June 5, Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich will join Loyola Medicine leaders, Serhiy Koledov, Consul General of Ukraine in Chicago, and elected officials at a press conference to bless the ambulance and mark the beginning of its long journey to Ukraine. The event will take place at 11:30 am at Loyola University Medical Center.
"Loyola Medicine is committed to delivering health care and hope to those we serve," said Shawn Vincent, President and CEO of Loyola Medicine. "And when we can serve a larger purpose, we will. I am proud that we are donating this ambulance to help save the lives of those fighting to protect their home country."
U.S. Ambulances for Ukraine will work with the UA Resistance Foundation, a charity fund to support Ukraine, to deliver the ambulance to the front lines. U.S. Ambulances for Ukraine was founded by Chris Manson, vice president of government relations at OSF HealthCare in Peoria. He was inspired to find a way to donate an ambulance by his 7-year-old daughter who was moved by coverage of the war and asked how they could help. Since March 2022, U.S. Ambulances for Ukraine has facilitated the donation of 39 ambulances.
During a visit to Ukraine, Manson was struck by the reception the ambulances receive. "The reactions you see from the people when they see the American vehicle, when they see the messages, you can just tell there's another kind of benefit. They know they aren't alone.”
To ensure the ambulance is in good condition and ready to get to work, Loyola Medicine Transport gave the ambulance a tuneup and will fill it with five Stryker stretchers and additional EMS supplies. "We are beyond excited and grateful to be helping those in Ukraine," said Tim Prokop CCEMT-P, operations manager for Loyola Medicine Transport.
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).