Annual Loyola Medicine 5K to be Held Virtually June 12-13, 2021
May 19, 2021
Categories: Pediatrics, Philanthropy
Tags: Pediatrics, Philanthropy
MAYWOOD, IL – The 10th annual Loyola Medicine 5K Supporting Pediatric Care & Research will be held virtually from Saturday, June 12, through Sunday, June 13, 2021.
“This year, participants again will be able to social distance while running, jogging or walking in their community and on the day of their choice," said Jerold M. Stirling, MD, chair of the Loyola Medicine Department of Pediatrics. “As always, this event is a fun and active way for individuals and families to show their support for the pediatric programs at Loyola Medicine.”
Registration is now open at LoyolaMedicine5K.itsyourrace.com. The cost is $35 for adults and $25 for children, ages 3-11, and includes a special one-of-a-kind t-shirt for this year's race and engagement prize opportunities. Rather than reported times, participants are asked to post photos and videos about their race on social media utilizing #LoyolaMedicine5K.
To date, the annual Loyola Medicine 5K has raised more than $1,000,000 to benefit pediatric programs at Loyola, including a 98-bed, full-service children's hospital. The hospital-within-a-hospital consists of:
- A 50-bed Level III neonatal intensive care unit.
- A 14-bed pediatric intensive care unit designed with the latest technology and family amenities
- 34 general pediatric beds
- A monitored unit for infants and toddlers
As a Level III Perinatal Center, Loyola offers the latest technology and therapies and serves as a national model for specialized protocols and practices in the care of premature infants.
For more information on the 2021 Loyola Medicine 5K Supporting Pediatric Care & Research, please email Philanthropy@luhs.org or visit LoyolaMedicine5K.itsyourrace.com.
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.
For more information, visit loyolamedicine.org. You can also follow Loyola Medicine on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or X (formerly known as Twitter).
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).