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In health news Illinois updates, UChicago’s Comer Children’s Hospital joined an alliance with Advocate Children’s Hospital and NorthShore University Health System in an effort to improve healthcare for children in Illinois. The partnership will allow doctors to collaborate and bring novel therapies to the market faster.
“We are tapping physicians with strong national reputations in their fields to help lead our collective efforts,” said John M. Cunningham, George M. Eisenberg Professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief of Comer Children’s.
Several distinguished physicians will lead service in several specialties including cardiovascular and general surgery, and oncology.
Collaborations like these are starting to become the norm in Illinois healthcare news, as executives realize that only by working together they can scale up and innovate faster.
One recent example is the alliance between University of Chicago Medical Center and Lurie Children’s Hospital. Last year, the two teamed up to develop a breakthrough treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which is the most common childhood cancer.
Judging by statistics, the pediatrics area in illinois needs all the help it can get. The state has the highest pediatric cancer rate in the Midwest, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The cancer types with the highest incidence rates are leukemias, brain tumors and lymphomas.
In a bit of good news, health leaders, lawmakers, and school officials are making efforts to expand access to healthcare for Illinois children and their families. More than a dozen Illinois schools were recently named among “America’s Healthiest Schools” by The Alliance for a Healthier Generation.
This article comes from JGBilling
