Copley Memorial Hospital

The mission of rush Copley is to provide advanced medicine with quality outcomes and extraordinary care. In fy2023, Copley Memorial Hospital proudly collaborated with dozens of civic and community groups to impact the knowledge, health and well-being of the community. Copley Memorial Hospital offers free health education and wellness programs ranging from diabetes, heart health, cancer prevention, weight control, smoking cessation, chronic health, childbirth education and more. Summary of fy23 health programming the pandemic had significant impact on the communities' public programming and, relatedly, Copley Memorial Hospital sponsorship, partnership and participation in community programs. In fy23, the Hospital participated in nearly 200 community-based programs and events with special emphasis on improving the health and wellness of adults, children and underserved populations. Diabetes education program free diabetes education is provided to low-income patients, giving them the knowledge and skills they need to avoid or delay long-term complications of diabetes. In fy23, free fasting glucose screenings and education were provided to approximately 246 unique community members served with 431 education sessions. Food insecurity the rush Copley promise pantry provides patients and their families facing food insecurity with a bag of shelf stable food items along with a list of food pantries within rush Copley's service area and handout on snap. It was born from the rush Copley promise - a commitment we make to all patients, their families and guests to do everything possible to provide you with compassionate and exceptional care. Rush Copley medical center partners with loaves and fishes community services, a local food pantry that now provides the bags of shelf stable food items for the rush Copley promise pantry. In fy23 the rush Copley promise pantry provided 1,231 promise pantry bags, this is equivalent to 12,310 pounds of food provided to patients. Additionally, the cook book, "east well on $4/day good and cheap" by leanne brown available in english and spanish are provided to patients and families through the rush Copley promise pantry. Community food distribution rush Copley collaborated with loaves and fishes community services at st. therese church in aurora for a community food distribution. The event served 173 households which includds 695 residents, 236 children and 3 infants. Pregnancy and childbirth pre-and postnatal classes are offered to couples and families who are expecting or have a baby. Class topics include: childbirth education. Baby care basics, birth choices/water birth, understanding breastfeeding, breastfeeding part ii, working & breastfeeding, becoming a grandparent, boot camp for new dads, bringing home baby, infant massage, family birth center tours, child seat safety, sibling class, sibling tours, first steps and not what i expected support groups, and infant cpr and home safety. Over 700 people participated in fy23. Child passenger safety Copley Memorial Hospital serves as the regional traffic safety resource center for suburban cook and six collar counties (lake, dupage, mchenry, kane, kendall and will). Six of the seven counties in our region are part of the Illinois department of transportation's 23-county model. In fy23, 1,210 car seats were distributed to low-income families and agencies who have certified child passenger safety technicians on staff. Copley Memorial Hospital hosted 25 intro to child seats education events for new caregivers and social service agencies for a total of 300 people educated. Between county fairs, faith and blue, kiss events and car seat events more than 10,000 individuals had the opportunity to speak with certified technicians at a table top event. The chicago auto show theme in 2023 was child passenger safety, more 1,500 people passed through the booth over 10 days. Teen programming from girl to young woman is a program for girls 9 to 12 years old and focuses on the physical and mental changes that happen during this age. During fy23, 12 girls and their female caregivers attended. Movement disorders rush Copley's movement disorders program provides support and management of parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia and ataxia, as well as other movement disorders, to help participants maximize their mobility, coordination, and quality of life. Program offerings were offered hybrid in fy23, and included monthly support groups for participants and care partners/caregivers, exercise classes, and music therapy to more than 158 participants. Cancer resource center waterford place cancer resource center offered 40 programs per month in fy23 in-person or hybrid. Programs included wellness, exercise, salon and spa, and education programs reaching 638 unique participants with a total of 5,408 visits. Physician referral and service line Copley Memorial Hospital offers a free physician and information referral telephone service to the community. This service allows community members to talk with a call advisor to match a person's health needs and preferences with the physician of their choice, links callers to services provided by the medical center and manages registration for rush Copley classes and programs. Health talk health talks are free community health programs hosted in person and virtually during fy23 on a variety of topics designed to help improve well-being. Respected rush experts share insights and tips for healthy living. Topics included: breast cancer, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, tobacco cessation (english and spanish). More than 250 participants attended in person or virtually. Community health events rush Copley participated in planning and implementation for the aurora african american health fair which focused on health and wellbeing of the african american/black community, and aurora area interfaith food pantry education on stroke and medication review with a rush Copley pharmacist. Participated in the east aurora district 131 parent university and west aurora district 129 college, career & wellness fair. Over 700 community members participated in the event. Healthcare enrollment event rush Copley collaborated with local state representative and community-based organizations and hosted two healthcare enrollment events for immigrant adults in fy23. Benefit enrollment specialist assisted over 60 residents apply for health benefits for immigrant adults (hbia) and health benefit for immigrant senior (hbis) programs. Website Copley Memorial Hospital's website, rushcopley.com, with translation available into dozens of languages, offers access to free health information. In fy23, www.rush.edu/rushcopley had more than 130,000 sessions.