West Suburban Medical Center infectious disease physician Vishnu Chundi, MD, discusses the rise in COVID-19 cases among the 18-29 year old age group since the shift to phase 4 in Illinois’ reopening plan. Watch the news segment.
July 14, 2020
Crain’s Chicago Business recently recognized West Suburban Medical Center’s Subacute Rehabilitation COVID Unit in their 2020 Notable Health Care Heroes segment. Read the story here.
June 2020
Dr. Jason Gruss, Medical Director of the Sub-Acute Rehabilitation (SAR) Unit at West Suburban Medical Center, discusses the essential rehabilitation services the SAR COVID unit is providing to help COVID patients recover from the virus. Read the article on the Chicago Tribune Oak Leaves.
May 17, 2020
The West Suburban Medical Center Sub-Acute Rehab COVID-19 Unit leadership team was recently interviewed by Case Management & Social Work Magazine. Watch the interview here.
May 2020
West Suburban Medical Center emergency physician David Anthony, MD, reassures the public that it is safe – and important— to seek treatment for chronic conditions and acute concerns, amid the COVID-19 crisis. Proper precautions are being followed for treatment of COVID-19 patients. Watch the interview on ABC Channel 7.
April 28, 2020
West Suburban Medical Center infectious disease physician Vishnu Chundi, MD, discusses the need for blood donations from people who have recovered from the virus during the pandemic to help others in their fight. Dr. Chundi is the co-chair of Chicago Medical Society’s COVID-19 task force.
Watch the full interview on WGN Channel 9
April 26, 2020
West Sub rheumatologist Daniel Torres, MD, was recently featured on Univision. He shared new therapies for rheumatoid arthritis. Watch the news segment. (Véanos en Primera Hora. Watch how we were featured on Primera Hora. Recuerda que sale todos los días a las 11:30 am y también en su app de noticias que puede bajar aquí. iTunes Google Play)
¿Qué es la artritis reumatoide y cuáles los síntomas de una persona que padece esta enfermedad?
El médico reumatólogo Daniel Torres asegura que este es uno de los padecimientos inflamatorios más comunes en EEUU. Afirma que los síntomas “son los clásicos de la artritis: dolor en las coyunturas, entumecimiento, enrojecimiento”. Agrega que existen medicamentos específicos que atacan las proteínas y las células responsables de causar la inflamación.
Feb 20, 2020
(Véanos en Primera Hora. Watch how we were featured on Primera Hora. Recuerda que sale todos los días a las 11:30 am y también en su app de noticias que puede bajar aquí. iTunes Google Play)
Jan 23, 2020
Jan 8, 2020
Jan 7, 2020
West Suburban welcomes first Hispanic baby born in Chicago in 2020. View the story in both Spanish and English at the media below.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-steve-schering-staff.html
https://www.oakpark.com/Community/Blogs/1-3-2020/West-Suburban-delivers-first-baby-of-the-decade/
Jan 1 & 2, 2020
Oct 29, 2019