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We've Partnered With Children's Memorial!

Sherman Is A Great Place For Kids Too

As of July 1, 2007, Sherman Hospital and Children's Memorial Hospital are pleased to announce a partnership to bring the resources and expertise of the #1 pediatric hospital in Illinois and one of the nation's best pediatric hospitals by U.S. Children's Memorial HospitalNews and WorldReport to Sherman. Through this exciting new partnership, families in the far northwest suburbs will have the opportunity to receive specialized pediatric care at a hospital close to home.

Initially, the partnership will provide pediatric hospitalists with a variety of expertise from Children's Memorial Hospital for the patients at Sherman. The hospitalists will be available at Sherman 24-hours a day, 365- days a year and cover the inpatient pediatric unit for pediatricians and provide timely pediatric consults to the emergency department and assistance during high risk deliveries.

Hospitalists joining the Sherman team include Keji Akin-Olugbemi, MD; Pat Chiamas, MD, Associate Medical Director of CMMG Outreach Physicians; Mobolanle Coker, MD; Children's Memorial HospitalJeannine E. Hogg, MD; and Linda Widmer, MD.

"We expect this partnership to reduce the number of children that are transferred out of the Sherman system and greatly enhance the quality of our pediatric care," said Rick Floyd, Sherman President & CEO. "We feel that the affiliation with Children's Memorial will be a major benefit to the families we serve and be another building block to realizing our vision to become one of the best community hospitals in the nation."

Patrick Magoon, President and CEO of Children's Memorial Hospital said,Download the Children's Memorial Brochure "Children's Memorial Hospital is delighted at the opportunity to partner with Sherman Hospital and jointly serve the children and families of that region. We look forward to an outstanding program in service to the community."

Children's has garnered more than 14 years of experience, developing 13 pediatric hospitalist programs all throughout the Chicagoland area. For more than 120 years, its mission and vision remain solely focused on the needs of children and their families, which will continue into the new partnership.

Sherman Hospital has provided residents of the northwest suburbs with caring, compassionate and quality healthcare for more than a century. For more information call (800) 397-9000.