Peoria-Area Community Impact Guide 2022-2023

BLEEDING & CLOTTING DISORDERS INSTITUTE The mission of The Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute is to provide integrated, family-oriented care, treatment and education for individuals with bleeding, blood clotting and other blood disorders.

427 W. Northmoor Road Peoria, IL 61614

Phone: (309) 692-5337 Email: info@ilbcdi.org Website : ilbcdi.org Facebook : @facebook.com/ILBCDI/ Instagram : @ilbcdi Linkedin : @bcdi OFFICERS: Michael Tarantino, MD – Chief Medical Officer/Chief Executive Officer Becky Burns – Chief Operating Officer/ Chief Financial Officer Jonathan Roberts, MD – Associate Medical Director/Associate Research Director OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center – President Ms. Carol Merna, Executive Director, Center for Prevention of Abuse – Vice President Mr. Jason Barth, CPA, Co-Owner & Manager, Pottstown Meat & Deli Inc. – Treasurer Dr. Michael Tarantino, Chief Executive Officer/Chief Medical Officer, Bleeding & Clotting Disorders Institute – Secretary Dr. Girish Deshpande, Pediatric Intensivist, OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois – Member Dr. Christopher Lansford, Head & Neck Reconstructive Surgeon, Peoria Ear, Nose & Throat Group – Member Ms. Sheila Sader, formally of Congressman Darrin LaHood’s office – Member HOW TO HELP Join us on June 17, 2022 for the annual BCDI Trivia Night. All proceeds raised will benefit The BCDI Green Family Scholarship Fund and other patient programs and resources. Purchase tickets online at www.ilbcdi.org/events. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Dr. Matthew Mischler, Physician,

WHAT WE DO The Bleeding &Clotting Disorders Institute (BCDI), located at the corner of Northmoor Road and Knoxville Avenue in Peoria, IL, has been serving patients of Illinois since April 2010. Among many accolades, BCDI is the only nonprofit federally funded Hemophilia Treatment Center of Excellence in Illinois, outside of Chicago, providing integrated family-oriented care, treatment and education for individuals with bleeding, blood clotting and other blood disorders. Most recently, BCDI celebrated the grand opening of their newPeoria office location. A ribbon cutting was held in September

2021 to celebrate the opening of a new 22,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility. Compared to the previous location, this new location includes double the number of patient examrooms, a dedicated infusion suite, as well as technology for telehealth and extended space for the BCDI Pharmacy, Laboratory and Research Program. In addition to practicing in the Peoria office, BCDI physicians and providers travel to the communities of Rockford, Ottawa, Macomb, Moline, Decatur, Arthur, Springfield, Champaign and Carbondale to provide comprehensive care for the patient, close to their home. This type of

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