Peoria-Area Community Impact Guide 2022-2023

For more than 145 years, OSF HealthCare has been rooted in our Peoria community. Through the pioneering work of our Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis, themodern-dayOSFHealthCare hasn’t stopped in its quest to bring the highest quality health care and treatment opportunities to those we serve. OSF Healthcare has undertaken many innovative projects over the years, but the creation and build of the OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute will be the greatest achievement of this decade. The Cancer Institute will offer patients some of the most advanced technology that is vitally important for the treatment of certain cancers, especially in children, and it will all be here…right in our own community…close to our own homes. In the future, OSF HealthCare will continue to have bold vision and will create innovative opportunities for our community as well as the 15 other hospital locations and Children’s Hospital of Illinois that we strive to serve with the greatest care and love. — Thomas G. Hammerton, President, OSF HealthCare Foundation

The Heart of Illinois UnitedWay has proven that we are built to support central Illinois in times like these, no matter the challenge. Just as our first campaign brought community leaders together for a common cause 100 years ago, we could not do our work today without your support and the collaboration of our partner agencies. An investment with us is the best combinationof following our hearts and trustingdata to effectively stretch every dollar to help the people of central Illinois care for each other and make real change for the community we call home. — Jennifer Zammuto, President, Heart of Illinois United Way

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