In every corner of Illinois, across the state’s 58,000 square miles, Illinois hospitals are leading and funding initiatives to improve individual and community health. It’s one of the ways Illinois hospitals are healing communities—beyond their core role of delivering lifesaving care 24/7.

How are they building healthy communities? By addressing community needs. In total value, hospital community benefits topped $8 billion in services, donations and support to Illinois communities in 2024. Because of these investments, Illinois hospitals are helping individuals live healthier lives and communities thrive.

Here are a few of the countless hospital-led initiatives making a difference:

• Saint Anthony Hospital in Chicago and Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln offer youth mental health initiatives.
• UW Health, with hospitals in Rockford and Belvidere, partnered with other providers on parenting classes about caring for a newborn.
• Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove opened the Wellness Food Connection food pantry within the hospital.
• The Regional Cancer Partnership, which includes Memorial Health in Springfield and HSHS St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, sponsored an event offering free colon cancer screening tests.

Hospitals are having a positive impact throughout the state. Learn more about how Illinois hospitals are healing communities.