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To participate in Special Olympics, aspiring athletes must first get a physical. Yet some children who want to compete don’t have insurance, a primary care doctor or transportation to get an appointment. That’s where UChicago Medicine AdventHealth comes in. For the past three years, at Special Olympics Screening Events held in Bedford Park, UChicago Medicine AdventHealth residents have provided the needed physicals for free.
“One of the things that drew me to medicine is to be able to give back,” said Dr. Sravani Sagireddy. “It’s really nice to be able to step into the community and help people who really need it.”
At the screening events, the residents perform vision, hearing and motor ability tests. They carefully assess each child for medical conditions that might make it unsafe for that child to participate in athletics.
Special Olympics President and CEO Peter Beale-DelVecchio said UChicago Medicine AdventHealth “has been an incredible partner for us” and that the four-hospital health system is “helping us do more and more all the time.”
Beyond the 24/7 care provided within their facilities, hospitals and health systems across Illinois are having a positive impact on communities by addressing community needs and providing accessible care. Learn more about how Illinois hospitals are healing communities.
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Friday, May 2, 25 @ 9:25 am
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