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We've Partnered With Children's Memorial!

Sherman Is A Great Place For Kids Too

Sherman Hospital and Children's Memorial Hospital are partnered 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. News and World Report to Sherman. Children's Memorial HospitalThrough this exciting partnership, families in the far northwest suburbs have the opportunity to receive specialized pediatric care at a hospital close to home.

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

Hospitalists on 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.

"This partnership to reduces the number of children that are transferred out of the Sherman system and greatly enhances the quality of our pediatric care," said Rick Floyd, Sherman President & CEO. "We feel that the affiliation with Children's Memorial is a major benefit to the families we serve and is 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 to be partners with Sherman Hospital and jointly serve the children and families of that region. We are excited about this 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.