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Weiss has been recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System – Committed to Care Excellence.

As part of the Age-Friendly Health Systems Action movement, we are among the first health systems in the country implementing age-friendly health care.

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CEO Irene Dumanis: “Our hospital quickly became a real COVID hospital”

Weiss CEO Irene Dumanis, was featured in the Reklama, a Russian-American online magazine. She discussed Weiss’ role as a community hospital and how it has managed COVID-19. (*Article appears in Russian. For English, use Google Translate.)

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Patient's Leg Saved a Second Time With the Biomet Orthopedic Salvage System-Featuring the Finn® Knee

Thirty-three years after saving one patient’s leg from amputation, Medical Director and Orthopedic Surgeon Henry Finn, MD, FACS, saved the patient’s leg again, using his own revolutionary technique and technology.

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Weiss Memorial Hospital Emergency Department Granted GED Accreditation

Weiss Memorial Hospital has achieved Level Three Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA), the first community hospital to do so in the City of Chicago and the second of all hospitals in the city.

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Gender Confirmation Surgery Medical Director Loren S. Schechter, MD, Speaks with WGN Radio 720

Medical Director Dr. Loren S. Schechter spoke with WGN Radio 720’s Steve Bertrand to discuss the International Transgender Day of Visibility and why it is an important day for the LGBTQ+ community.

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Second Time’s a Charm: For Orthopedic Surgery, Additional Opinions Matter

Chicago Health Magazine featured Medical Director and Orthopedic Surgeon Henry Finn, MD, FACS, in a story about the difficulty of diagnosis and the importance of second opinions.