Weiss Memorial Hospital Recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System
Weiss Memorial Hospital has been recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System – Committed to Care Excellence. Age-Friendly Health Systems is an initiative led by The John A. Hartford Foundation and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in partnership with...
“Little Lady with a BIG Voice” Touts Weiss Orthopedic Surgeon for Saving Her Life
Darcy Jo Wood, 34—billed as “a little lady with a BIG voice”—is not used to an idle life. The professional singer, musician, actress, and producer, usually tours more than 200 days a year with her Chicago-based group, “The Lovettes”, in rollicking retrospective...
Paula’s Therapy Story
As an artist and tai chi instructor, 80-year-old Paula Weiner was used to leading an active life. Even a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease in 2009 didn’t stop her from teaching or taking daily walks. Then a bad fall and infection left her weak and unable to walk. In...