Game-changing lung refrigerator serves transplant patients at Northwestern Medicine
More than 600 lung transplants have been performed since Northwestern Medicine launched its lung transplant program back in ...
Cancer patient receives innovative 'lungs in the fridge' double transplant at Northwestern Medicine
The medical world is celebrating two innovative technologies Northwestern Medicine is using to help give patients a new ...
Northwestern Medicine performs record number of transplants with new "lungs in a box" technology
Last year, surgeons performed 148 lung transplants, the most in a single year since Northwestern's lung transplant program ...
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These are the best hospitals in Illinois, according to Healthgrades
Eleven of the state's hospitals are among the country’s best facilities based on performance and clinical data. Only one is ...
Don't delay -- speed up hospital transfers to save lives
City and state health officials need to devise a plan to improve the situation in Illinois, where up to a third of critically ...
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Lawsuit alleges staff left surgical sponge inside patient following surgery at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry
A lawsuit has been filed alleging that medical staff at Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry left a surgical sponge ...
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Rush University Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital tie for top hospital in Illinois
CHICAGO (CBS) --Two of Chicago's major academic hospitals tied for first place as the best hospital in Illinois, according to a new ranking by U.S. News and World Report. Northwestern Memorial ...
Slow hospital transfers are costing lives in Illinois, study finds
A new study from a Northwestern trauma surgeon found that up to 34% of critically injured patients who show up at a hospital ...
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Northwestern Medicine breaks records with ‘lungs in a fridge’
Lung perfusion, or "lungs in a box," allows surgeons to repair damaged donor lungs, while lung refrigeration, or "lungs in a fridge," preserves the lungs for a longer period of time than standard ...