Dear Friend:
The landscape of healthcare con nues to
change, and thus we at KishHealth System
must evolve and adapt in order to remain
successful and capable of delivering quality
care to the communi es we serve long into
the future. Our role has expanded far beyond
caring for people when they're hurt or sick
to proac vely engaging with our community to
keep people well. Our board and senior leadership
con nually explore new ways to improve healthcare
quality and accessibility for our community.
We expanded access to care by adding a KishHealth System
Physician Group loca on in Sycamore (the former DeKalb Clinic),
growing the KishHealth System Physician Group to more than 50 providers in many
special es—an exci ng and posi ve development for the delivery of healthcare in
our community.
We are thrilled to have expanded our services in Rochelle, where we now offer
primary care, cancer care, laboratory, and radiology services. Construc on of
a new pa ent wing at Valley West Hospital in Sandwich and renova on of the
remaining areas of the building have been completed, which includes a new MRI
suite, home to one of the area's only large bore MRI machines. We also opened a
KishHealth System loca on in Plano, which delivers primary care, general surgery,
and urology to that community.
We are dedicated to improving the quality and safety of the care provided to our
pa ents. Valley West Hospital earned 100 percent quality core measure scores by
The Joint Commission three of the four quarters in fiscal year 2015. We celebrate
this accomplishment and many others detailed in this report, and we strive to
con nue our important work of caring for the communi es we serve.
We remain commi ed to keeping healthcare services vibrant in our community.
Our Board of Directors' decision to pursue an affilia on with Northwestern
Memorial HealthCare was the conclusion of a very though ul process over many
months of diligent research. We recognized the need to fill clinical gaps and to
expand the depth of services offered locally. We are pleased to have found a
partner that shares our values, goals, and a culture similar to ours. The coming
together of our two organiza ons will be er posi on us to serve the future needs
of our pa ents and community.
We appreciate your con nued support and look forward to an exci ng future.
Kevin Poorten
KishHealth System President and CEO
Thomas Matya
KishHealth System Board Chair
