Impact Stories
Our generous donors have enabled Loyola Medicine to continue to provide excellent patient care and services. We are ever mindful of our donors' wishes and align them in meaningful ways to honor their legacy.
We've curated a selection of patient-focused stories below. Please click this button to view more.
Healing Close to Home: The Bone Marrow Transplant Patient Housing Fund
When Jerry Pish began his bone marrow transplant journey at Loyola Medicine, he immediately felt safe with hematologist oncologist Patrick Hagen, MD, and kne...
Bone marrow donor and recipient meet at annual transplant picnic
On Sept. 7, a 29-year-old Oak Lawn man met the 29-year-old Maryland man whose bone marrow donation saved his life. The two were introduced at Loyola's 33rd a...
From Patient to Graduate: Teen Visits Loyola Physician After Beating the Odds
For the family of 19-year-old Jorge Tapia, watching him walk across the stage at his high school graduation was a moment they once feared might never come. D...
Young Girl Burned by Citronella Candle Aims to Raise Awareness
Thirteen-year-old Aarna Kumar was playing outside when an accident left her with both physical and psychological scars. Thanks to the doctors and nurses at L...
Loyola University Medical Center Offers Cutting-Edge, Non-Invasive Prostate Cancer Treatment with Life-Changing Results
One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. In 2020 alone, approximately 300,000 men in the United States received this diagno...
Double Lung Transplant Saves Man with Asbestosis
After spending years working with asbestos and suffering the consequences, 66-year-old ...