$10 million
philanthropic gift aims to integrate and evaluate the impact of
genomics to advance health
EVANSTON, Ill., June 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Endeavor Health℠, Illinois' third-largest health system, today
announced the formation of the Davis Family Center for Preventive
Genomics, made possible by a $10
million donation from William
(Bill) and Karen Davis of
Lake Forest, Ill., one of the
largest philanthropic gifts ever received by the health system.
The virtual Center of Excellence will focus on establishing
personalized medicine and genomics testing at designated Endeavor
Health primary care clinical locations to assist patients, their
families and caregivers in making better-informed decisions about
early diagnosis, prevention strategies and personalized treatment
options.
"We are deeply grateful for this extraordinary gift from Bill
and Karen Davis that will enable us
to elevate patient care and pursue new discoveries," said J.P.
Gallagher, Endeavor Health President and Chief Executive Officer.
"Their generosity is both monumental in its magnitude and
transformative in its impact on the future of healthcare."
The Davis Family Center for Preventive Genomics was named in
recognition of the Davis' support for the study of genomics and
personalized medicine. A longtime benefactor who served as a health
system Board Chair and Life Director, Bill
Davis knows the importance of personalized medicine to help
families understand their care options. Several years ago, he lost
a close family member to cancer, which was untreatable at the time
due to a rare gene mutation. Since then, with advancements in
genomic medicine, new treatments are being developed to counteract
that mutation.
"Unfortunately for most patients, genomics isn't incorporated
into their care plan," said Peter
Hulick, MD, the Janardan D. Khandekar, MD, Chair of
Personalized Medicine and the Director of the Mark R. Neaman Center
for Personalized Medicine. "Endeavor Health has been an industry
leader in providing genomics-guided care to better identify health
risks and deliver targeted prevention and treatments. This
transformational gift will enable us to build on early successes in
an exponential way to deliver personalized medicine to our patients
and their families."
Endeavor Health is home to one of the nation's largest primary
care embedded clinical genomics programs, as well as The Mark R.
Neaman Center for Personalized Medicine, which provides
genomics-based tests to assist in diagnosis and treatment options
for individualized patient care approaches. The Davis Family Center
for Preventive Genomics will expand this commitment to personalized
medicine by providing patients with more proactive information
about their genomics to better inform prevention and screening care
plans.
Learn more about personalized medicine at Endeavor Health.
About Endeavor Health
Endeavor Health℠ is a
Chicagoland-based integrated health system driven by the mission to
help everyone in their communities be their best. Illinois' third-largest health system and
third-largest medical group serves an area of more than 4.2 million
residents across seven northeast Illinois counties. More than 27,000 team
members and more than 7,100 physician and advance practice provider
partners deliver seamless access to personalized, pioneering,
world-class patient care across more than 300 ambulatory locations
and nine hospitals, including eight Magnet-recognized acute care
hospitals – Edward (Naperville),
Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland
Park, Northwest Community
(Arlington Heights), Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) and Linden Oak Behavioral Health
Hospital (Naperville). For more
information, visit www.endeavorhealth.org.
Contact:
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Keith
Hartenberger
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312-771-2525
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Keith.hartenberger@eehealth.org
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