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Arlington Heights, Ill. (Nov. 12,2012) - Can a group of high-energy, teenage athletes contribute to a charitable cause? The Prep Hockey Club says, “Yes!” With some parental assistance, the Club’s players raised $1,000 at their games in October, National Breast Cancer Awareness month. They chose to give the money to a local cause: Northwest Community Hospital’s Gift-A-Mammogram program. Gift-A-Mammogram helps uninsured, low-income people in our community cover the cost of procedures to diagnose and treat breast cancer. Christine Masonick, NCH’s Breast Center manager, administers the program. She says, “I often talk to women who are desperate for help. Because of the generosity of donors like these players, I don’t have to turn them away. Through Gift-A-Mammogram, we come to the aid of about 100 patients each year.” “Prep” is a combined hockey team representing Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Elk Grove and Prospect high schools. Field teams play in the North Central Division of the Illino...

Northwest Community Hospital (NCH) has been recognized among the nation’s best when it comes to excellence in keeping patients safe during a hospital stay. The Arlington Heights hospital received the highest distinction of an “A” grading from The LeapFrog Group’s Hospital Safety Score(SM), a first-of-its kind initiative that aims to make hospital safety measures and compliance transparent. The LeapFrog Group, a national not-for-profit organization that promotes hospital transparency, in early June released its patient safety review of 2,652 hospitals from across the country, with each receiving a letter grade indicating overall performance in safe patient care. Of the 108 acute care hospitals evaluated in Illinois, NCH is among the 49 hospitals to earn the highest mark with the “A” letter grade. The Hospital Safety Score is a single score product compiled from 26 publicly reported measures of hospital safety data including rates of infection and injury, as well as preventable med...