Publications • YOU

YOU magazine is filled with fresh, practical advice for living a healthy lifestyle, along with stories about people you should know who have benefited from expert healthcare received at Northwest Community Hospital (NCH).

On this site you’ll find links to topics featured in the current issue of YOU and additional offers – such as DISH, where you’ll find easy recipes. In this issue, you’ll learn how to make the switch from processed to fresh foods. Want to get back to cooking the healthy way? Sign up for our 5-part series in conjunction with Whole Foods Market. Call to register at 847.776.8080.

Special features include:

In our feature The Clock is Ticking learn how NCH is equipped to ensure the highest chance of recovery after a stroke. The story illustrates the important steps in diagnosing and treating stroke at NCH. Because timing is critical when it comes to a stroke, it’s important to be aware that NCH is designated as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and state of Illinois. NCH’s NeuroInterventional Stroke Team utilizes specialized techniques to treat strokes. To learn more about stroke care at NCH and get your free stroke kit, go to www.nch.org/yourstroke.

Back in Step tells the story of Olga Fish of Buffalo Grove and how NCH’s advanced joint replacement capabilities helped her regain her active lifestyle. To sign up for one of NCH’s free joint health seminars, go to www.nch.org/yourjointhealth.

More for YOU – the newest addition to NCH’s Arlington Heights campus aims to exceed patients’ expectations. To learn more about the new South Pavilion patient care addition that opened in May, go to www.nch.org/moreforyou.

In Prostate Cancer Gets Personal, nurse navigator Juli Aistars, RN, APN, discusses men’s top concerns regarding prostate cancer and how NCH can help. To learn more about prostate cancer care or for a second opinion call Julie Aistars at 847.618.6575 or visit www.nch.org/yourprostate.

To reach the current issue of YOU magazine, click here. If you are not receiving YOU magazine at your home, please call HealthConnection at 847.618.4YOU(4968) or register here to be added to our mailing list.