Carle Foundation HospitalEastern Illinois Internship

Carle Foundation Hospital

• 345 bed licensed, teaching hospital (2014)

• Located in Urbana, IL

• Includes more than 25 departments• Carle Foundation Hospital is owned by the not-for profit parent

company of a network of integrated healthcare services.• The Carle Foundation is comprised of Carle Foundation

Hospital, Health alliance Medical Plans and Carle Physician Group

• Carle Physician Group, one of the largest private physician groups in the United States, is comprised of more than 400 physicians practicing in more than 80 specialties and located in 14 communities across Central Illinois

• DNV Healthcare Inc. (Det Norske Veritas), a provider of hospital accreditation, infection risk management and standards development.

Carle Foundation Hospital

• Houses the area's only Level I Trauma Center and Level III perinatal services.

• Primary teaching hospital for the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana Champaign

Bed Breakdown

Beds by CategoryTotal Number of Physically

Available Beds

Medical-Surgical 212

Obstetric 35

Intensive Care 38

Neonatal Intensive Care 25

Pediatric 18

Comprehensive Rehabilitation 15

Acute/Chronic Mental Illness 0

Hospital-based Long Term Care 0

Operational Status Totals 343

- There is projected to be an additional 48 beds in 2016, which will bring the total of beds in the hospital to 391 and 260 being med-surg. beds.

Carle Foundation Hospital

• DNV Primary Stroke Center Accreditation

• Accreditation with commendations for the Carle Cancer Registry from the commission on Cancer

• Accreditation as a Chest Pain Center

• Named one of the top 100 hospitals by Thomson Reuters in 2012• Mills Breast Cancer Institute opened August, 2008• Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society

for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)• Full accreditation for Inpatient Rehab• Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP)

Food Service

• Room Service Dining for Patients

• Public Cafeteria/Coffee Shop

• Catering/Special Functions

• Carle Caring Place Daycare Meal Program

Room Service Dining for Patients

Room Service Dining

• Order anytime from 7 am – 7 pm

• Restaurant style menu to order

• Call down to diet techs to order

• Food in 1 hour or less

• The mission of the Food Service Department at Carle Foundation Hospital is to satisfy the nutritional needs of their customers with a commitment to quality and service.

• Primary focus is patient food service, but the department also provides food for a large number of special functions

– Hospital cafeteria

– Carle Day Care Center

– Breezeway and Coffee Shop

• The department employs 75 people and serves more than 1,247,170 meals a year for the patients alone.

Food Service

Diet Office

Cooks

Foodservice Staff

Public Cafeteria

Coffee Shop

Catering/Special Functions

Catering/Special Functions

Diabetes Event

Diabetes Event

Library

Dietitians

• With Carle Clinic Association's specialty areas, the clinical rotation includes a broad base of patient care experiences with a multidisciplinary approach.

• A strong emphasis on Nutrition Support is imperative for meeting many patient’s needs and provides teachable moments for dietetic interns.

Clinical Rotations

Clinical Services Offered

• Cardiac

• Diabetes

• Adult Oncology

• Colon/Rectal Surgery

• Physical Rehabilitation Unit

• Gastric Bypass Surgery

• Weight Management

• Pediatric Oncology

• Pediatric Intensive Care

• Nutrition Support

• Wound Healing & Limb Preservation Center

• Renal Dialysis Unit (Off-site)

Clinical Services Offered (Cont.)

• Surgical

• Rehab

• Pediatrics

• Neonatal

• Labor and Delivery

• OB

Community Opportunities

• Carle Home Care

• The Caring Place-Carle Day Care

• Carle Hospice

• WIC

• Head Start

• EIU Foodbank

• School Lunch Program

• Community Support Groups

• IDHS Week

• Farmers Market

Community Service

Carle Foundation Hospital provides the dietetic intern with a wide variety of experiences in a

friendly teaching environment.

Mission:Carle is dedicated to serving people through high

quality care, medical research and education.