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Andrea Ramirez-Justin was recently appointed the new chairwoman of the Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Board of Trustees. She first joined the Board of Trustees in 2022 and also serves as a board member of the Franciscan Health Foundation for South Suburban Chicago.
Ramirez-Justin is taking the helm of the Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Board of Trustees following the retirement of longtime chairman Terrence Brown. Brown will remain on the board as a trustee for the next year. Joining Ramirez-Johnson on the board as a new member this year is Kelvin Oliver, a member of the Village of Olympia Fields Board of Trustees.
Also joining the board of trustees are OB/GYN Gail Cansler, MD, who serves as president of the hospital’s medical staff; Diagnostic Radiologist Raj Chinnappan, MD and Cardiologist Omar Hamoui, MD. Dr. Hamoui also serves as medical director of the Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Heart & Vascular Institute.More than 1,100 current University of Iowa students participated in the 30th annual student-led Dance Marathon, generating more than $1.
Those participating included local students from Chicago: Mia Miceli; Evergreen Park: Alexis Elwood; Frankfort: Taylor Arthur, Grace Lanigan; Lockport: Isabella Dixon, Sydney Stewart; Mokena: Ella Pignotti, Benjamin Ruiz; New Lenox: Alexis Lieb, Madison Plesek, Taylor Wos; Orland Park: Ella Coyle, Ella McDonald, Caroline Schmidt; Palos Heights: Allison Duffy; and Tinley Park: Gabriella Collins, Clara Jordan, Abigail Miller, Olivia Nilsson, Brooke Zwartz.
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