Generous donation helps fund new electronic health record system coming soon to Sinai Chicago

Sinai Chicago has received a $1 million gift from Michael Reese Health Trust for funding its new electronic health record system–the Epic platform–launching in summer 2023.  

The Michael Reese Health Trust is a grant-making organization associated with JUF, dedicated to carrying on Michael Reese Hospital’s mission of promoting equitable health access for all.  

“We are so thrilled that our partners at the Michael Reese Health Trust have agreed to invest in such a critical need for Sinai Chicago to better serve its patients,” said Lonnie Nasatir, JUF President. 

The digital health transformation project is one of the most significant and impactful investments in Sinai Chicago’s quality of care in decades. It will help build a stronger health care infrastructure for Chicago’s most vulnerable communities, address health inequities and disparities by allowing caregivers to capture patients’ data effectively, and provide better targeted care.  

The gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar by a generous donor as part of Sinai Chicago’s larger Digital Health Transformation fundraising campaign, which will run through 2024. 

“This is truly an exciting and vast undertaking for Sinai Chicago in upgrading our system-wide health care technology with this top-of-the-line electronic medical record,” said Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Sinai Chicago President & CEO. “I want to thank our partners at Michael Reese Health Trust for this generous donation that continues our goal in advancing health equity for all.”

 

For more information, visit sinai.org and wearemichaelreese.org. 

Sinai Chicago is a partner with JUF in serving our community. 

Olivia Arns is the Communications/Media Relations Specialist for Sinai Chicago.