Contact: Alesia Shaw FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Director of Marketing & Foundation January 31, 2025
Phone: 309-647-5240, ext. 2477
E-mail: [email protected]
Graham Hospital Foundation Receives a Major Gift Donation to Purchase a Breast Coil That Will Aid in Diagnosing Breast Cancer.
(Canton, IL) Graham Health System, a leading healthcare provider in Central and Western Illinois, has received a generous $100,000 donation from Dr. Ramayya and Connie Gowda. This significant donation to the Foundation has enabled Graham Hospital to purchase a Breast Coil for their new Siemens 1.5 Tesla MRI. This new coil will help over 200 women annually to receive this important diagnostic service at Graham Hospital.
“We are deeply grateful to Dr. and Mrs. Gowda and their unwavering commitment to the Graham Hospital Foundation and its mission. I have had the privilege to experience their love for the community in which they live and how their philanthropic gestures are deeply ingrained in their characteristics. The Gowda’s are truly remarkable people who have consistently demonstrated their support for Graham Health System,” stated Bob Senneff, President and CEO.
The breast coil has been purchased and received. Graham expects to put the device into service by xxx, 2025. “As a small community hospital, we feel very privileged to have this diagnostic equipment to better serve our patients,” stated Katie Brewer, Director of Imaging Services.
Graham Health System employee 850 throughout a five - county region, consisting of 12 clinic locations serving Galesburg, Canton, Elmwood, Farmington, Glasford, Lewistown, Macomb, and Williamsfield. Graham also staffs specialty clinics (General Surgery, Orthopedics, ENT, OB-GYN, Podiatry, Urology, and Wound) in Havana, and Manito - in partnership with Mason District Hospital. Graham Medical Group specializes in Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, General Surgery, Orthopedics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ear Nose & Throat, Podiatry, Urology, Wound Care, Vascular, Pain Management and Breast Surgery.
The centerpiece of the Health System is Graham Hospital, located in Canton, IL. Graham Hospital is a full-service hospital with a comprehensive array of services, including robotic General, Orthopedic, Gynecological, and, Urologic Surgeries. Graham Hospital is also the home to Fulton & Mason County Wound Clinic and Hyperbaric Medicine and Graham Home Medical Equipment. Graham offers a full range of Ancillary Services including Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy Services, Laboratory and Imaging.
All Graham Medical Group Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers are accepting new patients, with same day appointments available in many cases. Graham Hospital and all providers accept all Illinois Medicaid, Medicare, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Aetna and virtually all other insurance plans.
For further information regarding Graham Health System and the services provided, please visit our website at www.grahamhealthsystem.org .