Cook County’s New Inpatient Hospice Center Coming to the North Shore

The North Shore could soon be home to Cook County’s new freestanding inpatient hospice center. Executive staff members at Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter in Glenview are hoping to open the doors of the new $12 million Marshak Family Inpatient Pavilion by early 2012. “Our region is long overdue for a facility like this,” says […]

by Adam Wren

Women of Philanthropy: Karen Marshak

Karen Marshak Former President, Service Board, Midwest Palliative & Hospice CareCenter Glencoe As strong as we try to be, we’re never prepared to hear news that will blow apart our lives. Karen Marshak experienced this when her husband, Gary, was diagnosed with terminal cancer more than a decade ago. “My world fell apart. I thought, […]

by Kathryn Achenbach