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To address the specific and changing needs of individuals with chronicillness, the Marianjoy Medical Group has opened an Integrative HolisticMedicine Clinic. Dr. Gouri Chaudhuri, Medical Director of the Marianjoy DayRehabilitation Program, is board certified in Integrative and HolisticMedicine. She will lead this new clinic, treating individuals with chronicfatigue syndrome, arthritis, chronic headache, insomnia, diabetes,hypertension, and other chronic illnesses.
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The Marianjoy Integrative Holistic Medicine Clinic will help patientslearn more about optimum health, self-empowerment, and prevention of acuteflare-ups of their conditions, achieved through focusing on various facetsincluding leading a healthy lifestyle, nutritional counseling, proper use ofvitamins and minerals, acupuncture treatments, meditation training, andspiritual guidance.
Integrative and holistic medicine describes an approach to healthcare thatfocuses on the prevention and management of chronic illness in conjunctionwith a patient's existing conventional medical treatments. The MarianjoyIntegrative and Holistic Medicine Clinic does not replace medical managementby a primary care or specialty care physician, but rather augments suchtreatments.
To learn more or schedule an appointment with Dr. Chaudhuri, please call630-909-7000.
Marianjoy recently opened its new $60 million, 120 all private roomreplacement hospital in Wheaton -- a state-of-the-art facility designed toenhance the naturally holistic approach to rehabilitation. The new flagshipfacility features uniquely designed accessible gardens, a labyrinth, chapel,and a meditation room. Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital was founded 35 yearsago by the Wheaton Franciscan Sisters, and maintains an extensive network ofinpatient, subacute, and outpatient sites and physician clinics throughout theChicago area. Dedicated to the delivery of physical rehabilitative medicine,Marianjoy also provides programs for community re-entry including driver andvocational rehabilitation. Marianjoy is a member of Wheaton FranciscanHealthcare, which owns and operates more than 100 health and shelter serviceorganizations in Colorado, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin.
SOURCE Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital
