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Associated Press
03-06-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Duly Health and Care Announces Acquisition of Alliance Clinical Associates
DOWNERS GROVE, IL / ACCESS Newswire / June 3, 2025 / Duly Health and Care announced today the acquisition of Alliance Clinical Associates, a highly respected behavioral and mental health practice based in Wheaton, Ill. 'We're thrilled to welcome Alliance Clinical Associates to the Duly family,' said Paul Merrick, MD, Chief Physician Executive at Duly Health and Care. 'Together, we look forward to expanding personalized, integrated, and affordable behavioral and mental health services for patients across the Chicagoland area.' With the addition of Alliance Clinical Associates' more than 30 dedicated providers, Duly's already strong team of psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists will be better positioned to meet the rising demand for behavioral and mental health support. This expanded team offers a wide range of services-including psychiatric evaluations, medication management, couples and group therapy, child and adolescent therapy, and more-while reinforcing a shared commitment to collaborative, patient-centered care. The need for accessible, comprehensive, and coordinated networks of behavioral and mental health professionals like those at Alliance Clinical Associates and Duly has never been more urgent. More than 2.1 million adults in Illinois currently live with a behavioral or mental health condition. Among children ages 12 to 17, one in six experience a major depressive episode each year, and one in nine struggle with suicidal thoughts. 'By coming together, we aim to address the urgent and growing need for care through a stronger, more connected network of behavioral and mental health providers,' said Kenneth Phillips, MD, Psychiatrist and Medical Director of Alliance Clinical Associates. 'With more than 30 years of service in the Chicago suburbs, we take great pride in our team of skilled practitioners. Joining forces with Duly marks an exciting new chapter-one that will broaden our collective expertise and deepen our shared commitment to supporting patients' mental health and emotional well-being.' For more information or to schedule an appointment with a Duly or Alliance Clinical Associates provider, visit ### About Duly Health and Care The Duly Health and Care brand consists of some of the largest independent, multi-specialty, physician-directed medical groups in the nation, with more than 1,000 primary care and specialty care providers and over 6,000 team members across more than 150 locations. The Duly Health and Care brand includes three medical groups-DuPage Medical Group Ltd., Quincy Medical Group, and The South Bend Clinic LLC. Duly is deeply committed to caring for patients in traditional and value-based care arrangements, ensuring a focus on quality, efficiency, and enhanced patient experiences throughout the Midwest. For more information, visit Contact Information Amy Martin [email protected] (202) 988-3222 SOURCE: Duly Health and Care press release
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hexaware Accelerates Delivery Solutions with a New Office in Chicago
MUMBAI, India, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hexaware Technologies (NSE: HEXT), a leading global IT services and solutions provider, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest office located at 145 S Wells St, 15th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606. The new center was inaugurated by Jenna Howard – Executive Director of Call Center Technologies at Duly Health and Care, and Allison Radecki, Global CIO – Morgan Street Holdings, alongside key Hexaware leadership, including R Srikrishna, CEO, and Siddharth Dhar, President and Global Head of Digital IT Operations. This move strengthens Hexaware's ability to deliver more responsive, personalized IT services, work closely with clients across industries, and tap into the dynamic talent and tech ecosystem of the third-largest city in the United States. R Srikrishna said, "The U.S. continues to lead in digital adoption, and cities like Chicago sit at the heart of that momentum. This office strengthens our ability to support clients as they navigate shifting macro trends, whether it is AI-led transformation or scaling innovation with speed and clarity." "As our client base grows across the U.S. especially in the Mid-west, this move helps us scale more effectively in the region, both in terms of capabilities and speed. Being in Chicago brings us closer to the people and conversations that matter, so we can deliver better, faster, and more relevant outcomes. Over the next five years, we're looking to add 250 talented professionals to fuel this momentum," said Siddharth Dhar. Healthcare leaders see promise in this expansion as well. Jenna Howard shared, "It's encouraging to see this kind of tech investment in Chicago's robust healthcare market. Hexaware's commitment to our partnership and Duly's communities help expand access and bring innovation to those who need it most." Allison Radecki noted the operational upside, saying, "Stronger onshore partnerships like this help elevate business performance, especially in areas like compliance, control, and the speed to value." Adding to Hexaware's growing U.S. footprint, the Chicago office is designed for flexibility, fast decision-making, and deeper collaboration with clients in financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, and more. It also strengthens Hexaware's commitment to building smarter, faster, more human-centered enterprises—powered by AI, cloud, and data, and driven by purpose. About Hexaware Hexaware is a global technology and business process services company. Every day, Hexawarians wake up with a singular purpose: to create smiles through great people and technology. With offices across the world, we empower enterprises worldwide to realize digital transformation at scale and speed by partnering with them to build, transform, run, and optimize their technology and business processes. Learn more about Hexaware at Photo - - View original content: Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Genetic testing IDs some at higher risk for colorectal cancer
DUPAGE COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — It's a quiet day in Wheaton, and Jessica Wozniak is in her kitchen, making a cup of tea. The mother of a preschooler is taking advantage of some time to relax, read, and rest. The 36-year-old needs to save the strength she has for what's coming the next day: chemotherapy at Duly Health's cancer infusion center in Hinsdale. 'Chemo's miserable,' she said. 'It's really, really not fun.' With her husband Patrick by her side, she's undergoing her eighth cycle of chemotherapy. Her hands and feet are covered in 'cold gloves and socks' to reduce two of chemo's most uncomfortable side-effects: cold sensitivity and neuropathy. Her health ordeal started about one year ago when she came down with norovirus, an intense flu-like sickness that usually passes through the body within about 48-hours. But her abdominal pain lingered much longer. 'About a month after that, I was still having intermittent symptoms stomach pain,' Wozniak said. 'Diarrhea. Something was unsettled. But it seemed like I couldn't have a virus for that long.' At first, doctors suspected that she had developed an ovarian cyst. 'I still was just feeling – in the morning – a cramping pain,' she said. 'Doubling over. I thought this was just not normal. So, I went to my primary care doctor, and she said this doesn't sound like it's only a cyst, let's send you for a CT. Sure enough, they saw some inflammation in my colon.' Doctors ordered a colonoscopy and found she had two masses in her colon. It was cancer. 'I realized right away that everything was going to be different, especially when I had another CT that showed some lesions on my liver, and again I was told, 'oh these could just be fluid filled cysts, nothing,'' she said. 'But it was this kind of intuition that this is not good, and sure enough those came back as cancerous, too.' The cancer had advanced to stage four, meaning it had spread to other organs. 'Everything you hear about stage 4, you think this is not, this is going to be terminal for me, what am I going to do, I'm 35, I have a three-year-old, so it was pretty devastating and dark for those first few months,' she said. According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men younger than 50, and the number two cause of cancer death among women under 50. 'There were a lot of moments where I just cried,' Wozniak said. 'I sat there crying and thinking, 'why is this happening to me?'' Wozniak is one of nearly 20,000 people younger than 50 who were diagnosed with colorectal cancer last year – a dramatic increase and a medical mystery. 'A lot of the media about it is in terms of, like, the environment, what people are eating, lifestyle choices and whatnot,' said Patrick Woulfe, Wozniak's husband. 'I think in Jessica's case that's not necessarily true because hers is due to a genetic condition.' In Wozniak's case, the cause is clear. She has Lynch Syndrome, an inherited genetic condition associated with an increased risk for colon cancer. 'When I received the genetic test results that almost gave me some piece of mind because I thought, I was blaming myself a lot,' she said. 'Did I eat something that wasn't right? Did I do something to my body? What caused this? The genetic tests made me feel like, in a way, this was inevitable.' Outside of genetic testing, colorectal cancers can be detected with colonoscopies. In 2021 the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force lowered the recommended age of screenings from 50 to 45. It's still not young enough to catch many of the new cases. 'I would have rather had a million colonoscopies than deal with this,' Wozniak said. 'A colonoscopy is nothing compared to going through colon cancer.' Wozniak is sifting through a pile of medical bills, and insurance information, wearing bracelets with the words 'fearless,' 'tough kid,' and her daughter's name. She said she wants to tell her story for her daughter and for everyone else who may have a chance to get screened before they get sick. 'I wish I would have known much sooner, so I could have been screened sooner and caught this sooner,' she said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
