Saint Francis Hospital has renewed its exclusive health sponsorship contract with Westfield Old Orchard Mall in Skokie and will offer a summer walking club every Saturday this summer.
The summer walking club meets at the Orchard Food Court from 9 a.m. – 10 a.m. June 7 – Sept. 27.
In possibly the most beautiful way to stay fit, walkers can hike laps through a designated one-mile course around the mall’s sunny, award-winning landscaping; share coffee, conversation, and camaraderie with others in the club; and window-shop for slim-fitting clothes when all the calories are burned.
The free program is open to the public and all fitness levels are encouraged to join at any time during the summer. Membership includes exclusive mall discounts, freebies, and lots of health information.
Registration is strongly suggested by calling 1-877-RES-INFO.
Saint Francis Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center in Evanston, IL and is home to the North Shore’s first and only accredited Chest Pain Center and the new Paul V. Galvin Heart Center. The 375-bed hospital is part of Resurrection Health Care, Chicago’s largest Catholic health care system.
Westfield Old Orchard is located at the intersection of Old Orchard Road and Skokie Boulevard in Skokie. The center is home to Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor and Macy’s, along with more than 145 specialty shops and boutiques.
Saint Francis Hospital, a leader in cardiac medicine on Chicago’s North Shore, was the first hospital in the Chicagoland area to offer cardiac bypass surgery. The hospital is a Level I Trauma Center and is home to the first and only accredited chest pain center in Illinois.
Saint Francis is part of Resurrection Health Care, a family of health care services providing advanced medical care and exceptional customer service with compassion and hope. Our hospitals, nursing homes, retirement communities, home health services, behavioral health programs and other services are conveniently located in many Chicagoland neighborhoods. Resurrection Health Care is a not-for-profit Catholic organization sponsored by the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and the Sisters of the Resurrection.
Thanks, St. Francis, for
Thanks, St. Francis, for encouraging people to leave Evanston for Skokie to walk around the mall. What’s wrong with walking around downtown Evanston or walking from the hospital to the Main St. business district? Why would you encourage people to (likely) drive to Old Orchard, burning up carbon, increasing ozone emissions that can contribute to the respiratory diseases a hospital is supposed to prevent?
Encouraging people to drive 7 miles from a pedestrian friendly city to walk around a mall is insane.