Edward Foundation adds two new board members

Thomas Caplis and David Yeh, MD have been named to the Edward Foundation Board of Trustees.

Caplis, a resident of Clarendon Hills, is Vice President and Healthcare Business Group Leader for The Walsh Group, a general contracting, construction management and design-build firm. He has coordinated construction projects for healthcare systems in the Chicago area and across the country.

Caplis is a member of the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) and American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Miami (Florida).

Dr. Yeh, a resident of Naperville, is Medical Director of the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program and Nuclear Medicine Advisory Committee at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. He was previously Section Chief, Nuclear Medicine for Naperville Radiologists, SC in the Department of Radiology at Edward Hospital.

Dr. Yeh earned his medical degree from New York University, completed his internship and residency at State University of New York at Stony Brook, and his fellowship in nuclear medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Since it was established in 1990, the Edward Foundation has raised more than $52.5 million to support Edward Hospital’s community healthcare initiatives, invest in the most advanced diagnostic and treatment technology, recruit world-class medical professionals and deliver the highest quality care to almost 1.7 million patients in its service area. To make a donation to or for more information about the Foundation, call (630) 527-3954 or visit www.edwardfoundation.org.