Healthcare Organizations Remind Visitors: Masks Required at Hospitals, Clinics
August 7, 2020…SPRINGFIELD – Local healthcare organizations on Friday emphasized that anyone visiting a hospital or clinic must… Read More »
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Memorial Health System’s Hospitals to Give Away Colon Cancer Test Kits
July 27, 2020…JACKSONVILLE – Seventy-three-year-old John Werries put off getting a baseline colonoscopy for years, even declining the… Read More »
Area Medical District Partners Encourage Blood Donations
June 29, 2020…Leaders from HSHS Illinois, Memorial Health System, SIU Medicine, Springfield Clinic and the Sangamon County Department… Read More »
Data Science Helps Guide Memorial Health System During COVID-19 Pandemic
June 12, 2020…SPRINGFIELD — Cutting-edge data science that guided Memorial Health System’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic this… Read More »
Memorial Health System Expands Telehealth With Convenient Online Platform During COVID-19 Pandemic
May 26, 2020…SPRINGFIELD — Memorial Health System has launched a major expansion of telehealth to provide safe and… Read More »
Guidance On Correct Use Of Masks Promoted by HSHS Illinois, Memorial Health System, SIU Medicine, Springfield Clinic
May 8, 2020…SPRINGFIELD — Masks worn in public to prevent the spread of COVID-19 should cover the bridge… Read More »
Memorial Health System To Resume Many Surgeries, Medical Visits Delayed By COVID-19 Pandemic
May 7, 2020…SPRINGFIELD — Memorial Health System, in accordance with guidelines from the Illinois Department of Public Health,… Read More »
Memorial Health System Offers iPads, iPhones To Help Patients Connect with Loved Ones During COVID-19 Pandemic
May 1, 2020…SPRINGFIELD — Technology helped Deborah Leahy cope with the loneliness of a two-week hospital stay during… Read More »
Respiratory Screening Clinic to Begin Serving Beardstown
April 21, 2020…BEARDSTOWN – A drive-up outpatient respiratory screening clinic to test people for the COVID-19 virus will… Read More »
Memorial Health System Distributes Monitoring Kits to COVID-19 Patients Recovering at Home
April 22, 2020…Springfield — At-home kits with monitoring equipment are helping Memorial Health System health care providers quickly… Read More »
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Memorial Health System’s Hospitals to Give Away Colon Cancer Test Kits
July 24, 2020…JACKSONVILLE – Seventy-three-year-old John Werries put off getting a baseline colonoscopy for years, even declining the… Read More »
Respiratory Clinic Operated by Decatur Memorial Hospital Closes
May 8, 2020…DECATUR — A respiratory screening clinic that has operated at Decatur Memorial Hospital’s ExpressCare East since… Read More »
Memorial Health System Postpones Elective Surgeries in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
March 17, 2020…SPRINGFIELD – Memorial Health System on Tuesday began to postpone elective medical procedures and non-urgent surgeries… Read More »
Memorial Behavioral Health Offers Free Community Hotline
March 18, 2020…SPRINGFIELD – Central Illinois residents experiencing stress and anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic or other… Read More »
HSHS Illinois, Memorial Health System Hospitals Will Implement No-Visitor Policy to Reduce Spread of COVID-19
March 20, 2020…SPRINGFIELD – As COVID-19 cases spike throughout Illinois, nine central Illinois hospitals with HSHS Illinois system… Read More »
Memorial Health System Provides Online Digital Assistant to Assess COVID-19 Risk
March 19, 2020…SPRINGFIELD – Memorial Health System has an online digital assistant to assess individuals for COVID-19 risk… Read More »
Memorial Health System to Open Respiratory Screening Clinic at DMH Express Care Site
March 18, 2020…DECATUR – Memorial Health System will open a respiratory screening clinic at its DMH Express Care… Read More »
Colorectal Cancer Kit Distribution Canceled for March
March 18, 2020…SPRINGFIELD – The distribution of free colorectal home test kits throughout the region in March has… Read More »
Memorial Health System to Open Respiratory Screening Clinic at South Sixth ExpressCare Site
March 16, 2020…SPRINGFIELD – Memorial Health System will open a respiratory screening clinic at its South Sixth ExpressCare… Read More »
Memorial Health System Enacts Visitor Restrictions to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
March 13, 2020…SPRINGFIELD – Memorial Health System has extended restrictions on visitors to patients at its hospitals in… Read More »