Decatur Memorial Hospital Launches Palliative Care Services
March 24, 2021…DECATUR – Decatur Memorial Hospital is offering patients and their families a way to further customize… Read More »
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Memorial Health System Celebrates World Kidney Day
Memorial Health System celebrates World Kidney Day on March 11 by promoting education on the vital functions performed… Read More »
Memorial Health System Celebrates National Heart Month
Feb. 22, 2021…SPRINGFIELD – Memorial Health System is celebrating American Heart Month throughout the month of February by… Read More »
Frenzel is Decatur Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Month for January
Feb. 17, 2021…DECATUR – Jeff Frenzel, patient transporter, is the Decatur Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Month for… Read More »
Surgeon Performs 1,000th Robot-Assisted Surgery at Decatur Memorial Hospital
Feb. 12, 2021…DECATUR – When Dr. Edmund Raycraft performs knee or hip replacement surgery at Decatur Memorial Hospital,… Read More »
Influenza Cases Drop Dramatically This Season
Feb. 11, 2021…SPRINGFIELD – Memorial Health System hospitals are seeing a dramatic decrease this year in the number… Read More »
Memorial Health System Eases Visitor Restrictions at its Five Hospitals
Jan. 19, 2021…SPRINGFIELD – As the number of COVID-19 inpatients decreases and the state lifts mitigation efforts in… Read More »
Woods Named Decatur Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Year
Dec. 31, 2020…DECATUR – Dimitra Woods, a registered nurse in the Decatur Memorial Hospital intensive care unit, is… Read More »
Memorial Health System to Complete First Round of COVID-19 Vaccinations Within Weeks
Dec. 31, 2020…SPRINGFIELD – Memorial Health System has received several thousand doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines this week… Read More »
Memorial Health System Warns Public of Scam Attempt
Editor’s note: We are requesting the media’s assistance in posting this information and sharing on your social media… Read More »
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Patients in Memorial Health System’s Five Hospitals on Election Day Can Make Arrangements to Vote
Oct. 6 2020…SPRINGFIELD – Patients in Memorial Health System’s five central Illinois hospitals will be able to vote… Read More »
Local Health Organization Leaders Urge Public to Get Flu Shots
Oct. 5, 2020…SPRINGFIELD – Most people follow public health advice to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but many… Read More »
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 »
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 »