Decatur Memorial Hospital to Distribute Colon Cancer Test Kits
August 9, 2021…DECATUR – Free colorectal cancer take-home screening kits will be available at a drive-thru from 8… Read More »
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Higgins Named Decatur Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Month for June
Aug. 3, 2021…DECATUR – Jeri Ann Higgins, a radiology tech clinical coordinator, is the Decatur Memorial Hospital Colleague… Read More »
Memorial Medical Center Nurse Honored with DAISY Award
July 20, 2021…SPRINGFIELD – Lynn Fleming of Taylorville is the recipient of the DAISY Award for Nursing Excellence… Read More »
Memorial’s Festival of Trees Uproots to Downtown Springfield
July 9, 2021…SPRINGFIELD – Memorial’s Festival of Trees will pull up its roots from its traditional location to… Read More »
Health Care Workers, First Responders to Receive Free Entry to PGA’s Korn Ferry Tour
July 2, 2021…SPRINGFIELD – Health care workers and first responders will receive free entry to the Memorial Health… Read More »
Perkins Named Decatur Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Month for May
June 25, 2021…DECATUR – Linda Perkins, a phlebotomist and lab assistant at Decatur Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit… Read More »
Memorial Health System Eases Visitor Restrictions at its Five Hospitals
June 11, 2001…SPRINGFIELD – As the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients decreases and more than half of the… Read More »
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Memorial Health System Pauses Administration of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
April 13, 2021…Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Memorial Health System (MHS) has followed guidance from the U.S. Centers for… Read More »
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 »
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 »