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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Lewis Named Decatur Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Month for April
May 26, 2001…DECATUR – Teresa Lewis, clinic radiology representative at the Forsyth Imaging Center, is the Decatur Memorial… Read More »
Memorial Health System Stroke Experts Urge Fast Action to Respond to Stroke Symptoms
May 20, 2021…SPRINGFIELD – Every three minutes and 33 seconds, someone in the United States dies of a… Read More »
Decatur Memorial Hospital Foundation Donates Thrift Shop Building to Emergency Shelter Group
May 10, 2021…DECATUR – The Decatur Memorial Hospital Foundation will donate the building that has housed the DMH… Read More »
Decatur Memorial Hospital Foundation Names Cleland Award Winners
May 5, 2021…DECATUR – Two nursing students were awarded the R. Helen Cleland RN Award presented by the… Read More »
Memorial Health System Hospitals Celebrate May the 4th With “Star Wars” Babies – Including a Luke
May 4, 2021…SPRINGFIELD – What are the odds two Star Wars fans expecting their second son, whom they… Read More »
Ditty Named Decatur Memorial Hospital’s Colleague of the Month for March
May 03, 2021…DECATUR – Staff pharmacist Amanda Ditty was named the Decatur Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Month… Read More »
Decatur ExpressCare Reopens to Patients on April 25
April 22, 2021…DECATUR – The Decatur Memorial ExpressCare-East clinic will reopen to patients on April 25. Decatur Memorial… Read More »
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 »
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Memorial Health System Launches COVID-19 Dashboard to Increase Public Awareness
Nov. 10, 2020…SPRINGFIELD – Memorial Health System announced today that it will begin sharing daily updates via its… Read More »
Local Hospitals to Restrict Visitors as COVID-19 Spreads Locally
Oct. 30, 2020…DECATUR – As the number of COVID-19 cases continues to increase throughout central Illinois, Decatur Memorial… Read More »
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 »
Local Coalition Teams Up to Continue Free Drive-Through COVID-19 Testing Site
August 28, 2020…DECATUR – A coalition of community partners is teaming up to continue to provide free COVID-19… Read More »
COVID-19 Triggers Stigma from Public, Behavioral Health Expert Says
August 12, 2020…SPRINGFIELD – Although no one is immune from the effects of COVID-19, a stigma still surrounds… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »