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Highlighting the unity of the health system’s numerous services, Memorial Health System will rebrand itself and will rename three of its five hospitals and many of its outpatient services.
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Memorial Health System announced today (Thursday) that it is raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour for jobs at its five hospitals and dozens of other health care locations in central Illinois.
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An open-air job fair to be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, in downtown Jacksonville will feature 50 local organizations and businesses seeking to hire employees.
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Bennett Harbison, a physical therapist, is Passavant Area Hospital’s Colleague of the Month for July.
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School may feel like a new experience for students of all ages when they return to in-person learning this fall after 12 months of mostly remote learning in 2020 and spring of 2021.
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Haley Lipcamon, a registered nurse in Passavant Area Hospital’s outpatient department, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for June.
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Memorial Health System hospitals will hold several blood donation drives in August. Registration is required for all of the blood drives at the nonprofit health system’s hospitals. Donors should visit BloodCenter.org to register.
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Brennen Wells, a registered nurse at Passavant Area Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for May.
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Passavant Area Hospital honored 41 members of its nursing staff with nursing excellence awards.
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Blood donation drives hosted at Memorial Health System’s five hospitals have reopened to the public.
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As the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients decreases and more than half of the state’s population has been vaccinated, Memorial Health System is easing visitor restrictions today (June 11) at its five hospitals.
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The Passavant Area Hospital Healthy Communities Collaborative will offer an open-air job fair in downtown Jacksonville featuring 50 local organizations and businesses looking to hire employees.
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Cheryl Bumgarner, a clinic assistant at Passavant Industrial Rehab, is the Passavant Area Hospital Colleague of the Month for April.
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Every three minutes and 33 seconds, someone in the United States dies of a stroke.
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Every three minutes and 33 seconds, someone in the United States dies of a stroke. That’s why when someone is experiencing a stroke, rapid treatment is essential to prevent loss of brain function, according to officials with the Comprehensive Stroke Center at Memorial Medical Center.
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The Springfield chapter of the NAACP and Memorial Health System will co-host a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination clinic for individuals 18 and older.
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The Passavant Area Hospital Foundation is extending its deadline for aspiring healthcare professionals to apply for its Healthcare Career Education Grant.
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The PGA TOUR’s Korn Ferry Tour and Springfield-based Memorial Health System announced today a five-year partnership in which Memorial, one of the state’s leading healthcare organizations, will serve as title sponsor of the Tour’s annual event at Panther Creek Country Club. The newly named Memorial Health Championship presented by LRS will return to Springfield the week of July 15-18, 2021, with 156 players competing for a $600,000 purse.
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What are the odds two Star Wars fans expecting their second son, whom they had planned to name Luke, would be scheduled to deliver via C-section on Star Wars Day? Han Solo might advise against considering those chances – “Never tell me the odds,” the character notoriously mutters as he navigates his Millennium Falcon through an asteroid field.
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Physical therapist Alaina Mann is the Passavant Area Hospital Colleague of the Month for March.
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Passavant Area Hospital will host an in-person hiring event to fill various open nursing positions at the hospital.
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The Jacksonville Police Department will collaborate with Memorial Behavioral Health to participate in Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday (April 24).
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The transitional care unit at Passavant Area Hospital was recognized as one of the top short-term rehabilitation facilities in the nation.
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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Memorial Health System (MHS) has followed guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accordingly, MHS has immediately suspended Johnson & Johnson vaccinations at all locations.
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The Jacksonville Police Department will collaborate with Memorial Behavioral Health to participate in Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 24.
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The Passavant Area Hospital Healthy Jacksonville collaborative will partner with other local groups to provide a drive-thru food distribution in Jacksonville.
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The Passavant Hospital Auxiliary is hosting a fundraiser to purchase a piece of cutting-edge laboratory equipment for the hospital that will save physicians valuable time when diagnosing and treating bacterial infections in a patient’s bloodstream.
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The Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau is celebrating National Agriculture Month by honoring the first baby born in March at Passavant Area Hospital.
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Memorial Health System celebrates World Kidney Day on March 11 by promoting education on the vital functions performed by our kidneys and raising awareness of factors that may put people at risk for kidney disease.
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Face coverings may be a part of our new normal, but for patients in a hospital setting, not being able to see the person caring for them can cause anxiety. To help patients be more at ease, healthcare workers at Passavant Area Hospital are participating in an initiative that puts photos of their smiling faces on large buttons.
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Face coverings may be a part of our new normal, but for patients in a hospital setting, not being able to see the person caring for them can cause anxiety. To help patients be more at ease, healthcare workers at Passavant Area Hospital are participating in an initiative that puts photos of their smiling faces on large buttons. Healthcare workers wear the buttons so patients can see the smile behind the mask.
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The Passavant Area Hospital Healthy Jacksonville collaborative will partner with other local groups to provide a drive-thru food distribution in Jacksonville.
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Memorial Health System is celebrating American Heart Month throughout the month of February by asking the people in our community to consider their own heart health and take action to lessen their risk of developing heart disease or experiencing a heart attack.
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Amanda Clevenger, a registered nurse, is the Passavant Area Hospital Colleague of the Month for January.
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Memorial Health System hospitals are seeing a dramatic decrease this year in the number of influenza cases, thanks in part to precautions being taken to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Thanks to the efforts of a hospital volunteer, two mobile device-charging stations have been installed in the waiting rooms of the emergency and surgery departments at Passavant Area Hospital.
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Tim Yarnik, his wife and daughter were on their way to an outing in St. Louis and planned to visit his dad, who lives in Staunton, on the way there.
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As the number of COVID-19 inpatients decreases and the state lifts mitigation efforts in central Illinois, Memorial Health System is easing some visitor restrictions at its five hospitals on Jan. 20.
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Ashley Lancaster, a registered nurse at Passavant Area Hospital, recently received the Daisy Award for excellence in nursing.
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Jessica Ford, Karoline Myers and Shannon Watson received the Patriot Award from the Employer Support division of the National Guard and Reserve.
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Jenny Bishop of White Hall, mother of the first baby born at Passavant Area Hospital, did not envision becoming pregnant in 2020. But her baby girl, born Jan. 4, 2021, is everything Bishop imagined she would be.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s indoor walking program returns for another season of exercise on Jan. 11.
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Jane Clements, diet clerk in the Passavant Area Hospital clinical dietitian department, is the Passavant Area Hospital Colleague of the Year.
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Memorial Health System has received several thousand doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines this week and expects to complete the process of first vaccination dosage to its colleagues within the next two to three weeks.
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Memorial Health System on Thursday warned the public about an attempted scam involving phone calls that appear to originate from the system’s main phone number.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s drive-thru lab relocated Tuesday, Dec. 1, to the south side of the nonprofit hospital’s campus at 1600 W. Walnut St.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s drive-thru lab will relocate Tuesday, Dec. 1, to the south side of the nonprofit hospital’s campus at 1600 W. Walnut St.
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You can still enjoy turkey and all the fixings while protecting your friends and loved ones from the COVID-19 surge by moving your extended gatherings online this year.
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Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville, Taylorville Memorial Hospital and Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln will further restrict visitors effective Monday, Nov. 23, in order to protect patients and ensure healthcare professionals can continue to safely offer all services.
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Memorial Health System announced today that it will begin sharing daily updates via its website and social media on the number of people being treated for COVID-19 at its five hospitals and trends in how many people are testing positive for the virus.
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As the number of COVID-19 cases increases throughout central Illinois, Passavant Area Hospital is reminding the public of temporary limits on the number of visitors for inpatients and asking for their cooperation in complying.
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While Halloween is not canceled this year, parents will need to take extra precautions for their young trick-or-treaters this spooky season, a pediatrician with Memorial Physician Services-Koke Mill says.
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Residents in Morgan and Scott counties can turn in expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs at two locations as part of national Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Oct. 24.
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Cassidi Ladely, BSN, RN, Center for Pain Management, is an advocate for her patients, sharing her knowledge about procedures, medications and treatments to help make them comfortable.
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Patients in Memorial Health System’s five central Illinois hospitals will be able to vote in the upcoming election if they’re in the hospital on Nov. 3.
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Most people follow public health advice to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but many continue to ignore the warnings. As flu season approaches, taking precautions to prevent illness is more important than ever.
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The Passavant Area Hospital Foundation is the recipient of a $12,500 gift from the Mia Ware Foundation, according to Pam Martin, executive director of the Foundation. The gift has been used to add the Smart Curve technology to the Imaging Services department.
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Jane Clements, Food Service, not only helps make sure hospital patients are fed, but she also helps feed her department with encouragement and teamwork for her fellow colleagues.
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Anita Lawton, Rehabilitation Services, concentrates on providing care for the entire patient, not just the injury she is treating.
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Drs. Faraz Daha and Anwuli Okoli have joined the provider team at The Center for Pain Management at Passavant Area Hospital.
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The Passavant Area Hospital Foundation is the recipient of a $10,000 COVID-19 grant from the Cargill Corporation, according to Pam Martin, executive director of the Foundation.
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A frequent patient in the Laboratory at Passavant Area Hospital is thankful for Mindy Smith, Laboratory, and her skills at drawing blood.
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After witnessing hundreds of births in 14 years as a registered nurse in Family Maternity Suites (FMS), Debra Crowley, RN, IBCLC, is still amazed each time she is part of a new birth. “There is truly nothing as rewarding as seeing the excitement on a parent’s face when they meet their baby for the first time,” said Crowley.
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In just four years, Lauren Fencik, RN, Surgery, has transitioned from no surgery experience to training new colleagues as scrub nurses in her department.
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Krista Feigl, Outpatient Clinic, is the April Colleague of the Month.
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While masks are one of the best ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19, it can be a challenge to get young children to leave on things they don’t want to wear – whether it’s mittens, socks or a face mask.
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A patient and her family made a special connection with Amanda Clevenger, BSN, RN, Three South, during a recent stay at Passavant Area Hospital. The family was so impressed with Clevenger they nominated her for the Daisy Award.
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Although no one is immune from the effects of COVID-19, a stigma still surrounds the virus, a behavioral health professional from central Illinois said.
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The Prairie Council on Aging is again looking for volunteer delivery drivers to distribute Doorbell Dinners to shut-ins in the Jacksonville community. Doorbell Dinners are medically-prescribed meals provided by the Prairie Council on Aging, Church Women United and Passavant Area Hospital.
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A multi-year gift of $95,295 from the Maurice C. Funk Trust to the Passavant Area Hospital Foundation has allowed Passavant Area Hospital to purchase a third UVC disinfection robot for the Environmental Services (EVS) team.
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The Tribute Garden at Passavant Area Hospital will be closed for the next 10 months to allow for the construction of a new stairwell.
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Seventy-three-year-old John Werries put off getting a baseline colonoscopy for years, even declining the simple colorectal cancer screening kits his wife offered to obtain for him during the screening kit giveaway events presented annually by Passavant Area Hospital.
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Leaders from HSHS Illinois, Memorial Health System, SIU Medicine, Springfield Clinic and the Sangamon County Department of Public Health are partnering with the Central Illinois Community Blood Center (CICBC) to ask donors to step forward in support of the region’s blood supply. A joint news conference was held today to help raise awareness of the importance of donating blood to ensure an adequate supply for patients in central Illinois.
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Jacksonville Mayor Andy Ezard has declared today as Jan Fellhauer Day in Jacksonville to recognize Fellhauer upon her retirement from Passavant Area Hospital.
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Cutting-edge data science that guided Memorial Health System’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic this year will serve patients well if cases rise in coming weeks and months, a Memorial official says.
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A nursing colleague of Becki Watkins, ADN, RN, Two South, found herself on the other side of healthcare recently. The colleague recognized Watkins for her extraordinary care and compassion by nominating her for the Daisy Award.
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Central Illinois residents should feel safe and secure in seeking health care at local hospitals and clinics as normal operations continue to resume across the region after the COVID-19 pandemic, local health-care leaders say.
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To simplify testing and to place testing in one location, the outpatient laboratory drive-through service at Passavant Area Hospital is moving to parking lot A. The move will be effective Monday, June 1.
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Memorial Health System has launched a major expansion of telehealth to provide safe and convenient outpatient services when an in-person visit isn’t required.
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Masks worn in public to prevent the spread of COVID-19 should cover the bridge of the nose, mouth and chin to be most effective, local health-care providers say.
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Memorial Health System, in accordance with guidelines from the Illinois Department of Public Health, on May 11 will begin resuming many surgeries and other medical procedures and visits that had been postponed during the initial stages of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Donald Hawk recently visited with his family via video chat technology from his patient room at Passavant Area Hospital. Passavant has been providing the necessary technology to allow patients to video chat with friends and family members amid the hospital’s no-visitor policy implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A temporary drive-up outpatient respiratory clinic will close at the end of the day on Wednesday, May 6, after a successful effort to rapidly screen and test people for the COVID-19 virus.
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On Monday, May 4, an outpatient laboratory drive-through service will begin in the south parking lot at Passavant Area Hospital. The service will be open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the drive-through service will be closed, but testing will be available inside the hospital in the Laboratory department.
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Technology helped Deborah Leahy cope with the loneliness of a two-week hospital stay during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Passavant Sewing Ladies have long served the doctors, nurses and staff at Passavant Area Hospital, and are one of the few volunteer sewing groups that continue to operate in a hospital setting. For decades, the group has created pillowcases and blankets for pediatric patients, hosted scrub alteration clinics and more. Now, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the group is helping to provide homemade cloth masks to non-clinical hospital employees and visitors.
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At-home kits with monitoring equipment are helping Memorial Health System health care providers quickly spot potential complications for dozens of central Illinois residents who are recovering at home from COVID-19 symptoms.
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A drive-up outpatient respiratory screening clinic to test people for the COVID-19 virus will open Wednesday (April 22) at Taylor Clinic, 100 W. 15th St., Beardstown.
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Memorial Health System has launched a new series of video interviews to inform the public about topics related to COVID-19, including updates on testing and ways for the public to protect themselves and others.
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Michelle Gish, CNA, Transitional Care Unit, always offer an encouraging word and a bright smile to her patients. “The absolute most rewarding part of my job is being able to be a small light of Jesus when a patient is feeling down,” said Gish.
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Because of COVID-19, the Prairie Council on Aging is looking for volunteer delivery drivers to distribute Doorbell Dinners to shut-ins in the Jacksonville community. Doorbell Dinners are medically-prescribed meals provided by the Prairie Council on Aging, Church Women United and Passavant Area Hospital.
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As COVID-19 cases spike throughout Illinois, nine central Illinois hospitals with HSHS Illinois system and Memorial Health System will no longer allow visitors – with some exceptions.
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The distribution of free colorectal home test kits throughout the region in March has been canceled in order to help reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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Memorial Health System on Tuesday announced it has made its MemorialNow virtual-care service free to anyone in central Illinois.
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Memorial Health System on Tuesday began to postpone elective medical procedures and non-urgent surgeries at its five hospitals and affiliated ambulatory surgical facilities until further notice.
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Memorial Health System will open a respiratory screening clinic at its South Sixth ExpressCare location at 10 a.m. today to screen people for the COVID-19 virus.
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Memorial Health System has extended restrictions on visitors to patients at its hospitals in Springfield, Decatur, Jacksonville and Lincoln, and prohibited visitors to inpatients at its hospital in Taylorville, all to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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The Regional Cancer Partnership of Illinois will distribute free colorectal home test kits in March across the region.
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As a community health worker for Healthy Jacksonville, Erika Jennings is tasked with engaging her clients to take an active role in their healthcare. Her efforts to empower her clients was one of the reasons she was selected Colleague of the Month.
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Memorial Health System has processes in place at our hospitals and affiliate locations to screen and identify potential cases of infectious disease, including COVID-19. We are prepared to safely care for our patients. Learn more at https://www.choosememorial.org/covid19 The Illinois Department of Public Health has launched a coronavirus hotline and website to answer questions about the coronavirus and where people can report suspected cases of the disease. Hotline number: 1-800-889-3931 Webpage: http://www.dph.illinois.gov/
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Three-quarters of the $100,000 needed to add, repair and expand playground equipment at a local public park in a disadvantaged neighborhood has been raised.
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Passavant Area Hospital is partnering with Memorial Behavioral Health to host a program later this month to train community members to learn how to identify and respond to people showing signs of mental illness and substance abuse.
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When it comes to teamwork, Scott Marshall, a physical therapist with the Rehab Clinic-Jacksonville, is a leader. Whether he is adjusting his schedule to accommodate a patient or sharing time and knowledge with a younger colleague, Marshall delivers. That willingness to give extra effort led to Marshall’s selection as the Passavant Colleague of the Month.
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Passavant Area Hospital was recognized as a Blue Distinction Center for knee and hip replacement by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois.
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Safe Sitter, a class designed to prepare children ages 10-15 to be safe when home alone, babysitting or watching younger siblings, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14, in Meeting Room 4 at Passavant Area Hospital.
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Patrick Armold was the first newborn of the new year at Passavant Area Hospital. Patrick was born at 3:21 p.m. on Jan. 1.
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Patrick Armold was the first newborn of the new year at Passavant Area Hospital. Patrick was born at 3:21 p.m. on Jan. 1.
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“I love my job because of the people I work with,” said registered nurse Jessi Evans. “We work as a team with one goal in mind–the patient. We strive to meet all the needs of the patient and make each visit a great patient experience.”
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Following a recommendation from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Memorial Health System is putting into place temporary visitor restrictions at its five hospitals, including Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville, to curb the spread of the flu.
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As a nurse educator, Christine Staake is always available to support her nursing colleagues with the resources and support they need to fulfill their role. She was recently selected as the October Colleague of the Month.
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“Merry and Bright” is the theme as the Passavant Area Hospital Auxiliary celebrates its 64th Annual Holiday Bazaar, Nov. 15 and 16 at Passavant Area Hospital, 1600 W. Walnut, Jacksonville.
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Brandi Johns is a patient care technician at Passavant Area Hospital who “checks all the boxes” when it comes to providing a great patient experience.
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Residents in Morgan and Scott counties can turn in expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs at three locations as part of national Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Oct. 26.
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Memorial Physician Services’ app, which allows patients to self-schedule appointments with their physicians and nurse practitioners, has been expanded to include its clinic in Jacksonville.
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Barbara Farley, PhD, was reelected to the Passavant Area Hospital Board of Directors during tonight’s annual meeting of the hospital’s Board of Governors at Hamilton’s. Farley will serve a new four-year term.
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Decatur Memorial Hospital has cleared all regulatory approvals and today became the fifth hospital to join Memorial Health System.
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Before he suffered an injury to his hip requiring hospitalization and inpatient rehabilitation, James Leeds had big plans in the making.
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Connie Radford, OTR/L, Pediatric Rehabilitation, has transformed her department into a cartoon world as she works to help youngsters with motor skills, sensory processing and cognitive deficits.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s popular indoor walking program returns for another season of exercise and fellowship Monday, Oct. 7.
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Safe Sitter, a class designed to prepare children ages 10-15 to be safe when home alone, babysitting or watching younger siblings, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, in Meeting Rooms 2 and 3 at Passavant Area Hospital.
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Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) and the national non-profit KaBOOM! awarded Healthy Jacksonville a Let’s Play Community Construction Grant that will be used to renovate the playground at Minnie Barr Park, 110 Walnut.
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Memorial Home Hospice will offer a free six-week grief support group starting in September in Jacksonville.
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Healthy Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Rotary Club are again partnering to present a free Healthy Foods Distribution at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Lincoln Elementary School, 320 West Independence Avenue, Jacksonville.
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The Passavant Area Hospital Auxiliary is giving the parents of each newborn a special “Welcome Baby” banner to hang in the child’s room at home.
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As a pre-registration clerk, Misty Davidson works diligently to ensure each patient has a great experience even before they arrive at the hospital. “Some of our patients are very ill and have a lot on their mind,” said Davidson. “I hope all the things I do can alleviate some of their stress so they can focus on healing.”
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Ten past Passavant Area Hospital Auxiliary Presidents will serve as chairmen for their Annual Holiday Bazaar Nov. 15 and 16 at Passavant. The Presidents have selected “Merry and Bright” as this year’s theme.
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Passavant Area Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Hospital Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with its performance standards. The Gold Seal is the symbol of quality that reflects a health care organization’s commitment to providing safe and quality patient care.
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Safe Sitter, a class designed to prepare children ages 10-15 to be safe when home alone, babysitting or watching younger siblings, is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1, in Meeting Rooms 2 and 3 at Passavant Area Hospital.
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Hands-on Healthcare, a program designed to help students and community members learn more about healthcare careers, is coming to Passavant Area Hospital next month.
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Passavant Area Hospital is partnering with Memorial Behavioral Health to host a program later this month to train community members to learn how to identify and respond to youth showing signs of mental illness and substance abuse.
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Henry Janssen, Madeline Jackson, Christian Solterman and Megan Wilson were the first place overall winners at this morning’s 27th Annual Passavant-Gatorade 5K and 10K Race at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois.
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Portions of Westgate Avenue and Founders Lane will be closed temporarily for this Saturday’s Passavant-Gatorade 5K and 10K Race.
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Passavant Area Hospital is partnering with Memorial Behavioral Health to host a program later this month to train community members to learn how to identify and respond to people showing signs of mental illness and substance abuse.
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Passavant Rehab Clinic–Beardstown is expanding physical therapy services to patients in Beardstown and the surrounding areas with the addition of a hometown physical therapist, Larissa Sorrells, PT, DPT, ATC.
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Dr. Scott Boston, the chief medical officer of Passavant Area Hospital and an emergency medicine physician, has been approved by the hospital’s board of directors to serve as the next president and CEO of Passavant Area Hospital. He begins June 3.
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Morgan County farmer and executive director of the Passavant Area Hospital Foundation, Pam Martin, has received a $2,500 grant through America’s Farmers Grow Communities, sponsored by the Bayer Fund. Martin will use the funds to support one of the Foundation’s initiatives to provide training for volunteer emergency medical services (EMS) in the Passavant service area.
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With flu cases in Illinois declining, Memorial Health System’s four hospitals, including Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville, have lifted their visitor restrictions.
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Becky Housman, BSN, RN, makes sure the care she provides for patients on the Three South nursing unit is special. She wouldn’t have it any other way.
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The family of a critically–ill patient shared their appreciation for the special care Jacob Daniels, ADN, RN, ICCU, provided their loved one by nominating him for the Daisy Award.
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Jessica Ford, BSN, RN; Karoline Myers and Heather Sullivan are recipients of the Patriot Award from the Employer Support division of the National Guard and Reserve.
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Memorial Medical Center is the only hospital in downstate Illinois to be recognized as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Bariatric Surgery by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.
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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the world’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, recently recognized Christina Rollins, MBA, MS, RDN, Passavant Area Hospital, as a Fellow. This designation recognizes Rollins’ commitment to the field of dietetics and celebrates her professional accomplishments and pursuit of life-long learning.
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Passavant Area Hospital and Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine are partnering to offer Screen Time, a free community skin cancer screening, 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 27, in the Specialty Clinic at Passavant.
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The Jacksonville Police Department and Memorial Behavioral Health-Jacksonville are teaming up to support the national Prescription Drug Take-Back Day later this month.
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The 27th Annual Passavant-Gatorade 5K and 10K is 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 25. Runners and walkers are welcome to participate. Proceeds from the Race will benefit youth scholarships for the Western Illinois Youth Camp.
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Passavant Area Hospital will host a free Community Health Talk on understanding and treating allergies at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, in Meeting Rooms 2 and 3 at Passavant.
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In its first three active months, community health initiative Healthy Jacksonville has improved quality of life for more than two dozen families living in the program’s targeted neighborhood in northeast Jacksonville.
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“I love helping our patients get back on their feet,” said Anna White, DPT, Rehabilitation Services. “Working with a patient who has had pain and limitations for a long time experience that moment when they have no pain and they can do everything they want is my reward.”
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Passavant Area Hospital and the Mia Ware Foundation urge you to “get your rear in gear” and pick up a colorectal cancer screening kit later this month.
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Lorna Legreid takes the worries away for clients struggling with insurance and Medicare issues. As the Medicare/Insurance consultant for PAH, her work is often praised by clients and their families as “great” and “amazing.” So, it’s no surprise that Legreid was awarded the Employee of the Month honor, one of only two people at Passavant Area Hospital to receive the award three times.
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Passavant Area Hospital will host a free Community Health Talk on chronic pain management at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, in Meeting Rooms 2 and 3 at Passavant.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Shelley Smith, Environmental Services.
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Passavant Area Hospital will present a Doll Hospital during the Midwest Youth Services annual Doll-i-Day fundraiser.
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Dr. Scott Boston, an emergency medicine physician, has been named Passavant Area Hospital’s next chief medical officer (CMO).
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Following a recommendation from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Memorial Health System is putting into place temporary visitor restrictions at its four hospitals to curb the spread of the flu.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Krista Beatty, RN, a registered nurse on the Three South nursing unit. Beatty has been employed at Passavant 14 years.
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Hands-on Healthcare, a program designed to help students and community members learn more about healthcare careers, is coming to Passavant Area Hospital next month.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Stephanie Yingling, MOT, OTR/L, an occupational therapist in the Rehabilitation Services department. Yingling has been employed at Passavant three years.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Bobby VanBebber, a registered nurse in the Emergency Department. He has been employed at Passavant two years.
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Several long-held pre- and post-surgical practices – fasting, heavy IV fluids, powerful post-op narcotics and bed rest – are being reexamined, as facilities like Passavant Area Hospital adopt a set of “enhanced recovery” protocols to help surgery patients spend less time in the hospital, experience fewer complications and make a faster return to healthy living.
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Memorial Health System is seeking volunteers to crochet or knit tiny red hats for babies born in February.
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Marin Lea Coffey is the first newborn at Passavant Area Hospital in 2019. Marin, weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces, was born at 7:55 p.m. on Jan. 1. Her parents are Morgan and Paul Coffey of Greenfield. Marin has two stepbrothers, Maddax and Taze.
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The owners of Quick Lane Car Wash in South Jacksonville, present a check for $461 to Pam Martin, executive director of the Passavant Area Hospital Foundation.
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One hundred and three people donated blood to the Central Illinois Community Blood Center during the November 2018 blood drives at Passavant Area Hospital.
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The Women’s Health Center at Passavant Area Hospital is offering more specialty care under new management from SIU Medicine.
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Passavant Area Hospital has completed a community health needs assessment and placed the document online for the public.
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For the third time since 2009, Passavant Area Hospital has been designated a Magnet hospital, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. The Magnet designation is part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. With this redesignation, Passavant is part of a select group of 43 healthcare organizations in Illinois and 469 out of nearly 6,300 healthcare organizations in the United States to receive Magnet status. Passavant officials received the redesignation phone call from the ANCC earlier this afternoon.
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One hundred twenty-six people donated blood to the Central Illinois Community Blood Center during the October 2018 blood drives at Passavant Area Hospital.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Jason Sidwell, an operations administrator in the Information Systems department. He has been employed at Passavant two years.
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Virginia Johnson of West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, examines a portrait of Eliza Freytag Ayers, Johnson’s great-great-great grandmother, during a tour of Passavant Area Hospital on Friday.
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Maryjane Million, Stephen Symons and Brad Wilson, were elected to the Passavant Area Hospital Board of Directors during tonight’s annual meeting of the hospital’s Board of Governors at Hamilton’s. Each will serve a four-year term. They are replacing Board members Donald Headen, Gilbert Joehl and Phyllis Lape, PhD.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Kevin Eckhoff, communications coordinator in the Marketing and Communications department. He has been employed at Passavant 33 years.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s popular indoor walking program returns for another season of exercise and fellowship Tuesday, Oct. 9.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s behavioral health services are growing with today’s opening of the partial hospitalization program. The facility is located west of the Passavant campus at 559 N. Westgate.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s behavioral health services are growing with today’s opening of the partial hospitalization program. The facility is located west of the Passavant campus at 559 N. Westgate.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Carrie Wills, a patient care technician on the Three South nursing unit. She has been a Passavant employee ten years.
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A partnership between Passavant Area Hospital, SIU School of Medicine and MacMurray College aims to increase access to healthcare using a holistic approach for vulnerable or at-risk residents of Jacksonville.
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The Laboratory Department at Passavant Area Hospital was recently awarded an accreditation by the Commission of Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists (CAP), based on the results of an on-site inspection. The Laboratory at Passavant is one of more than 7,700 CAP-accredited laboratories nationwide.
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What would you do if you are ill and your physician prescribes a diet you cannot prepare for yourself? If you live in Jacksonville, you may qualify for Doorbell Dinners.
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Simon Parlier, BSN, RNC-OB, IBCLC, Passavant Family Maternity Suites nurse manager, center, accepts blanket donations from Routt Catholic High School seniors Vivian Peters, left, and Harrison Chumley, members of the school’s Crochet Club. The blankets will be distributed to newborns in Family Maternity Suites.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Mary Turner, patient liaison. She has been a Passavant employee two years.
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The Passavant Area Hospital Foundation and US Bank Wealth Management honored the memory of Leland Capps last month with a special blanket presentation to Passavant whose patients benefit from a trust established by Capps 75 years ago.
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The Passavant Area Hospital Foundation is the recipient of a $50,000 estate gift from the late Charles M. “Charlie” Bellatti. The gift is designated for greatest need. Bellatti participated in Passavant’s Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehabilitation unit from 2001 until the time of his death in June 2017.
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Passavant Area Hospital was designated as a Magnet organization in 2009 and 2014 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®. This prestigious designation recognizes excellence in nursing services. In September, 2018, Passavant Area Hospital is applying for re-designation.
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Passavant Area Hospital is partnering with Memorial Behavioral Health to host a program next month to train community members to learn how to identify and respond to youths showing signs of mental illness and substance abuse.
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Kevin Eckhoff, Passavant-Gatorade Race director, and Harry Schmidt, Passavant president and chief executive officer, presented a check for $3,272.88 to Ainsley’s Angels in Central Illinois as proceeds from the 2018 Passavant-Gatorade 5K and 10K.
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US Bank Wealth Management honored the memory of Leland Capps June 21 with a special blanket presentation to Passavant whose patients benefit from a trust established by Capps 75 years ago.
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US Bank Wealth Management honored the memory of Leland Capps June 21 with a special blanket presentation to Passavant whose patients benefit from a trust established by Capps 75 years ago.
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US Bank Wealth Management will honor the memory of Leland Capps with a special blanket presentation to Passavant Area Hospital whose patients benefit from a trust established by Capps 75 years ago. The presentation is 3 p.m. Thursday, June 21, in the main lobby at Passavant.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Jamie Davis, a housekeeper in the Environmental Services department. She has been a Passavant employee 2 years.
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The circle drive at the main entrance at Passavant Area Hospital will close Wednesday, June 6, for approximately four weeks as workers remove the current pavement and install new concrete. As part of the update, the curb along the drive will be eliminated making for a safer transition as visitors enter and exit.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Susan Weikert, a registered nurse in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). She has been a Passavant employee 27 years.
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Garrad Straube, Kelly Vandermaiden, Henry Janssen and Madeline Jackson were the first place overall winners at this morning’s 26th Annual Passavant-Gatorade 5K and 10K Race at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois.
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Here are the winners from yesterday’s 24th Annual Duck Race for Lifeline at Nichols Park in Jacksonville:
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Five hundred youngsters put their coloring skills to work during the third annual Duck Race for Lifeline coloring contest.
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The Passavant Area Hospital Foundation is partnering with the National Kidney Foundation of Illinois to provide free kidney and diabetes screenings Tuesday, June 5.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Amanda Demien, a phlebotomist in the Laboratory department. She has been a Passavant employee seven years.
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Passavant Area Hospital and the Passavant Auxiliary recently presented a paramedic vehicle to the City of Jacksonville Fire Department (JFD).
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Passavant Area Hospital is partnering with Memorial Behavioral Health to host a program next month to train community members to learn how to identify and respond to people showing signs of mental illness and substance abuse.
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Memorial Behavioral Health (MBH)-Jacksonville and the Jacksonville Police Department (JPD) are partnering to sponsor a Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at the JPD, 200 W. Douglas.
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With flu cases in Illinois declining, Memorial Health System’s four hospitals have lifted their visitor restrictions.
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Karen Sibert, MS, RD, community nutrition educator, Becca Greenann, dietetic intern, and Jonathan Zang, physical education and health teacher at Lincoln Elementary School, recently presented a program about healthy food choices to fifth grade students.
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Passavant Area Hospital and Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine are partnering to offer Screen Time: Community Cancer Screenings, 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 7, in the Specialty Clinic at Passavant.
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The Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau is celebrating National Agriculture Week, March 18-24, by honoring the first baby born during the week at Passavant Area Hospital.
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Jacksonville Mayor Andy Ezard visited Passavant Area Hospital last week with a proclamation honoring local athletic trainers during the March celebration of National Athletic Trainers Month. Passavant athletic trainers include Monica Huffman, PT, ATC; Larissa Sorrells, PT, DPT, ATC; Kris Schwiderski, ATC; and Trevor Huffman, MS, PT, SCS, ATC, director of Rehabilitation Services. They were joined by athletic trainers from MacMurray College Bryan Langan, ATC, and Jessica Lewis, ATC. Athletic train
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Passavant Area Hospital and the Mia Ware Foundation are again partnering to bring prevention and awareness for colorectal cancer with a screening kit pick up and Community Health Event later this month.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Kim Tozer, a reimbursement specialist in the Financial Resources department. She has been a Passavant employee 36 years.
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The Passavant Area Hospital Radiation Oncology Center is the recipient of the Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation's (JREDC) 2017 Champion Award. The award honors an individual, agency or organization that does not have economic development as its primary purpose. The Champion Award was presented at the JREDC Annual Meeting Feb. 15 at the Jacksonville Country Club.
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Ainsley’s Angels in Central Illinois will be the beneficiary of proceeds from the 2018 Passavant-Gatorade 5K and 10K, according to Kevin Eckhoff, race director.
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The Illinois Department of Public Health recently redesignated Passavant as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital.
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Stevie Vandevelde, principal at Our Saviour Grade School, presented a check for $3,867.09 to Simone Parlier, RNC-OB, BSN, IBCLC, Family Maternity Suites nurse manager, and Pam Martin, executive director of the Passavant Area Hospital Foundation, as the school’s local mission project for Catholic Schools Week.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Mila Reichert, an applications specialist in the Information Systems department. She has been a Passavant employee ten years.
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Doug Awe and Nancy Spangenberg joined the Passavant Area Hospital Foundation as trustees.
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The Passavant Area Hospital Women’s Health Center will host a public open house Thursday, Feb. 1, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Women’s Health Center is located at 610 N. Westgate, on the northwest corner of the Passavant campus.
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Cathy Drajin, Environmental Services, was recently honored with a Passavant Area Hospital Foundation Guardian Angel award.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Jon Wilkerson, a registered nurse in the Emergency Department (ED). Wilkerson has been a Passavant employee four years.
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Passavant Area Hospital and the Morgan County Health Department are seeking input from the public to assess the health needs of the residents of Morgan County.
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Korbyn Lee Kessinger made his appearance a bit earlier than his mother expected, but right on time to be Passavant Area Hospital’s first baby born in the New Year.
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Passavant Area Hospital expanded women’s health care services offered on the hospital’s campus with the opening of a renovated facility dedicated to women’s health.
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It was a busy year for the staff in the Obstetrics Department.
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Cindy Ford, RCP, LPN, a registered echo cardiac sonographer in Cardiopulmonary, and Leigh Anna Boivin, BSN, RN, IBCLC, Obstetrics, were recently honored with a Passavant Area Hospital Foundation Guardian Angel award in recognition of their outstanding patient care.
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Memorial Health System is seeking volunteers to crochet or knit tiny red hats for babies born in February.
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Illinois is experiencing a severe flu season, with many people experiencing flu-like symptoms throughout Illinois, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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As part of the American Heart Association's Little Hats, Big Hearts campaign, Memorial Health System is seeking volunteers to crochet or knit tiny red hats for babies born in February.
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Passavant Area Hospital will offer an emergency medical technician-basic (EMT-B) starting January 15, 2018. Individuals completing the class and passing the state licensure exam will be will allowed to work as a healthcare provider with an ambulance service. The EMT-B certification is the first step to becoming a paramedic.
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Alexander Raw, MD, a faculty member at SIU OB/GYN, is accepting new patients at Passavant OB/GYN.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Linda Kennedy, BSN, RN, IBCLC, Obstetrics. She is the lactation services facilitator and has been employed at Passavant 29 years.
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Memorial Health System earned one of the top excellence awards from the International Hospital Federation.
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Benjamin Stevens, MD, a board certified orthopedic surgeon with Springfield Clinic, will present “Step It Up: The Way to Healthy Feet” on Tuesday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m. in Meeting Room 4 at Passavant Area Hospital.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Laura Henry, Health Information Management. She is a release of information specialist and has been employed at Passavant 12 years.
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Daniel Hallam, MD, and Peter Russotto, DPM, were elected to the Passavant Area Hospital Board of Directors during tonight’s annual meeting of the hospital’s Board of Governors at Hamilton’s.
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Walking for Wellness at the Jacksonville High School Bowl returns for another season of exercise and fellowship Monday, Oct. 2
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Memorial Health System received one of the top honors today in a statewide quality excellence competition sponsored by the Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA) – the fifth quality award that the health system has received from the association in the last five years.
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Treating Symptom Fluctuations in Parkinson’s Disease is the topic as Passavant Area Hospital presents its next Community Health Event, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 6 p.m. in Meeting Rooms 2 and 3 at the hospital.
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The Kiwanis Club of Jacksonville provides infant car seats to parents of newborns at Passavant Area Hospital. The assistance provided by the Kiwanis Club helps families safely buckle up newborns as they leave Passavant and travel home. The Kiwanis Club recently made a $1,200 donation to the Passavant Area Hospital Foundation to fund the program as part of the Club’s mission to serve children.
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Passavant Area Hospital is partnering with Memorial Behavioral Health to host a program next month to train community members to learn how to identify and respond to people showing signs of mental illness and substance abuse.
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What would you do if you are ill and your physician prescribes a diet you cannot prepare for yourself? If you live in Jacksonville, you may qualify for Doorbell Dinners.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Bethany Gilson. She is a registered nurse on the Three South nursing unit and has been employed at Passavant ten years.
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Monica Schriber, RN, Emergency Department, is the newest recipient of the Daisy Award. Passavant partners with the Daisy Foundation to give the award each quarter to a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who consistently demonstrates excellence through clinical expertise and extraordinary compassionate care.
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Marshall Hale, MD, a family medicine physician affiliated with Memorial Physician Services (MPS)-Jacksonville, is Passavant Area Hospital’s new chief medical officer (CMO).
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Kaiden Davis, representative for Modern Woodmen of America, recently presented a $500 matching funds check to Jan Fellhauer, Passavant’s Director of Volunteers and Lifeline, for this year’s Duck Race for Lifeline held June 4.
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Kevin Eckhoff, Communications Coordinator and Race Director of the Passavant-Gatorade 5K/10K, center, presents a check for $3,000 to Jacksonville Saints Special Olympics team members, Crystal Jackson, left, and Jesse Mattern. The check represents proceeds from this year’s 25th Annual Passavant-Gatorade 5K and 10K. Jackson and Mattern both participated in the May 27 event. Also present for the check presentation was Harry Schmidt, left, Passavant president and chief executive officer, and Richard
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Chris Robeen. He is a registered nurse in the Emergency Department and has been employed at Passavant six years.
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Amanda Martin, a registered nurse in the Obstetrics Department at Passavant Area Hospital, is the newest recipient of a Daisy Award. The award was presented during a ceremony February 24 in Obstetrics.
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Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Hope Henline, Rehabilitation Services. Passavant Area Hospital’s Employee of the Month is Hope Henline, Rehabilitation Services. Hope is a Rehabilitation Services secretary and has been employed at Passavant eight and one-half years.
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In partnership with the Memorial Weight Loss and Wellness Center in Springfield, Passavant Area Hospital is now offering comprehensive weight loss and wellness services to patients in Jacksonville and the surrounding communities.
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Dr. Rosemary Koeppel has begun her pediatric practice at Memorial Physician Services-Jacksonville.
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