Matthew Stock, RN, with the Emergency Department at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s 2024 Colleague of the Year.

Angela Berry, RN, with the Emergency Department at Lincoln Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s 2024 Colleague of the Year.

For the safety of Memorial Health patients and colleagues, the following is a list of locations closed or operating at a delay due to inclement weather for Jan. 5 and Jan. 6 https://memorial.health/search/location-closures/.

The public is invited to attend a retirement reception honoring lead staff chaplain Sister Rose McKeown, ASC, and the 118-year legacy of the Adorers of the Blood of Christ, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Conference Room 1413 at Taylorville Memorial Hospital, 201 E. Pleasant St., Taylorville.

Free cooking classes will be offered on Monday, Jan. 6, and Thursday, March 20, at Taylorville Memorial Hospital in partnership with the University of Illinois Extension office.

Memorial Health is implementing temporary visitor restrictions effective Dec. 27 at its five hospitals to curb the spread of respiratory illnesses.

Prairieland United Way recently received a check for $3,331, the proceeds from the 30th annual Jacksonville Memorial Hospital 5K/10K Race, held this past October.

The Lincoln Memorial Hospital Trailblazers can walk indoors on Wednesdays during the winter months at the Lincoln Area YMCA, located at 719 Wyatt Ave. in Lincoln.

Diane Moore, a unit secretary for the infusion unit, is the Springfield Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Month for December.

Taylorville Memorial Foundation recently funded 25 new inpatient beds in Acute Care at Taylorville Memorial Hospital. The beds cost $206,200.

Karla Clayton, a medical technologist at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, is the hospital’s Colleague of the Month for December.

Beth Behm, RN, with Memorial Care in Petersburg, is the Memorial Health Ambulatory Colleague of the Month for December.

Bobbi Heylek, a patient care technician, is the Decatur Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Month for December.

Kim Heitzig, a physical therapist at Lincoln Memorial Hospital, is the hospital’s Colleague of the Month for December.

Kris Davis, an enterprise architect for Information Services, is the System Resources Colleague of the Month at Memorial Health for December.

Melissa Hainaut, patient care leader in acute care at Taylorville Memorial Hospital, is the hospital’s Colleague of the Month for December.

Taylorville Memorial Hospital has completed its community health needs assessment report and listed its three priorities online for the public to view.

The Taylorville Memorial Hospital Winter Walk-a-Thon will take place from Jan. 2-31 at two locations: the Christian County YMCA, 900 McAdam Drive, and the Taylorville High School Track, 815 W. Springfield Road.

Decatur Memorial Hospital has completed its community health needs assessment report and listed its four health priorities online for the region for the next three fiscal years.

Lincoln Memorial Hospital has completed its community health needs assessment report and listed its three priorities online for the public to view.

Jacksonville Memorial Hospital has completed its community health needs assessment report and listed four priorities online for the public to view.

Springfield Memorial Hospital has completed its community health needs assessment and listed its four priorities online for the public to view.

Lauren Lappe, a patient transporter, is the Decatur Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Month for November.

Carley Hager, occupational therapist at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, is the hospital’s Colleague of the Month for November.

Cindy Biggart, a call center nutrition associate, is the System Resources Colleague of the Month at Memorial Health for November.