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Jacksonville Memorial Hospital and Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine are partnering to offer a free community skin cancer screening in July

Yuliana Sanchez-Sandoval, a patient care and scrub tech for Family Maternity Suites at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for June

Summerfest 2023 will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, at Community Park, located at the corner of Main and Morton streets in Jacksonville

Eric Davidson, RN, with Emergency Services at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for May

Memorial Health and Illinois College have announced a partnership aimed at relieving the long-term regional nursing shortage by expanding capacity in the College’s nursing program.

For the fourth time in a row, Jacksonville Memorial Hospital received the highest honor a health care organization can attain for nursing excellence, a rare achievement reached by only 2 percent of the nation’s hospitals

Support from both Jacksonville Memorial Foundation (JMF) and Springfield Memorial Foundation (SMF) led to the purchase of a virtual Anatomage dissection table, which supports human anatomy learning through dynamic engagement of students in the BSN nursing program at Illinois College in Jacksonville

The Jacksonville Memorial Hospital Auxiliary welcomed a new slate of officers at their annual May Luncheon meeting

A popular Safe Sitter course returns to Jacksonville Memorial Hospital for participants ages 11 – 15 on Tuesday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. The class prepares students to be safe when they are home alone watching younger siblings or kid-sitting

Rob Schultz, customer service specialist with Information Systems at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for April

Memorial Health employees Brett Henry and Anne Murphy received the Patriot Award from the Illinois Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve

The University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford has selected Memorial Health to receive the 2023 Distinguished Community Award. The award specifically honors Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, Lincoln Memorial Hospital and Taylorville Memorial Hospital for their support of U of I medical students working in their communities as part of the Rural Medical Education (RMED) program.

A program sponsored by Jacksonville Memorial Hospital will again allow shoppers to use a Link card to purchase food at the Jacksonville Farmers Market.

A free “Stop the Bleed” class sponsored by the Jacksonville Memorial Foundation was presented to A-C Central school district staff. The class was part of a push by Foundation trustees to establish this training in the service area of Jacksonville Memorial Hospital

The public is invited to provide input at an upcoming community summit on homelessness in Morgan County

Kristine “Kris” Hendrix, an inpatient RN in the Transitional Care Unit at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for March

The Cass-Morgan Farm Bureau celebrated National Agriculture Week, March 19-25, by honoring the first baby born during the week at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital

The Healthy Communities Collaborative will host a Health Care Job Fair for Jacksonville-area residents on Thursday, April 20

The Jacksonville Youth Engagement Program recently received a check for $2,147, the proceeds from last fall’s Jacksonville Memorial Hospital 5K/10K Race

Alison “Ally” Orris, a patient technician and clerk in the intensive care unit, is the Jacksonville Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Month for February

After a series of short hospital stays, former President Jimmy Carter, 98, decided to receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention. That announcement last month from The Carter Center sparked an outpouring of support for the 39th president, but it also sparked questions from the public about what hospice involves and the decision to receive hospice care

Memorial Health will open a new urgent care clinic on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 901 W. Morton Ave. in Jacksonville. The clinic, which is for walk-in patients only, will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily

The Springfield Urban League will bring its Wellness on Wheels mobile health clinic to the Jacksonville High School Bowl on Wednesday, March 1

Jacksonville Memorial Hospital (JMH) has earned a Bronze Business Award from The League of American Bicyclists for efforts to create a bike-friendly campus

Jacksonville Memorial Hospital was designated as a Magnet organization in 2009, 2014 and 2018 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®. This prestigious designation recognizes excellence in nursing services. In March 2023, Jacksonville Memorial Hospital is applying for redesignation.