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Taylorville Memorial Hospital and the Christian County YMCA launched Operation Loaded Book Bag on Monday, July 10. The school supply drive will end Friday, July 28. Community members are encouraged to drop off donations at the public donation boxes located at the main and south entrances to the hospital, which is located at 201 E. Pleasant St., Taylorville

Matt Cruise, 19, has loved playing baseball for as long as he can remember. Fortunately, a devastating line drive to the head will not bench the pitcher indefinitely, thanks to a quick response on the field at Robin Roberts Stadium and “amazing care” at Springfield Memorial Hospital (SMH) immediately afterward

Two Memorial Health hospitals have received the top honor for stroke care from the American Heart Association

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

Nicole Ferriell, an ultrasonographer with the Memorial Breast Center, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for June

Mallory Terwische, RN, with the Outpatient Care Center at Taylorville Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for June

Mandy Nickles, a team leader with Information Services Clinical Systems, is the Memorial Health System Resources Colleague of the Month for June

Jeremy Lovekamp, an electrical technician with Plant Operations at Lincoln Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for June

Allen Kuizin, a physical therapist at Springfield Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for June

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

Josie Shivers, a certified medical assistant at Memorial Care in Lincoln, is the Memorial Health Ambulatory Group Colleague of the Month for June

Lincoln Memorial Hospital has been redesignated as an Acute Stroke Ready hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health

Creselda Caldwell, a patient care tech (PCT) in Surgical ICU at Springfield Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for May

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

David Harper, a warehouse associate for Receiving and Stores, is the Memorial Health System Resources Colleague of the Month for May

Tammy Ooton, an urgent care patient registration specialist at Memorial Care on North Water, is the Memorial Health Ambulatory Group Colleague of the Month for May

Randy Bailey, a system analyst with Information Services at Lincoln Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for May

Pamela “Pam” Williams, a nursing tech with Acute Care at Taylorville Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for May

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

Memorial Health will host a free cancer survivorship and wellness event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 24, at the Downtown YMCA, 601 N. Fourth St., Springfield

Cheryl Hodgson, RN, with Pediatric Nursing Service at Decatur 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