Memorial Medical Center (Springfield, Illinois)

Memorial Medical Center
Memorial Health System
Geography
Location Springfield, Illinois, United States
Coordinates 39°48′31″N 89°39′17″W / 39.808580°N 89.654616°W / 39.808580; -89.654616Coordinates: 39°48′31″N 89°39′17″W / 39.808580°N 89.654616°W / 39.808580; -89.654616
Organization
Care system US
Funding Non-profit hospital
Hospital type Community
Affiliated university SIU School of Medicine
Services
Standards Joint Commission[1]
Emergency department Level I trauma center
Helipad FAA LID: 54LL
Beds 500[2]
History
Founded 1897
Links
Website https://www.memorialmedical.com
Lists Hospitals in Illinois

Memorial Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Springfield, Illinois, that offers comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services. It includes the Memorial Heart and Vascular Institute, the Center for Neuromuscular Sciences, the Stroke Center, Emergency Services, Family Maternity Suites, Regional Cancer Center, Regional Burn Center, Urology Institute and Orthopaedic Institute. Memorial's ExpressCare facilities at Koke Mill Medical Center, North Dirksen, and South 6th Street serve the community's urgent care needs.

Memorial Medical Center is an affiliate of Memorial Health System. It was founded in 1897 as the Springfield Hospital and Training School.[3] Today, it is one of two major hospitals in Springfield, alongside St. John's Hospital, a Catholic hospital operated by the Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a Roman Catholic healthcare mission founded to continue the healing ministry of Jesus Christ.

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.qualitycheck.org/qualityreport.aspx?hcoid=7431
  2. ↑ Illinois Department of Public Health - Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board. "Inventory of Health Care Facilities and Services and Need Determinations Illinois Department of Public Health Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board 8/14/2013 INVENTORY OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES AND NEED DETERMINATIONS 2013" (PDF). http://www.hfsrb.illinois.gov. pp. A–39, B–34, C–34, D–5, E–5. Retrieved 9 July 2014. External link in |website= (help)
  3. ↑ Memorial Medical Center Historical Timeline, Memorial Medical Center, Memorial Health System. Retrieved 24 February 2007.


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