Illini Community Hospital
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital will host a food drive on Thursday, Nov. 21, for residents of Pike County. There will be enough food available for approximately 200 families. The distribution will in the parking lot of the Pike County Farm Bureau, 1301 E. Washington, beginning at 3 p.m. and will end when all…
Read Full Article PLEASANT HILL, Ill. — The quarterly food distribution for Pike County residents will be held Wednesday, Oct. 9, at the Pike County Fairgrounds, 210 W. Clay. Illini Community Hospital is the host of the distribution, which will begin at 3 p.m. and continue until all the food is gone. There will be food for approximately…
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BARRY, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital will be the host of a quarterly food distribution for Pike County residents only on Tuesday, Aug. 27, in Barry. The distribution will be held in the 800 block of Main by Lafayette Park at 3 p.m. it will continue until the food runs out. There will be enough…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital recently was recognized by the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) as one of the top 10 critical access hospitals in the state for patient satisfaction. The award was based upon the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance Index, the industry’s most comprehensive and objective assessment of rural…
Read Full Article GRIGGSVILLE, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital and Griggsville Christian Church will have a quarterly food distribution for Pike County residents only from 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 29, until the food runs out. There will be enough food for approximately 200 families. The food distribution will take place at the Western Illinois Fairgrounds in Griggsville.…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital will be the host of a “bonus” food drive on Wednesday, May 15, beginning at 3 p.m. and running until all food is distributed. Bowlers Universe, 113 Williams Industrial Dr., will be the distribution site. This second food drive of the spring season should have enough food available for…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital will be the host of its quarterly food distribution for Pike County residents only on Saturday, March 16, starting at 9 a.m. and lasting until the food runs out. The food distribution will occur at the Pike County Farm Bureau, 1301 E. Washington. Cars may line up in the…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Reservations are being taken for no-cost cholesterol screenings on Tuesday, March 12, by Illini Community Hospital at the Illini Fitness Center, 128 W. Washington. The screening requires a 12-hour fast to measure HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose levels. Appointments are required and available between 7:30 and 9:15 a.m. An appointment…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — The public held a ribbon cutting and open house at the new Illini Express Clinic, 640 West Washington on the campus of Illini Community Hospital, on Thursday, January 25. Formerly in leased space on the square in Pittsfield, the new Illini Express Clinic is designed for healthcare delivery. It features one drive-through…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital recently earned a four-star rating from the National Rural Rating System (NRRS), a program recognizing excellence in rural healthcare. The NRRS was created by several organizations, including the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network and the Wyoming and New Mexico Departments of Health. The NRRS Star Ratings are similar to…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — As part of its observance of September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Illini Community Hospital is the site of a free prostate cancer screening from 8 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 5. Registration is required by going online to blessinghealth.org/prostate. Men who are 55 to 69 years old should ask their…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Reservations are being taken for a no-cost cholesterol screening on Thursday, Sept. 7, at the Illini Education and Business Center, 321 W. Washington. The screening requires at 12-hour fast and will measure HDL and LDL cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose levels. Appointments are required and available between 7 and 9 a.m. on the…
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BARRY, Ill. — All Pike County families and students in kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to Western High School, 401 McDonough, at 9 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 5, for the Illini Community Hospital back-to-school event for distribution of food, backpacks, school supplies and personal hygiene products. Food will be distributed in the parking lot in…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in mammography after a review by the American College of Radiology. Mammography is a specific type of imaging test that uses a low-dose X-ray system to examine breasts. A mammography exam, called a mammogram, is used to aid in the early…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital broke ground at 9 a.m. Friday, April 21 for a $1.6 million project on its Pittsfield campus that will create a new Illini Express Clinic. The project is expected to be completed by December 2023. The hospital, known as the Illini Xpress Walk-In Clinic, will move from 101 E.…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Kathy Hull is retiring after 11 years as administrator of Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield, and Holly Jones will be replacing her. Jones has spent the past 11 years as Illini’s assistant administrator. Hull retires on Dec. 23 after 23 years at Illini. She said in a press release that she loves…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital in Pittsfield recently was awarded the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network’s IMPACT Award for readmission reduction during ceremonies held Nov. 10 at the I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. Participants vying for the award were encouraged to submit innovations implemented at their respective hospitals which initiated a new approach…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital, Pittsfield Fire Department, Pike County Ambulance, Pittsfield Police Department and Air Evac, conducted a full-scale community response exercise on Thursday, Sept. 29 at Illini Community Hospital. Melissa Helkey, emergency preparedness coordinator at Illini Community Hospital, said the scenario for the exercise included an exposure by 11 individuals to a…
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To the residents of the communities we proudly serve, a wish for a happy and healthy 2022 from your west central Illinois, northeast Missouri and southeast Iowa healthcare providers. We know COVID-19 has put tremendous stress on you and your community. Our caregivers feel that stress also. The past 24 months have been exhausting. Many…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Illini Community Hospital will relocate and expand its walk-in clinic as part of a $1.6 million project. Illini Xpress Walk-In Clinic will move from 101 E. Washington to a new facility to be built on the hospital campus. The facility will include two drive-through bays similar to those at the Blessing Express…
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PITTSFIELD, Ill. – The Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network recently recognized Illini Community Hospital for its ongoing commitment to exceptional quality of care, during a ceremony at the I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign. Illini Community Hospital was recognized for being in the top 10 percent of all critical access hospitals in the country for…
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