| Riverside Medical Center | |
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| Riverside Healthcare | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Kankakee, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°7′29.2″N87°52′53.3″W / 41.124778°N 87.881472°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit |
| Type | Teaching, Community |
| Affiliated university | Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level II trauma center |
| Beds | 300 [1] |
| Public transit access | River Valley Metro |
| History | |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Illinois |
Riverside Medical Center is a 300-bed teaching hospital located in Kankakee, Illinois. The hospital operates a Level II Trauma Center and a primary stroke center. [2] The hospital provides inpatient acute care and outpatient services. [3] Founded in 1964, the hospital is a part of Riverside Healthcare.
The hospital operates a number of residency training and fellowship programs for newly graduated physicians. [4] The residencies train physicians specializing in psychiatry and internal medicine, and the fellowships train physicians specializing in cardiology, interventional cardiology and gastroenterology. [4]
On March 19, 2020, the first case of COVID-19 infection in Kankakee was reported at Riverside Medical Center. [5] The following month, the hospital began onsite testing for COVID-19 infection. [6]