St. John's Hospital (Springfield, Illinois)

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St. John's Hospital
Hospital Sisters Health System
St. John's Hospital (Springfield, Illinois)
Geography
Location Springfield, Illinois, United States
Coordinates 39°48′31″N89°39′17″W / 39.8086°N 89.6546°W / 39.8086; -89.6546
Organization
Care system US
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type Community
Affiliated university SIU School of Medicine
Services
Emergency department Level I trauma center
Beds457 [1]
Helipad FAA LID: 97IS
Public transit accessAiga bus trans.svg SMTD
History
Opened1875
Links
Websitewww.st-johns.org
Lists Hospitals in Illinois

St. John's Hospital, founded in 1875 by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, has 457 licensed beds and is a primary teaching hospital for the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIU).

Located in Springfield, Illinois, St. John's is a member of the Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a Roman Catholic healthcare mission founded to continue the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. It is sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis. [2]

St. John's is one of two Level One Emergency Trauma Centers a distinction it shares with Memorial Medical Center (MMC) (Springfield, Illinois) and only Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center for the Springfield area. [3] [4] St. John's is the home to the Prairie Heart Institute and AthletiCare.

References

  1. ↑ pg A-34
  2. ↑ "About Us | HSHS St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL". St-johns.org. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Regional Trauma Center | HSHS St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL". St-johns.org. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ Writer, Dean OlsenStaff. "HSHS St. John's will compete with Memorial on Level 1 trauma services". The State Journal-Register.
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