A free informational session focused on financial wellness for cancer patients will be held Thursday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon on the Infusion Unit, 6th floor, of Springfield Memorial Hospital, 701 N. First St.

Lincoln Memorial Hospital Community Health and Brightpoint’s The Butterfly Project, a mental health and wellness program, will partner to offer a free, simulated experience aimed at increasing understanding of domestic violence.

Free breast cancer screenings will be available at all five Memorial Health hospitals for women aged 40 and older who are uninsured or underinsured during October as part of Mammogram Mondays.

In the next installment of the Memorial Specialty Care Community Education Series, general surgeon Dr. George Liu will present “Breast Cancer: Find It and Treat It.”

As the eighth season of The LMH Market comes to a close, the public is encouraged to shop and visit during the remaining market Saturdays, which will take place Sept. 23 and 30 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Logan County Fairgrounds. The ninth season will begin in May 2024.

Alyssa Schmidt, director of quality, safety and compliance at Lincoln Memorial Hospital, has been named a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Online registration is open for the longest-held annual running race in the city. The Jacksonville Memorial Hospital 5K/10K presented by Gatorade kicks off at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, on the campus of the nonprofit hospital, 1600 W. Walnut St., Jacksonville.

Cynthia Starkey, RN, with the Emergency Department at Lincoln Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for August.

Spencer Rice, a customer support specialist with Information Systems, at Taylorville Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for August.

Dr. Edwin Mathews joined Memorial Care on Founders Lane in Jacksonville on Thursday, Aug. 31.

Two new primary care providers have joined Memorial Care in Lincoln. Dr. James Farrell and Dr. Kevin Londe are both family medicine physicians and are currently accepting new patients of all ages.

Debbie Easley, a reimbursement specialist, is the Memorial Health System Resources Colleague of the Month for August.

Cartha Foley, RN, Memorial Specialty Care Gastroenterology at Decatur Memorial Hospital, is the Memorial Health Ambulatory Group Colleague of the Month for August.

Robert Kohler, maintenance mechanic and boiler operator at Decatur Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for August.

Physical therapist Netherine Agsalda at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for August.

Mackenzie Dennis, RN, 2B general surgery, at Springfield Memorial Hospital, is the nonprofit hospital’s Colleague of the Month for August.

Sarah German, 18, is a young woman with a heartfelt mission. Her mom’s fight against adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) prompted her to start CureACC, a nonprofit organization that strives to improve and extend quality of life for terminal cancer patients, when she was 12 years old

The newly released 2022 Logan County Community Health Implementation Plan shows how 15 lead agencies and 55 partners worked together to address three specific health priorities for Logan County

The Jacksonville Memorial Foundation’s annual Tribute Garden brick dedication ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 10, in the Tribute Garden at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital

Springfield Memorial Hospital has received accreditation by the Metabolic and Bariatric Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), which recognizes bariatric surgery centers in the United States and Canada for excellence in patient care

Lincoln Memorial Hospital will host a walking challenge for the month of October and offer fun incentives to hit the trail

Memorial Health and Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois will co-sponsor free prostate cancer screenings Friday, Sept. 22, through SIU Urology at Decatur Memorial Hospital

Jacksonville Memorial Hospital now offers a morning session of its breastfeeding support group to meet the needs of stay-at-home moms or those who are on maternity leave

The Jacksonville Memorial Hospital cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation program recently earned recertification by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). The program first earned AACVPR certification in 2021.

Free colorectal at-home cancer screening kits will be distributed at two drive-thru events in September at Jacksonville Memorial Hospital, thanks to a partnership with the Mia Ware Foundation.