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In recognition of its expertise in serving adults with congenital heart disease (CHD), structural heart conditions present at birth, the OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois Adult Congenital Heart Program earned accreditation as a Comprehensive Care C...

For Don and Val King of Manlius, IL, in Bureau County, it's all about family and their passion for rural America. And while Don says "there's no better place than being out in the middle of nowhere", he understands the challenges that can bring - esp...

Delores, Muriel, Hazel and Dianne didn’t care what was on the menu, they knew nothing was going to keep them from their standing appointment. ‘We went to lunch every day at 11:30. That was just our time to go. And we visited. We became friends. Sh...

It was a year ago this month that Kara Bye was fighting for her life. She was in a serious car accident in Boone County (IL) on April 23, 2018 that left her with a fractured skull, arm, leg and vertebrae. Firefighters from Boone County Fire Protec...

When it comes to your heart health, it’s good to keep score. Your heart disease risk is too important for guessing games, and now cardiologists at OSF HealthCare Cardiovascular Institute are encouraging patients to get the facts. Heart disease is ...

It takes a special person to care for the sick and injured.  Apparently, Americans recognize that as, for the 17th year in a row, a Gallop poll ranks registered nurses at the top of the list of the most honest and ethical professions. The findi...

For the second year in a row, OSF HealthCare has been named one of the best employers in the country for 2019 by Forbes magazine, and the highest ranked Illinois-based health care system earning the distinction. OSF HealthCare is ranked 118 out of...

Washington Elementary School students in Pontiac, Illinois are working to brighten the day of chemotherapy patients, one brush stroke at time. A fifth grade class at the school has donated a roomful of artwork for the infusion clinic at the OSF He...

It's a constant challenge for many emergency department care givers. The treatment and care of patients who have behavioral or mental health problems. Dr. Daniel Butterbach, emergency department (ED) medical director at OSF HealthCare Saint Anthon...

April is National Foot Health Awareness Month and a time when the experts at OSF HealthCare St. Joseph Medical Center Wound Care Clinic in Bloomington suggest people take a moment to stand up for their feet. Right now, 6.7 million Americans are livin...

Art can help bring solace and salve to patients who are undergoing the stress that comes with a difficult diagnosis. Leaders at OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony's Health Center in Alton believe so strongly in the healing power of art, they are taking spe...

His adult life was just getting started. Still, it was his wiser-than-his-age quick thinking and determination that helped save Michael Kester's life. The Sterling, Illinois man was only 20-years old in December 2017 when, while laying drain tile ...

Ask anyone living in a non-urban area and they'll tell you getting in to see a specialist can sometimes be difficult. That's why OSF HealthCare has developed an extensive tele-health diagnostic program - that address several medical condtions - ac...

When you need medical care for basic things such as the flu, sprains, minor lacerations, sports physicals, and upper respiratory infections, where are you getting that care? There was a time when you simply headed to your doctor’s office, and while t...

Over the last month, people across the country have been working to educate others on Multiple Sclerosis (MS). March is National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month, a nationwide effort to raise the public’s awareness of the unpredictabl...

As an adult, looking back on our formative years, how many times have you said to yourself, "If I only knew then what I know now?"  Often that refers to the way we treated our bodies. Did we get enough exercise? Did we eat the right foods?  Tha...

It’s not unusual to find activity rooms for children who are hospitalized. They can be a great distraction from whatever medical issue a child is facing, perhaps helping them to feel better faster and get back to normal. But what about the same op...

The surgical staff at OSF HealthCare Saint James – John W. Albrecht Medical Center has seen its share of stiches and sutures. But now, the stitching is happening in the break room – with the help of a few sewing machines and one great idea. After ...

World Kidney Day was observed March 14. It aims to raise awareness of the increasing incidents of kidney disease worldwide and the greater need for kidney disease prevention and management. 850 million people around the world suffer from kidney di...

A Champaign-based couple which decided to use OSF Hospice care when it expanded to the region says they quickly learned, “hospice is for the living.” Hospice is for patients of all ages with a life-limiting illness and a prognosis of six months or...

Retired elementary school principal Kurt Swearingen was spending his days on the golf course. The Normal, Illinois man had always been active, not letting nagging knee pain slow him down. However the pain intensified and swelling got worse, forcing S...

Dr. Trent Barnhart wishes it could be called something else. Because, he believes, it's too important to be confusing.  Dr. Barnhart is the medical director for post acute care at OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center. He also oversees in...

Three OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois physicians have been presented with a Congressional Record, honoring their careers dedicated to transforming the landscape of pediatric care in the Peoria community. Dr. Stephen Bash, Dr. Richar...

"OSF saved my life at eight months and again at (age) 31."  That's how Kristy Nielcen sums up her three decades of experience with congenital heart disease (CHD).    She's part of the one percent of infants born with congenital heart problems, ...

Carrie Taylor grew up in a house where both parents worked and dinners were often spent in front of the TV. She admits as an adult, she brought that bad habit into her own family's life and sometimes meals spent together are more for a special occasi...

A new Teleneurohospitalist Program is connecting neurological patients with a team of dedicated inpatient neurological specialists in Peoria without the need for patient transfers. OSF HealthCare Illinois Neurological Institute created the new ser...

While it’s been a focus for OSF HealthCare for many years, the delivery of medical services in a rural community, like Streator, is only recently gathering momentum across the US. That resulted in the creation of the Root Cause Coalition, a group ...

Being restricted to using a walker or wheelchair can be hard enough, but when someone lives in a rural community, traveling a long way to see a doctor can be a challenge too big to overcome. A new kind of partnership, aimed at providing more conve...

56 year old Dale Churovich didn’t think much of the numbness in his left arm or his general “unwell” feeling when he woke up to let his dogs out in August of 2018. The Gifford man went back to bed. However, when his daughter woke him later than morni...

A healthy employee is a more productive and happy employee. Sounds simple, but believing it and actually making it happen are two very different things. However, OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center believes it's found a solution and is alread...