Memorial Hosp Of Carbondale

Details

Name :

Memorial Hosp Of Carbondale

Address  :

405 West Jackson Street
P.O. Box 10,000

Town  :

Carbondale

State  :

Illinois

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

62902 9000

Phone  :

618 549 0721

Web URL  :

Specialization
  • Anaesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • Gastro-enterology
  • Gynaecology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Neuro Surgeon
  • Neurologist
  • Obestetrician/Gynecologist
  • Orthopedics
  • Otolaryngologist
  • Pain Management
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Pulmonology
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgeon
Facilities

Total Number Of Beds : 132

Other Facilities

  • CT/MRI

Description

Memorial Hospital of Carbondale opened in 1959 and with 132 beds it is the largest SIH facility and serves southern Illinois as a regional medical center

It is home to Illinois largest and most spacious birthing center south of Springfield and more women choose to have their babies at Memorial than any other hospital in the region

It is also home to the leading open heart surgery and cardiac care program in southern Illinois with outcomes that exceed national standards The high quality cardiac services are possible through an affiliation with the Prairie Heart Institute at St Johns Hospital in Springfield Illinois a nationally recognized cardiac care provider

The hospital is also home to a regional cancer treatment center the only Level IIplus neonatal intensive care unit south of Springfield and the only pediatric unit in southern Illinois The hospital also features the areas most advanced imaging center with a new filmless digital picture archiving network that makes all images made at the hospital instantly available on secure computers throughout the SIH system The hospital is affiliated with Southern Illinois Universitys Medical School through its Family Practice Residency Program
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