Franklin Hospital

Description

Our Mission
To serve all of the residents of Franklin County by providing care that is professional compassionate and of high quality delivered by competent dedicated employees in collaboration with others who share our values in order to achieve positive outcomes for our patients

Values
Compassion

Quality

Respect

Integrity

Pride

History

Franklin county hospitals
In the early days of public healthcare in America sick and hurting people were cared for close to home in small hospitals Doctors community leaders churches or charitable organizations often started these hospitals Many small communities were able to support their own hospitals

Franklin County communities mirrored the nation in how they cared for their sick and infirm residents The opening of the countys first hospital in 1908 at Zeigler Illinois was a true milestone The 22bed facility served the northern region of the county for many years However it is no longer in service

In 1914 the UMWA United Mine Workers of America Hospital was opened in West Frankfort With 99 beds it served the residents of the West Frankfort until the year 2000

From 1919 to 1947 the residents of Christopher were served by the Dr Willis Hospital After a tragic fire the Willis Hospital closed it was replaced by Miners Hospital located on South Carbon Street

The first official hospital in Benton was the Moore Hospital which opened its doors in 1920 It was located on the sixth floor of the Wood Building on Bentons Public Square In 1926 Dr J B Moore constructed a new hospital facility on North Main Street It remained operational until the late 1950s and served as a nursing home before demolition

In the early 1950s the residents of 11 of Franklin County voted to create a hospital district In 1955 the Franklin Hospital began operation with 115 beds Over the years as healthcare has changed so too has the Franklin Hospital Now a 25bed Critical Access Hospital we have taken great strides to improve the quality of healthcare services offered to the small rural communities that we serve

Franklin Hospital recently partnered with the St MarysGood Samaritan Hospital system in nearby Mt Vernon Illinois to offer county residents access to their network of physician specialists Additionally we have been the recipient of several state and federal telemedicine grants which have allowed us to upgrade our information technology systems Now connected by high speed internet lines to the world wide web our staff physicians are able to consult with other highly trained and expert physicians miles away in real time for the healthcare benefit of our patients

Through the dedication of the hospitals board of directors administrative team and the employees of Franklin Hospital the residents of Franklin County have quality healthcare right here at home

Franklin Hospital Picture taken shortly after opening in 1955