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Description

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About Passavant
Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville Illinois serves the residents of Morgan Cass Greene Scott and Macoupin counties in West Central Illinois The facility is located at 1600 West Walnut on Jacksonvilles west side

Passavant is staffed by 900 full and parttime employees and an active medical staff of 60 physicians The hospital is licensed for 93 patient beds

The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JACHO and is a member of the American Hospital Association the Illinois Hospital Association IHA and the Voluntary Hospitals of America VHA

In 2006 Passavant was named one of the top two hospitals in Illinois and one of the top 10 percent in the nation to administer antibiotics 60 minutes prior to surgery by the IHA Passavant also received the 2006 Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety from HealthGrades the nations leading independent healthcare ratings company

In May 2009 Passavant achieved the status of a Magnetreg Hospital from the American Nurses Credentialing Center

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History

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Historical Timeline
1875 Mrs Eliza Ayers donated property to the Rev WA Passavants Lutheran Association for Works of Mercy for use as hospital Two Lutheran deaconesses assigned to Jacksonville to care for patients

1891 Public campaign to modernize building

1896 Seven Sisters of the Holy Cross arrived to found Our Saviours Hospital on East State Street with bequest from Charles Routt

1898 Our Saviors building addition completed

1902 Passavant School of Nursing opened Two unused floors of Passavant remodeled into patient rooms and new surgery Our Saviours kitchen and laundry enlarged

1906 Local citizen corporation assumed control of Passavant Trustees appointed by 12 Protestant churches in Jacksonville the Aid Society the Association for Works of Mercy and the medical profession

1912 Xray departments added at both hospitals

1913 Nichols Nursing home built at Passavant

1916 Passavant Memorial Hospital Association received title to the hospital
property from Lutheran Association

1920 Pavilion Wing constructed at Passavant

1921 Ground broken for addition to Our Saviours

1925 Isolation building opened at Passavant

1945 319000 raised in community campaign to modernize Passavant Project
postponed by material shortages and high costs

1949 Second funds drive raised balance of 700000 required to secure
government grants of nearly one and onehalf million dollars to build new
hospital

1950 Passavant ownership extended to Protestant churches of fivecounty
area

1953 New 140bed Passavant opened on West Walnut Street

1958 Construction started on Our Saviours building addition financed by
gifts grants and loans Oldest parts of plant leveled New School of
Nursing built at Passavant Sixteen patient rooms added at Passavant

1964 Our Saviours renamed Holy Cross Hospital

1967 Building expansion at Passavant enlarged emergency and patient service
areas

1968 Unified community hospital system created by union of Holy Cross and
Passavant ownership held by all churches of fivecounty area through
membership in Passavant Memorial Area Hospital Association Holy Cross
building became Frank A Norris Unit

1973 Patient rooms remodeled at Norris and physical plant modernized

1975 Major addition to Passavant completed housing enlarged outpatient
emergency and diagnostic and treatment departments Financed by gifts and
loans

1979 Ground broken for 102 million addition to Passavant

1981 South Addition at Passavant dedicated housing new surgical suite
intensive and coronary care units and two new nursing units Patient care
at Norris Unit discontinued

1982 Closed School of Nursing in conjunction with MacMurray Colleges
establishment of BAN program

1983 Norris facility sold to MacMurray College Renovated Radiology
Department and acquired leased CT scanner Remodeled Pediatrics with funds
provided by Auxiliary

1984 Remodeled OB unit developed birthing room Revised corporation
bylaws reduced number of Trustees from 24 to 16

1985 Installed hospital information system Development of cardiac
rehabilitation program

1988 MRI service began New telephone system installed Strategic Planning
Process completed

1989 Radiology expansion completed

1990 Vending Room Medical Records Outpatient Emergency Room Same Day
Surgery
remodeled Auxiliary assisted with funding of remodeling in the Vending
Room Dytel automated attendant feature added to phone system

1991 Medical Office Building erected

1992 Cardiopulmonary LaborDeliveryRoom Central Sterile remodeled New
PCS computer system installed New Patient Registration Department opens

1993 Cardiac Rehab enlarged Work conditioning room added to Physical
Therapy Physician sleep room completed Gift Shop remodeled Oncology
Clinic renovated Obstetrics renovated Scatterbed Telemetry system added to
First Floor ICCU renovated New televisions installed in patient rooms
Nurses stations remodeled

1994 East wing renovated Chiller plant built VNA building completed New
parking lot added Board room moved to third floor New Mammography unit
purchased New sterilization unit added in Central Sterile

1995 Helical CT Scanner installed in Imaging Services Department Main
Lobby renovated with meeting room addition

1996 New Vision Program started for alcoholdrug abuse Sleep Apnea Study
Clinic opened in Cardiopulmonary

1997 Transitional Care Unit opened on first floor Rural Health Center
relocated to first floor Pacemaker program introduced

1998 A 30month HVAC renovation projects begins Bone Densitometer added to
Imaging Services Pharmacologic stress thallium testing starts Team Rehab
debuts Passavant scores highest mark ever on Joint Commission survey
Passavant HomeCare opens Thin Prep pap smear test introduced Womens
Connection begins

1999 Mens Connection starts Passavant web sitewwwpassavanthospitalcom
opens Occupational therapy services added Stereotactic breast biopsy added
New computer system goes online

2000 Passavant celebrates its 125th Anniversary Hospital is redesignated
as a Level II Trauma Center Womens Health Series Luncheon begins

2001 Passavant partners with Lincoln Land Community College on nursing
scholarship program New MRI unit begins operations Rehabilitation
ServicesOrthopedic Surgeons building opens Passavant Tribute Garden opens

2002 Passavant and John Wood Community College partner on surgery
technician training program Passavant Follies raise 47000 for hospital

2003 New generators installed HIPPA regulations instituted at hospital
HealthGrades gives Passavant a Five Star rating for total hip replacement
New time and attendance system for employees implemented

2004 Extensive renovation of Laboratory begins Construction of Same Day
Surgery Addition begins Nursing Service implements new patient
documentation system

2005 Passavant celebrates its 130th Anniversary HealthGrades gives
Passavant a Five Star rating for total hip and knee replacement Hospital
purchases a 64slice CT scanner HMR Program for Weight Management starts
Hospital goes smokefree New Mission Statement adopted

2006 New Ambulatory Surgery opens Passavant receives HealthGrades
Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety Picture Archiving and
Communication System PACS installed in Imaging Services Shaboom the
Auxiliary Follies raises 49000 for the hospital Illinois Hospital
Association recognizes Passavant for its surgical infection prevention
measures