Apr 16
The Gift of Life
When Billy Ruyle could not sign his name at work or even grasp the pen, he realized he had a problem that was bigger than just a cold. Billy grew up in a small town, just south of Springfield. After…
Archives for Category: Springfield Memorial Hospital
Apr 05
Donated Artwork Helps ‘Humanize’ Hospital Environment
A new sculpture recently installed in the garden courtyard on Memorial’s lower level is the first of several pieces that the donor hopes will help enhance and humanize the hospital environment for patients and their guests. Titled “Modern Woman” by…
Mar 07
Noninvasive Outpatient Radiation Procedure Helps Treat Brain Tumors
Karla Dirks was looking forward to a great road trip to St. Louis with her sister, but it ended with an injury followed by more bad news. While attending a Cardinals’ playoff game in 2011, Karla fell and hit the…
Jan 22
MMC Offers New Minimally Invasive Procedure to Treat Large Aneurysms
The first pipeline stent procedure, which offers an alternative to open brain surgery for patients with large aneurysms, in the region was performed in December at Memorial Medical Center. Augusto Elias, DDS, MD, a neurointerventional radiologist with Clinical Radiologists, S.C.,…
Jan 07
Knee Replacement Surgery – Second-Best Decision of Stan Zielinski’s Life
Stan Zielinski went through “many, many years of denial” before he realized he could no longer put off his knee surgery. And now, after having both knees replaced in separate procedures six months apart about five or six years ago,…
Aug 06
Memorial Staff Partner with Community to Provide Care Abroad
Somewhere in the rural countryside near Tululche, Guatemala, a young boy named Marco has a team from Memorial Medical Center’s Emergency Department to credit for his safe birth three years ago. The medical team was in Guatemala as part of…
Jul 17
The Difference a Nurse Navigator Can Make
Kathryn Peterson first started seeing flashing lights out of the corner of her eye last December. Several weeks later, a neighbor rushed her to the hospital in her hometown of Carlinville after the lights and pain in her head intensified.…
Jun 22
How a Boy and Fishing Solidified a Nursing Career
Nursing is more than a profession. It’s a calling. A desire to help, care and serve those in a time of need. Each day, nurses make a difference in the lives of their patients. But most will tell you that…
Jun 05
A Calling, Not a Career – For Most Nurses, It Takes Just One Patient to Confirm Their Career Choice
Many say that choosing a career in nursing is more like a calling. It takes a special person to be a great nurse, and each has a story from their early days as a new nurse that confirmed for them…
Mar 08
A Cancer Story: “If I can help someone else, I’m going to do it.”
In the late fall of 2009, Kelly Ford’s cancer journey began with an inexplicable pain in her rib. After several doctor visits, an X-ray eventually determined it was fractured, but how she injured the rib was a mystery to Kelly,…