Each year around 795,000 Americans suffer a stroke. In most cases, the recovery requires rehabilitation, which can help stroke survivors regain independence and return to a better-quality of life. “Intensive rehabilitation provides the tools and training to regain vital life…
September is National Food Safety Education Month. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, there are about 48 million cases of foodborne illness in the United States each year. At Memorial Health, our five hospitals follow the FDA Food…
Brian Su, 55, a Springfield businessman, never quite believed COVID-19 would reach the United States. Once the pandemic took hold here, he questioned the safety of vaccines until the virus nearly took his life and threatened to rob his wife…
Did you know as many as one in five older adults experience mental health concerns separate from normal aging? Anxiety and mood disorders are most common, but depression can also emerge. The Senior Life Solutions program at Taylorville Memorial Hospital…
After a double transplant (liver and kidney) for a rare disease, Tracy Mahan, 60, required medication infusions three times weekly. The state court reporter feared multiple needle sticks each week, but the outpatient team at Taylorville Memorial Hospital (TMH) relieved…
Deborah Schmitt, 69, was visiting family in Missouri when she broke her femur (thigh bone). “When it was time for discharge, the orthopedic surgeon was trying to find me a program to transition to,” said the Taylorville native. “I told…
Watching your great-granddaughter graduate from high school is a pretty big deal. John Sanders, 90, had gotten his hair cut and made other special arrangements to get ready when he fell and was admitted to Taylorville Memorial Hospital (TMH). Pana…
Four days before testing positive for COVID-19, Bill Jones walked half a mile to his deer stand, shot a deer and hauled the carcass back to his vehicle himself. “No problem,” the 59-year-old Taylorville man said. In the days that…
As if daily stress isn’t enough of a potential obstacle to a solid night’s sleep, there are many other physical symptoms that can prevent quality sleep. If you suffer from loud snoring, silent pauses in breathing, abrupt awakenings, dry mouth…
Fighting breast cancer requires strength, patience and support from family, friends and your medical team. At Memorial, our hospital foundations also step up to support patients. “This past fiscal year, we provided patients with wigs, breast forms, breast prostheses, bras,…