Telling your children that you have a life-threatening illness is tough enough the first time. Laura Beth Pemberton had to do it twice. Three years before she discovered a lump in her left breast in June 2017, which led to…
Your husband has just returned from a visit with your primary-care physician. When you ask him what the doctor said, he gives you an answer you’ve heard many times before. “Everything’s good.” But is it? Men are often reluctant to…
More than 960 kidney transplants have been performed at Memorial since the program began more than 40 years ago. Court Dickason received a new kidney in one of those 960 transplants, and he has nothing but the highest praise for…
Volunteers are the backbone of Memorial Health System. In 2017, more than 900 volunteers donated over 100,000 hours of service. Volunteers at Memorial Medical Center range from 16 years old to 94. All five generations work alongside each other and…
Sean Lynch didn’t think anything was seriously wrong the afternoon of his massive heart attack. The 50-year-old local radio personality was setting up a pre-party at the Illinois State Fairgrounds for the band Foghat. He started to feel overheated, which…
Life happens in the patient rooms and hallways of our hospitals and clinics, in the events we sponsor and the causes we champion. Life happens in the connections between our employees and patients and their families. In 2016, our photographers…
As program coordinator of Memorial Medical Center’s palliative care program, Kelli Fisher has been a source of strength and stability to hundreds of patients for the last decade, many of them facing their own battles with cancer. What she didn’t…
The mosquito-transmitted Zika virus has influenced travel plans and led to worldwide recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization that include guidelines for people who are pregnant or are planning to become pregnant. Rajesh…
Many people, particularly after retirement, choose to volunteer as a way to give back to their community. Another bonus is that volunteering is good for both the physical and mental health of the person donating their time. Memorial Medical Center…
Patient privacy and safety is important every day at Memorial Medical Center, with employees taking great care in the protection of every patient’s rights and our Security team on constant watch, looking out for all our patients, visitors and staff.…