Clay Yates of Springfield was 31 when he received a new heart during a 10-hour procedure at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. The former Division I college golfer (who lives in Panther Creek and golfs regularly there) celebrated that health…
In May 2020, Janet and Bobby Lewis were determined to escape the housebound routine of COVID-19 lockdown. They embarked on a short motorcycle road trip to Hannibal, MO, with two other couples and were approaching the bridge over the Mississippi…
Did you know you can learn how to become a more mindful person? Mindfulness is a calm awareness of your body, emotions and thoughts, and it can be a powerful tool when creating healthy habits especially related to nutrition. “Many…
Darlene Steinkamp, RN, is an accomplished young woman pursuing her doctorate in nursing practice with a goal to work in an ICU as a nurse practitioner. She is also competing to be named Miss Illinois this summer and using her…
Memorial Health offers several award recognition programs for our employees nominated by patients, patient family members or colleagues. The nomination process is easy and straightforward. Feedback is always valuable and appreciated as we constantly look for ways to improve our…
Nearly 17 years after gastric bypass surgery changed her life, Rosemary Tuetken knows that the journey to better health is a marathon, not a sprint. It’s an apt metaphor, as training for a half-marathon was one of the first athletic…
Having a baby brings excitement and intense change. Nearly 80 percent of new moms experience some type of “baby blues,” while up to 15 percent experience postpartum depression. Another 10 percent deal with postpartum anxiety. Combine sleep deprivation with the…
Nearly 20 percent of all adults in the United States experience mental illness at some point in their lives. Stress, depression, anxiety all can interfere with the routine tasks of everyday life. Here’s what you need to know. Depression: the…
April 19, 2022, marks 125 years since the founding of our organization. Memorial Health began as a modest hospital and training school for nurses headquartered in a converted private home at Fifth Street and North Grand Avenue in Springfield. Over…
Nearly one million people in the United States, and more than 10 million people worldwide live with Parkinson’s disease according to the Parkinson’s Foundation. Symptoms can include: tremor or slight shaking in fingers, thumb, hand or chin – not related…