It’s the most wonderful time of the year to decorate your home for the holidays—candles, lights, trees! But remember to keep fire safety a priority. Unfortunately, the top three days for home candle fires are Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve…
Thereasa Abrams, PhD, LCSW, understands what many of the burn patients in Memorial Medical Center’s Regional Burn Center are experiencing. When she was 6 years old, the research assistant professor with Southern Illinois University School of Medicine’s Institute of Plastic…
“I was a patient in the burn unit from 10/10/13 discharged on 10/23/13. I received severe steam burns in an industrial accident. I am also retired from the Peoria Fire Dept. During my time at Memorial I received what I…
Alyson Holder contemplates a career in healthcare and hopes to travel to Haiti someday as a missionary. But for now, the 14-year-old from Raymond will settle with helping patients cared for at the Regional Burn Center at Memorial Medical Center.…
Oooh. Aaaah. Ow. One of those sounds should not belong. As the Fourth of July approaches, so do barbecues, pool parties and, sadly, amateur firework artists. And so, as always, Memorial Medical Center is preparing for the annual visits from…
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…
In the summer of 1978, Paul Wappel was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Then 15, Wappel was working at a local pool in Belleville, just east of St. Louis, and was responsible for cutting the grass. When…