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Pulaski County, Illinois

Cancer Resources

Local Health Department
Local Health Department
Southern Seven Health Department
(Alexander, Hardin, Johnson, Massac,
Pope, Pulaski, and Union Counties)
37 Rustic Campus Drive
Ullin, Illinois 62992
Phone: 618-634-2297
Fax: 618-634-9394

Hospitals
Massac Memorial Hospital
28 Chick St.
PO Box 850
Metropolis, IL 62960
Phone: 618-524-2176
www.massacmemorialhospital.com

Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
405 W. Jackson St.
PO Box 1000
Carbondale, IL 62902-9000
Phone: 618-549-0721
www.sih.net

St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
2 S. Hospital Dr.
Murphysboro, IL 62966-0580
Phone: 618-684-3156
www.sih.net

Union County Hospital District
517 N. Main St.
Anna, IL 62906-1696
Phone: 618-833-4511
www.unioncountyhospital.com

Hospice Services
Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
1110 N Johnson St
Marion, IL 62959-1665
Phone: 618-997-3030
Phone: 800-233-1708
www.hospice.org

Lourdes Hospice
616 Market St
Metropolis, IL 62960-1835
Phone: 618-524-3647
www.ehealthconnection.com/regions/lourdes

Mental Health Services
Delta Center
1400 Commercial Avenue
Cairo, IL 62914
Phone: 618-734-2665

Support Organizations
American Cancer Society
Marion - Southern Regional Office
805 W DeYoung St
Suite B
Marion, IL 62959
Phone: 618- 998-9898
Fax: 618- 997-8456
www.cancer.org

American Lung Association
3000 Kelly Lane
Springfield, IL 62707
Phone: 217-787-5864
www.lungusa.org

Illinois Tobacco Quitline
1-866-QUIT-YES (784-8937)



County Profile

Demographics
County
Illinois
U.S.

2000 Population

7,348

Racial/Ethnic rates
White
66.5%
73.5%
75.1%
Black or African American
31.0%
15.1%
12.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.1%
0.2%
0.9%
Asian
0.9%
3.4%
3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander
0.0%
0.0%
0.1%
Other
0.3%
5.8%
5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)
1.5%
12.3%
12.5%

Age
18 years and older
72.8%
73.9%
74.3%
65 years and older
17.4%
12.1%
12.4%

Education Levels
Over 25 with high school education
70.7%
81.4%
80.4%

Labor Force
Over 16
56.7%
65.4%
63.9%

Poverty
Families below poverty level
20.5%
7.8%
9.2%
Individuals below poverty level
24.7%
10.7%
12.4%

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