Malpractice Information and Verification Requests

Springfield Based Residents and Fellows

HSHS St. John's Hospital

HSHS St. John's Medical Staff Office
SJS-RS-MedicalStaffServices@hshs.org
Phone:  217-814-8438
Fax: 217-525-5673
HSHS St John's Malpractice Release 4.2019 .pdf

Springfield Memorial Hospital

Mary Ann Pyle
pyle.maryann@mhsil.com
Phone: 217-788-3197
Fax: 217-788-5583

Residents receive malpractice coverage from both HSHS St. John’s Hospital and Springfield Memorial Hospital for any professional acts performed within the scope of training.  This coverage includes legal defense and protection against awards from claims reported or filed during or after completion of training.  Insuring hospital is based on the site of any occurrence and employing hospital.

Current residents/fellows:  If a resident receives a subpoena or notice to appear for a deposition, they should immediately contact the Risk Manager of their employing hospital.  

• Residents should never appear for or schedule a deposition without the assistance of the Risk Manager.
• The Risk Manager will look into the case and determine where it occurred.
• The Risk Manager will pass along the documentation to the appropriate entity if it is not a case that occurred in their hospital.
• If it is an event that occurred in an SIU Medicine Clinic, the employing hospital will handle it.

The Risk Management contacts for each entity are as follows:

HSHS St. John's Hospital