Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has proclaimed April 4, 2020, as Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Day. The honor is in recognition of SIU's 50th anniversary and its contributions to the health and well-being of residents and communities within the institution's 66-county service region in central and southern Illinois. The proclamation's text is included here. State of Illinois 50 th Anniversary Proclamation - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DAY ___ Whereas: In 1968, the Illinois Board of Higher Education recommended that Southern Illinois University create a

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has proclaimed April 4, 2020, as Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Day. The honor is in recognition of SIU's 50th anniversary and its contributions to the health and well-being of residents and communities within the institution's 66-county service region in central and southern Illinois. The proclamation's text is included here. State of Illinois 50 th Anniversary Proclamation - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DAY ___ Whereas: In 1968, the Illinois Board of Higher Education recommended that Southern Illinois University create a

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has proclaimed April 4, 2020, as Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Day. The honor is in recognition of SIU's 50th anniversary and its contributions to the health and well-being of residents and communities within the institution's 66-county service region in central and southern Illinois. The proclamation's text is included here. State of Illinois 50 th Anniversary Proclamation - SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE DAY ___ Whereas: In 1968, the Illinois Board of Higher Education recommended that Southern Illinois University create a

Overview Dr. E. Shannon Stauffer was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on June 30, 1931. He attended Temple University Medical School, graduating in 1959. He did his orthopedic residency at the University of Pittsburgh and a fellowship in orthopedic rehabilitation at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center in Downey, California. Dr. Stauffer practiced in Los Angeles until 1975, at which time he came to Springfield to become the Founding Chairman of the Division of Orthopedics as well as the Residency Program Director. For twenty years, he was Director of the Spine Fellowship Program, which he founded

COVID-19 Update: April 2, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic and SIU Medicine updating you on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sangamon County. This communication will come each day as necessary. At the time of this press release,we are announcing six new positive cases in Sangamon County. The total number of confirmed cases between our five organizations is twenty-three, including two deaths. Currently, five of the confirmed positive cases are

Overview Mimi Cameo Covert grew up in southern California, near Rancho Los Amigo Hospital. She received a degree in physical therapy in 1978 from the University of California – Santa Barbara. She continued her education with the two-year Masters in physical therapy program at USC. During this time, she did research in Dr. Jacqueline Perry’s gait lab at Rancho. In order to provide more comprehensive care for amputee patients, she then entered a two-year prosthetic training program at UCLA. Following completion of this program in 1983, she came to SIU for an internship in Prosthetics. Mimi was

COVID-19 Update: April 1, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic and SIU Medicine updating you on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sangamon County. This communication will come each day as necessary. At the time of this press release,the total number of confirmed cases between our five organizations is seventeen, including two deaths. Currently, four of the confirmed positive cases are hospitalized at Memorial Medical Center. Memorial Medical Center has

COVID-19 Update: March 31, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic and SIU Medicine updating you on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sangamon County. This communication will come each day as necessary. At the time of this press release,we are announcing one new positive case in Sangamon County. The total number of confirmed cases between our five organizations is seventeen, including two deaths. Currently, four of the confirmed positive cases are

COVID-19 Update: March 30, 2020 This is a daily joint communication from the Sangamon County Department of Public Health along with Memorial Health System, HSHS St. John’s Hospital, Springfield Clinic and SIU Medicine updating you on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Sangamon County. This communication will come each day as necessary. At the time of this press release,we are announcing three new positive cases in Sangamon County, including 1 new death. On Sunday, March 29, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) confirmed that a patient who was being treated at HSHS St. John’s