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New clinic in Taylorville to hold open house for community
November 26, 2019
TAYLORVILLE – A new clinic offering primary care and behavioral health services in Taylorville will hold an open house for the community from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 303 E.
Area High School Students Get Preview of Med School Training
November 5, 2019
Prep program beings 11th year
Medical Students Training with Local Physicians (October, 29)
October 29, 2019
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Family physicians in eight Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine through November 22. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program.

New clinic to offer primary care and mental health services to Christian County residents
October 14, 2019
TAYLORVILLE – Memorial Behavioral Health and SIU Medicine are partnering together to open a clinic integrating primary care and mental health services for residents of Christian County.
Crash Reenactment to Show Dangers of Texting, Driving Under the Influence
October 9, 2019
A dramatic crash reenactment will show Illini Central High School students what can happen when young people drive or ride with distracted or impaired drivers.
Support Simmons Cancer Institute with Ladies Night Out
October 3, 2019
Love fashion? Love to shop? Put your ‘retail therapy’ to work to help fight cancer.
Medical Students Training with Local Physicians (October 2)
October 2, 2019
SPRINGFIELD, IL - Family physicians in seven Illinois communities are hosting students from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine through October 25. The students are participating in the school’s Family Medicine Preceptorship Program.

Grants help Sangamon County improve services for individuals with mental illness, substance use disorders
September 25, 2019
As a result of reduced state and federal funding, jails and prisons have become de facto mental health facilities at both local and national levels. Staff members at these institutions are sometimes unable to manage this population’s specific needs.