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At the request of HSHS Illinois (including HSHS St. John’s Hospital and HSHS Medical Group), Memorial Health System, Springfield Clinic and SIU Medicine, Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach will start accepting donations from the community related to COVID-19 supply shortages on Wednesday, March 25 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. The donations can include boxed, unused surgical type masks (including N95 masks); clean handmade, sewn masks ; unused, wrapped or boxed gowns and exam gloves; hand sanitizer; bleach wipes and alcohol wipes to help with the national shortage during the COVID-19 outbreak. For

COVID-19 VACCINES ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. To help support vaccination in our community, the SIU Center for Family Medicine and General Internal Medicine departments are working together to provide COVID-19 vaccine clinics for the following individuals: CHILDREN, 6 MONTHS – 4 YEARS OLD We will offer the Pfizer series, this is a three dose series. When you schedule the first dose, we will also schedule the rest of the doses. February 18th | 8 AM - 12PM (Dose 1 ) March 18th | 8 AM - 12PM (Dose 2 ) May 20th | 8 AM - 12PM (Dose 3 ) ADULTS, 18 & OLDER We will provide Moderna

COVID-19 VACCINES ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. To help support vaccination in our community, the SIU Center for Family Medicine and General Internal Medicine departments are working together to provide COVID-19 vaccine clinics for the following individuals: CHILDREN, 6 MONTHS – 4 YEARS OLD We will offer the Pfizer series, this is a three dose series. When you schedule the first dose, we will also schedule the rest of the doses. February 18th | 8 AM - 12PM (Dose 1 ) March 18th | 8 AM - 12PM (Dose 2 ) May 20th | 8 AM - 12PM (Dose 3 ) ADULTS, 18 & OLDER We will provide Moderna

Students at Beardstown High School and Beardstown Christian Academy will experience a crash reenactment at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 29, at Beardstown High School, 500 E. 15th St., Beardstown. ThinkFirst, an injury prevention program based at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, will assist in planning and presenting the event. The reenactment will focus on what can happen when young drivers drink and drive or ride with distracted or impaired drivers. On the day of the event, sights and sounds associated with an emergency response are to be expected. Emergency

Community Symposium for Addiction Medicine.

SIU Provides Complete Care for Cleft Lips and Palates

TRAINING FOR TRAUMA & VIOLENCE AT WORK by Steve Sandstrom On an early Monday morning in March 2018, James Waymack, MD, was on his way to work at Taylorville Memorial Hospital. Waymack is the director of the emergency medicine residency program within SIU’s Department of Emergency Medicine, and on Mondays he accompanies a team of residents on a rural service rotation to a hospital 30 minutes east of Springfield. Nearing his exit, he was suddenly passed by three ambulances. Approaching the hospital, he found the parking lot teeming with police vehicles. Inside, emergency medicine director Rich

by Steve Sandstrom On an early Monday morning in March 2018, James Waymack, MD, was on his way to work at Taylorville Memorial Hospital. Waymack is the director of the emergency medicine residency program within SIU’s Department of Emergency Medicine, and on Mondays he accompanies a team of residents on a rural service rotation to a hospital 30 minutes east of Springfield. Nearing his exit, he was suddenly passed by three ambulances. Approaching the hospital, he found the parking lot teeming with police vehicles. Inside, emergency medicine director Rich Jeisy, MD, Waymack’s former SIU School

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Dana Crosby, MD, MPH, has been named chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. She is also the director of rhinology and endoscopic skull base surgery, director of otolaryngic allergy and is also the otolaryngology residency program director. The department provides care focused on ears, nose and throat (ENT), with eight subspecialty/fellowship-trained ENT surgeons offering specialized treatments for patients. Crosby now hopes to expand specialty offerings to make SIU Medicine the destination for all

A new collaboration between the Lincoln Land Community College Culinary Institute and Southern Illinois University School of Medicine aims to blend the art of food and cooking with the science of medicine. “Nourish: Culinary Medicine” is a series of classes that aims to educate health care professionals and learners on ways to eat better and promote healthier diets to others. Sessions are held in the culinary labs of the LLCC Workforce Careers Center, located on the LLCC main campus, 5250 Shepherd Rd.: Wine & Chocolate - March 21 (5:30-8:30 pm) Mediterranean Diet - April 11 (5:30-8:30 pm)