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At SIU Medicine’s Center for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, we are committed to the care for our patients and their families – especially during the pandemic. We understand the unique needs of vulnerable populations. Our teams have worked tirelessly to stay safe for you. We incorporated telehealth and other virtual interactions for your visits and community programs, and have continued research efforts to find better treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. In this video Dr. Harry Lausen, chief medical officer, and Cindy Womack, nurse practitioner in the Center for Alzheimer’s Disease

Southern Illinois University (SIU) Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy , SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute , SIU Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development and University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health built upon the work of the 2018 Illinois Rural Health Summit and convened rural health stakeholders for 11 discussion forums to better understand and address the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Illinois. Using the 2019 report of the most pressing issues facing rural Illinois as a foundation for discussion, eighty rural leaders representing more

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Illinois must improve access to healthy foods and fitness opportunities in rural regions to improve health in rural communities. Living in a rural area in Illinois is associated with an increased prevalence of obesity, which is linked to a higher risk of COVID-19 complications. Southern Illinois University (SIU) Medicine Department of Population Science and Policy , SIU Paul Simon Public Policy Institute , The University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health and the SIU Medicine Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development have developed a set of

We are committed to making sure that you are receiving timely information as our community deals with the COVID-19 outbreak. The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed that a patient admitted at Memorial Medical Center has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by a member of the coronavirus family. The patient is critically ill and currently in Intensive Care. Our critical care team and other members of the patient’s care team are coordinating with local and state health officials in accordance with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Illinois Department

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: April 10, 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, there are no new positive cases in Sangamon County. The total number of Sangamon County residents with confirmed cases between our five organizations is fortyone, including two deaths. Memorial Medical Center is reporting

COVID-19 Update: April 11, 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. Pending new deaths or positive cases, the next communication will come on Monday, April 13th. At the time of this press release, we are announcing one new death in Sangamon County. The patient was a female in her 7o’s that tested positive for COVID-19 on April 4th. She was an inpatient at Memorial Medical

COVID-19 Update: April 13, 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. The total number of Sangamon County residents with confirmed cases between our five organizations is forty-four, including three deaths. Memorial Medical

COVID-19 Update: April 14, 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 four new positive cases in Sangamon County. The total number of Sangamon County residents with confirmed cases between our five organizations is forty-eight, including three deaths. Memorial Medical

COVID-19 Update: April 15, 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 four new positive cases in Sangamon County. The total number of Sangamon County residents with confirmed cases between our five organizations is fifty-two, including three deaths. Memorial Medical Center