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Memorial Health Hospitals to Provide Free Mammograms
SPRINGFIELD – Free breast cancer screenings will be available at all five Memorial Health hospitals during October for women age 40 and older who are uninsured or underinsured. The free screenings are part of Memorial’s annual Mammogram Mondays program, held during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.Appointments are required; no walk-ins are available. Educational materials will be available, including information on general breast health and how to perform breast self-exams.To schedule an appointment, call the
Media Advisory: UIS and the UIC College of Nursing Springfield Campus to host a “Nurse for a Day” program for high school students
WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) and the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Nursing Springfield campus will host a “Nurse for a Day” program for local high school students. Participants will explore nursing and athletic training facilities at UIS and have the opportunity to ask questions about applying to the pre-nursing program. WHEN: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17, and Wednesday, Sept. 18 WHERE: UIC College of Nursing Springfield (located on the UIS
Lowe Named August Memorial Health Ambulatory Colleague of the Month
SPRINGFIELD – Tiffany Lowe, a recovery specialist with Memorial Behavioral Health, is the August Memorial Health Ambulatory Colleague of the Month. Lowe is a team player who demonstrates a positive attitude and a willingness to help the highest-need clients who present to Memorial Behavioral Health for services, wrote one of her nominators. “Tiffany has a heart and passion for people in the community who suffer from a mental illness,” the nominator wrote. “She ensures their basic needs are met, knowing
Cleesen Named August Colleague of the Month for Springfield Memorial Hospital
SPRINGFIELD – Cheyenne Cleesen, operating room comm/data support specialist, is the Springfield Memorial Hospital Colleague of the Month for August. Her team appreciates Cleesen’s communication style. Not only is she a good listener, but she also relays workplace policy and protocol updates to team members throughout the department. She is conscientious about gathering all the information needed to schedule procedures so that the OR team has what they need and what the surgeon needs. “Cheyenne holds
