SwedishAmerican Blood Bank Supervisor Judy Coe was presented last week with the Patriot Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR).

SwedishAmerican was proud to be represented at the Illinois Health and Hospital Association’s Fourth Annual Quality Advocacy Showcase in Springfield on April 3.

Prairie State Legal Services is proud to announce it has received a $67,334.49 grant to continue the Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) with Crusader Community Health that integrates civil legal services with health care to address health-harming social needs and social inequities to improve residents’ health.

Mercyhealth is pleased to welcome Justin Johnson, OD, to the Optometry staff of the Mercyhealth Vision Center-Perryville, 3401 N. Perryville Rd., Rockford

Mercyhealth is pleased to announce the promotion of Shawn Reinen, PharmD to the position of Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator at Mercyhealth.

Mercyhealth is pleased to announce the promotion of Joe Milanese to the position of Director of Supply Chain at Mercyhealth.

SwedishAmerican Foundation is excited to announce it raised nearly $145,000 at Swedes’ Night, its annual gala on March 2 at Giovanni’s.

SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce a new partnership project with the Rock River Valley Blood Center (RRVBC) entitled “Thank the Donor.” “Thank the Donor” allows recipients of blood transfusions the opportunity to send anonymous messages to the person who donated the blood they received.

Mercyhealth is pleased to announce one of its physicians has received an award from the University of Illinois College of Medicine’s Rockford Medical Student Council.

Mercyhealth is pleased to announce the following of its employee/partners: Beth Thompson, APN, MSN, FNP-BC, at Mercyhealth Winnebago, has been appointed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to serve on the Family Nurse Practitioner Standard Setting Panel.

If you’re in treatment or have been treated for any type of cancer, we invite you to join us.

The Mercyhealth Development Foundation was excited to be receive a generous donation from a charitable organization, Sadie’s Dream for a Cure, on Thursday, March 14, at Mercyhealth’s Javon Bea Hospital and Physician Clinic-Riverside.

Due to the high number of influenza (flu) cases in the Rock River Region, OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center, Mercyhealth, SwedishAmerican, the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, and Crusader Community Health in cooperation with the Winnebago County Health Department, are restricting visitors to their facilities and are requiring healthcare staff wear masks if they have not been vaccinated for influenza this season.

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The SwedishAmerican Foundation is excited to announce it will award grants through its third annual Caring For Our Community grant program.

SwedishAmerican Neurosurgeon Gayatri Sonti, DO, PhD has been named a 2018 Top Doctor in Rockford.

The Mercyhealth Development Foundation invites you to Golf for a Good Cause on Friday, June 28, at its annual Golf Play Day.

Mercyhealth is pleased to welcome Jon Monkemeyer, MD to the Hospitalist staff of Mercyhealth’s Javon Bea Hospital–Riverside and Rockton.

In honor of American Heart Month, Mercyhealth is hosting a fun, educational and delicious evening to celebrate heart health education with its healthy heart night, Tuesday, February 26, at Giovanni’s, Rockford, 5:30 pm.