U.S. News & World Report Ranks Springfield Memorial Hospital Among Best in State
Springfield Memorial Hospital has been ranked among the best hospitals statewide by U.S. News & World Report. The publication, which issues annual rankings of hospitals nationwide, placed SMH 21st out of 213 hospitals in Illinois. The hospital was also recognized for top performance in nine specialized treatment areas: Cancer treatment: Leukemia, lymphoma and myelomaCardiology, heart and vascular surgery: Abdominal aortic aneurysm repairGastroenterology and GI surgery: Colon cancer surgeryNeurology and
Free Community Health Talk: Bunions, Hammertoes & Other Foot Woes
Memorial Health and Springfield Clinic will co-host a free community health talk on bunions, hammertoes and other common foot conditions at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13, at the Edgar J. Curtis Memorial Learning Center located at 228 W. Miller St. in Springfield. Springfield Clinic orthopedic surgeons Benjamin Stevens, MD, and Kathleen Kay, MD, will discuss symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, surgical procedures and recovery expectations for various foot conditions. "It's easy for the foot and the ankle
