RMH Welcomes Cheryl White to Medical Staff
Cheryl White is a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She is currently seeing patients in the RMH Physician Offices located on the second floor and specializes in caring for adult and pediatric patients. Appointments can be made by calling (618) 395-6079. Walk-ins are also welcome.
She is offering school physicals and sports physicals for $25 during the month of July.
Her office hours are:
10:00 am - 6:30 pm - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
8:00 am - Noon - Saturday
Most major insurance, Medicaid, Medicare and self-pay accepted.
RMH Auxiliary Makes Second Large Donation to Renewing for Health
When the Women’s Health Center was in the beginning stages of construction, the RMH Auxiliary decided that they would pledge $75,000 toward the Renewing for Health fund drive. With their pledge came the naming opportunity for the new gift shop, which the Auxiliary has named the RMH East Street Boutique.
At the March Auxiliary Board Meeting, the board voted to pledge another $25,000 to Renewing for Health, bringing their total donation to $100,000.
“The Auxiliary Board saw that the Hospital and Foundation were getting very close to achieving their Renewing for Health goal and wanted to make a display of additional support to move the campaign forward in its final months,” said Eric Toliver, Director of Volunteer Services.
In addition to the many fundraising activities hosted by the Auxiliary each year, the RMH East Street Boutique has had amazing success in supporting the Auxiliary’s mission. Since opening the gift shop, sales are 4-5 times more than with the previous “gift cabinets” in the former Main Lobby of the Hospital. This increase has also allowed the Auxiliary to commit an additional $10,000 this year to help purchase 2 new mobile surgical chairs for the Same Day Surgery Unit.
“Richland Memorial Hospital is fortunate to have such a dedicated group of individuals standing behind us,” stated Toliver.
RMH Opens Remodeled Same Day Surgery Unit
The remodeling of the former Family Maternity Services unit has been completed and now houses the new Same Day Surgery Unit and GI (Gastrointestinal) Lab. RMH received official approval from the Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday, February 9th, and began seeing its first patients at 6 a.m. Friday, February 13th.
The Same Day Surgery unit used to be located on the second floor, which was less convenient for patients, who would have to travel through public corridors and elevators to get to the operating room on the first floor. The new unit has direct access to the operating rooms, which means enhanced privacy for patients.
"I think we are offering a better service to our patients with this move," commented Cindy Bailey, Chief Nursing Officer.
The surgical volume has increased significantly due to the addition of surgeons within the past year. New doctors who frequently use the unit include Dr. Rise Hatten, Dr. N. Dejti, Dr. Richard J. Loesch, Dr. Thomas Joseph and Dr. Mary Melanie Waller. Approximately 12 to 15 patients per day have surgical procedures at RMH.
RMH Introduces Sports Medicine Community Service Program
The RMH Sports Medicine Community Service Program will begin on June 1st, 2009 and continue for the months of June and July. The certified athletic trainer will be available Mondays through Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. This program is designed to give community sports programs the opportunity to utilize the services of the certified athletic trainer. These services are free to all community sports organizations. Events can be scheduled for the athletic trainer to be present at by contacting (618) 395-6031. Appointments are limited, so calling ahead for availability is appreciated.
In addition to providing athletic training services, special sports medicine educational programs are available to community based groups and may be made by calling (618) 395-6031.
Click here to see available dates: Sports Medicine Calendar
Visit our new Renewing for Health web site
http://www.renewingforhealth.org/
