Alton Memorial Hospital
Recent News About Alton Memorial Hospital
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: In-Person Childbirth Classes Increase Capacity
Alton Memorial Hospital's Women's & Infants unit restarted in-person classes in late March, and can now accommodate up to 20 people per class, including the instructor.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Free Monthly Skin Cancer Screenings Resume
After a hiatus of more than a year, Alton Memorial Hospital is resuming its free monthly skin cancer screenings in partnership with Washington University Physicians of Illinois Inc.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Free Monthly Skin Cancer Screenings Resume
After a hiatus of more than a year, Alton Memorial Hospital is resuming its free monthly skin cancer screenings in partnership with Washington University Physicians of Illinois Inc.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: EMT Hopes to Help Through Medicine, Philosophy
An EMT with Alton Memorial Hospital’s EMS team since November 2020, Kvistad has even loftier goals. Neither of her parents had college degrees, and her high school wasn’t pushing students to apply.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Symbol of Strength
Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation is thankful for the dozens of businesses, families and individuals who donated to its first Ribbon of Strength campaign.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Reducing Readmissions is Goal of MIH Program
The Alton Memorial Hospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team is aiming to reduce hospital readmissions by instituting the Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) Community Paramedic Program.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Paramedic Eyes Medical School
Medicine hardly seemed like a calling for Brian Fogarty when he was finishing high school in 2011.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month
David Henkhaus recently had his second colonoscopy at Alton Memorial Hospital’s Digestive Health Center.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Krista Ludwig Joins WU Urology Practice
Urology has long been a male-dominated medical specialty. Washington University employs a diverse work force and has made the addition of a female urologic nurse practitioner on the Alton Memorial Hospital campus.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: New Frontier for Addiction Medicine at AMH
Had you told me eight years ago that I would be the founding executive director of a nonprofit, host of a successful podcast (Recovery Uncensored), a columnist for two separate media publications, a part-time revenue director for a local radio station, or working for BJC, I would have told you I was nothing other than an utter failure and to get lost -- because I deserved to wither away in a ruinous pit to perish alone.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: ‘Ribbon of Strength’ Fundraiser Helps Cancer Patients
Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation invites individuals, families and businesses to join them in its support for cancer patients, so patients can focus on treatment, healing and recovery.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Excellent, Comfortable Care
For Trish Oberweis, the fact that Dr. John Felder successfully treated her melanoma was the main thing. But the way in which Dr. Felder and his office treated her along the way was just as important.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: AMH Adds Plastic/Reconstructive Surgeon to Staff
Kelly Currie, MD, is a Washington University Physicians of Illinois Inc. plastic and reconstructive surgeon who has recently joined the Alton Memorial Hospital medical staff.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Auxiliary Fund Raiser Aids AMH, Local Businesses
Not having its usual “Girls On Grapes, Boys On Brew” fund raiser in 2020 caused the Alton Memorial Hospital White Cross Auxiliary to think outside the box, but the public came through by raising more than $12,000 in a mail-in campaign.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Robotic Surgery ‘Wonderful’ for Cancer Patient
Sherri Enlow has had more than her share of surgeries in her life, but the procedure she had done at Alton Memorial Hospital in September was the smoothest one yet.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Dr. Daniel Berg Joins Family Physicians of Bethalto
Daniel Berg, MD, is an experienced, board-certified Family Medicine physician who has started practice at Family Physicians of Bethalto, 163 E. Bethalto Drive.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Four AMH Departments Earn PRC Awards
Four Alton Memorial Hospital departments were recognized with top 2020 awards from national health care research leader Professional Research Consultants Inc. (PRC).
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Girl Scouts ’Rock’ Alton Memorial
For five local Girl Scout troops, it was “less talk, more rock” when it came to their appreciation for Alton Memorial Hospital.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: Childbirth Classes Available Online Through May 31
All childbirth education classes held at Alton Memorial Hospital have been canceled through at least the end of April (plus May 2) as AMH seeks to be diligent at reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL: AMH Adds HMI Location in Bethalto
Like many, Todd Meiser had dreams of being a star athlete.