Vein Care Services Now Available at IVCH Wound Center

Posted By Gene Vogelgesang

November 15, 2019

Outpatient treatment for vascular disease of the vein is now available at the wound center at Illinois Valley Community Hospital. The IVCH Vein Center uses a minimally-invasive laser treatment in an outpatient setting to deliver a higher level of care in a more convenient manner, according to Jill Smoode, the wound center’s program director. Specifically, the new vein services now available ...

New Nurse Practitioner Joins LaSalle Medical Clinic

Posted By Gene Vogelgesang

November 15, 2019

A board-certified family nurse practitioner recently joined the clinical staff at the Illinois Valley Community Hospital LaSalle Medical Clinic. Elizabeth Stuart, FNP, came to the Illinois Valley from Springfield, where she worked for the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Previously, she had been part of the nursing staff at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. Stuart received ...

Tai Chi for October 31st is CANCELLED

Posted By Jheri Emmerling

October 30, 2019

Due to snow in the forecast Tai Chi for October 31st is CANCELLED.

2019 IVCH 5K Winners

Posted By Gene Vogelgesang

October 14, 2019

Dan Palmer, 42, of Roscoe, Illinois, won the Illinois Valley Community Hospital Fall Fitness 5K race for the second year in a row when he crossed the finish line Saturday (Oct. 12) in a time of 17 minutes and 56 seconds. The run through the streets of Peru was organized by the IVCH Center for Physical Rehabilitation and Aquatics as a fundraiser for the IVCH Foundation. The first female finisher, ...

IVCH Becomes First Breast Milk Depot in Illinois Valley

Posted By Joan Fernandez

September 9, 2019

The Illinois Valley’s First Human Milk Depot at Illinois Valley Community Hospital Will Help Babies throughout Illinois and Wisconsin. Illinois Valley Community Hospital is proud to be the home of the Illinois Valley’s first human milk depot. Pasteurized donor human milk is an important nutritional therapy for many at-risk Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) babies, as it provides ...