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St. John's Hospital, founded in 1875 by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, has 457 licensed beds and is a primary teaching hospital for the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIU).
| St. John's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Hospital Sisters Health System | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Springfield, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 39°48′31″N 89°39′17″W / 39.8086°N 89.6546°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | US |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Community |
| Affiliated university | SIU School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 457[1] |
| Helipad | FAA LID: 97IS |
| Public transit access |  SMTD |
| History | |
| Opened | 1875 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.st-johns.org |
| Lists | Hospitals in Illinois |
Located in Springfield, Illinois, St. John's is a member of the Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a Roman Catholic healthcare mission founded to continue the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. It is sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis.[2]
St. John's is one of two Level One Emergency Trauma Centers a distinction it shares with Memorial Medical Center (MMC) (Springfield, Illinois) and only Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center for the Springfield area.[3][4] St. John's is the home to the Prairie Heart Institute and AthletiCare.
References
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- ^ "About Us | HSHS St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL". St-johns.org. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ^ "Regional Trauma Center | HSHS St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL". St-johns.org. Retrieved 2019-05-22.
- ^ Writer, Dean OlsenStaff. "HSHS St. John's will compete with Memorial on Level 1 trauma services". The State Journal-Register.
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