Passavant Area Hospital sits at 1600 West Walnut Street in Jacksonville, Illinois, and goes by the name Jacksonville Memorial Hospital these days, but folks in the region still remember it as Passavant, since it's been around since 1875, quietly serving Morgan, Cass, Greene, Scott, Macoupin, parts of Brown and northern Pike counties, doing what hospitals do best without much fuss or show. It's a short-term, voluntary nonprofit hospital with 93 to 121 staffed beds, depending on the reports, and you'll find it's part of Memorial Health System, so it's well connected to nearby hospitals like Illini Community and Springfield Memorial Hospitals, which gives folks options around here. The hospital takes care of everything from emergency needs, general medicine, and critical care to surgery, cancer treatment, psychiatric services, and rehabilitation, making room for patients in regular rooms, ICUs, a neonatal nursery for the little ones, and even specialized subprovider units for skilled nursing.
You see a full line-up of services here, including heart care, orthopedics, neurology, sleep, wound care, women's health, and lung services, plus an onsite pharmacy and access to imaging and radiology-you even get audiology and a blood center right there. Their therapy and rehabilitation programs are a highlight, with Passavant Rehab just down the way offering both inpatient and outpatient care for adults and children, whether it's recovering from a stroke, brain injury, or something else, and those programs have grabbed five Program Area accreditations from CARF, which matters to specialists even if regular folks don't always talk about it. They bring in a bunch of folks for care too, like 2,375 discharges a year and close to 11,000 patient days with over $437 million in patient revenue, which says something about how busy the place gets.
There are regular medical procedures like appendectomies, laparoscopic gallbladder and hernia removals, colonoscopies, and more, plus treatment for conditions including cancer, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, esophageal cancer, and breast cancer, and advanced options like Mohs surgery, electroconvulsive therapy, and intensive care. They don't stop at inpatient care either-home rehab and outpatient neurodiagnostics are available, you can book virtual visits or head in for weekend or after-hours appointments, and that helps folks who can't always get away during a workday. For people working nearby, Passavant provides industrial and corporate care-a lot of folks bring their work injuries here-and health education programs that help with weight management, diabetes, and pain, and you'll find wellness programs running, too.
Facilities are easy to move around in thanks to elevators and wheelchair access, and parking's free, which always seems to matter when you've got a family member with you. Waiting rooms give folks a place to sit while someone's getting care, and urgent care is on site in case something happens after hours or on weekends. The staff includes all kinds-physicians, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, recreational and speech therapists, dietitians, social workers, and chaplains-and they run community outreach and professional education, always trying to keep the region's care up to date. They handle organ donations, offer crisis and emergency care, and keep women's health services active, so there aren't many needs someone couldn't get help with. It's a steady place, connected to the Springfield Clinic for specialty care, and while Passavant isn't the largest hospital in Illinois, it's got roots and breadth, making sure people in and around Jacksonville have decent care close by when they need it.
