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Two COVID Vaccination Clinics Scheduled This Week

WEBThe Effingham County Health Department has announced two COVID vaccine clinics for this week. One is for the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine, on Wednesday, April 7 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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Health Department Offering Flu, COVID Clinics

WEBEffingham's News and Sports Leader. The Effingham County Health Department (ECHD) will once again be offering Flu Vaccination and COVID-19 Booster …

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Health Department List of Area COVID-19 Screening Sites

WEBEffingham's News and Sports Leader. We are routinely asked where people can get COVID-19 screening tests. Here's the list as posted on the website of the Effingham County Health Department:

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HSHS Offers COVID Testing in Effingham

WEBEffingham's News and Sports Leader. As COVID cases rise across the country and closer to home in Illinois, HSHS Medical Group and HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital urge community members to get tested for COVID if they are ill to reduce the virus’ spread.

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Effingham County Now at High COVID Community Level

WEBThe Effingham County Health Department Friday announced 95 new cases of COVID were reported from Friday, July 22 to Thursday, July 28. The announcement …

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Public Health Officials Urge Caution Around Respiratory Illnesses

WEBIllinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra is pictured at a news conference in Springfield in May 2023. IDPH is warning Illinoisans to take …

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HSHS is Encouraging All to Get Flu Shots

WEBEffingham's News and Sports Leader. HSHS Medical Group, HSHS Illinois hospitals and Prairie Cardiovascular are encouraging all to get a flu shot as soon as possible, especially as COVID-19 and the Delta variant continue to be widespread throughout the communities they serve.

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Governor, IDPH Confirms Bridge Phase Begins Friday

WEBEffingham's News and Sports Leader. Governor Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) confirmed today the entire state will move into the …

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Effingham County Health Department Announces Expansion of Vaccination

WEBEffingham's News and Sports Leader. Starting the week of March 15, the Effingham County Health Department will begin vaccinating the rest of Phase 1b and 1b+; this includes individuals who are under 65 with underlying health conditions and frontline essential workers.

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HSHS St. Anthony's Convenient Care Returning to Regular Hours

WEBEffingham's News and Sports Leader. Due to a decline in COVID-19 numbers in our region, HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is returning to regular hours for their Convenient Care walk-in clinic and Convenient Care Diagnostic Center.

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HSHS Medical Group Says Know the Signs of Diabetes

WEBEffingham's News and Sports Leader. An estimated 37 million people are living with diabetes in the United States – the highest it has ever been, according to the …

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Two Vascular Surgeons Added to Prairie Heart Ranks at HSHS St.

WEBVascular surgeons Dr. Christopher Gram and Dr. Jeffrey Trachtenburg are now seeing patients in Effingham at Prairie Heart Institute on the campus of HSHS St. …

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State Permit Granted for New Bonutti Clinic in Effingham

WEBEffingham's News and Sports Leader. The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board Tuesday afternoon granted a permit for Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center to construct a new Bonutti Clinic in Effingham.

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HSHS Medical Group Celebrates Family Medicine Location in …

WEB(A ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 4 celebrated the new location for HSHS Medical Group Family Medicine – Dieterich.Dr. Michelle Braddy, Jennifer Kistner …

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Grant Funds Awarded to Address Disparities in Access to Health Care

WEB18 different Illinois organizations will share $3.7 million to address systemic health disparities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The federally-funded program …

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Hospital Named in Top 100 of Rural and Community Hospitals in US

WEBHSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital in Effingham was recently named one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center …

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St. Anthony's Expands Weight Management Program

WEBStarting in January 2019, HMR®, a Weight Management Program offered by HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, will be expanding to a secondary location, the new HSHS St. Anthony’s Health Center at 900 West Temple Avenue in Effingham.

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Update on HSHS Systemwide Outage

WEBHospital Sisters Health System continues to address a systemwide outage. Here's a statement from HSHS on the situation: "For ongoing updates on Hospital …

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