Riverside Medical Center
| Riverside Medical Center | |
|---|---|
| Riverside Healthcare | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kankakee, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°7′29.2″N 87°52′53.3″W / 41.124778°N 87.881472°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit |
| Type | Teaching, Community |
| Affiliated university | Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level II trauma center |
| Beds | 300[1] |
| Public transit access | River Valley Metro |
| History | |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Illinois |
Riverside Medical Center is a 300-bed teaching hospital located in Kankakee, Illinois. The hospital operates a Level II Trauma Center and a primary stroke center.[2] The hospital provides inpatient acute care and outpatient services.[3] Founded in 1964, the hospital is a part of Riverside Healthcare.
The hospital operates a number of residency training and fellowship programs for newly graduated physicians.[4] The residencies train physicians specializing in psychiatry and internal medicine, and the fellowships train physicians specializing in cardiology, interventional cardiology and gastroenterology.[4]
On March 19, 2020, the first case of COVID-19 infection in Kankakee was reported at Riverside Medical Center.[5] The following month, the hospital began onsite testing for COVID-19 infection.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Riverside Medical Center". American Hospital Directory.
- ^ "Riverside Medical Center". Illinois Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care. Illinois Department of Public HealthJB.
- ^ "Riverside Medical Center". Riverside Healthcare.
- ^ a b "Graduate Medical Education". Riverside Healthcare.
- ^ Provost, Lee (March 19, 2020). "Kankakee Co.'s 1st COVID-19 case reported". Kankakee Daily Journal.
- ^ Provost, Lee (April 22, 2020). "Riverside begins on-site COVID-19 testing". Kankakee Daily Journal.
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