Riverside Medical Center Explained

Riverside Medical Center
Org/Group:Riverside Healthcare
Coordinates:41.1248°N -87.8815°W
Location:Kankakee
State:Illinois
Country:United States
Funding:Non-profit
Type:Teaching, Community
Affiliation:Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emergency:II
Beds:300[1]
Speciality:Acute care
Founded:1964
Publictransit:River Valley Metro

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. 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Riverside Medical Center . American Hospital Directory.
  2. Web site: Riverside Medical Center . Illinois Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care . Illinois Department of Public HealthJB.
  3. Web site: Riverside Medical Center . Riverside Healthcare.
  4. Web site: Graduate Medical Education . Riverside Healthcare.
  5. News: Provost . Lee . Kankakee Co.'s 1st COVID-19 case reported . Kankakee Daily Journal . March 19, 2020.
  6. News: Provost . Lee . Riverside begins on-site COVID-19 testing . Kankakee Daily Journal . April 22, 2020.