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Fairfield Memorial Hospital weekly updates are used to keep the public informed as progress continues to be made on our Expansion Project. As the weather brings some snow and ice to our area we aren’t seeing as much work on the outside, however, the work continues inside the expansion! During the week of February 8th,…

In the United States, someone needs blood every two seconds to address anything from surgeries and severe illnesses to cancer treatments and traumatic injuries, according to the American Red Cross. That’s 30 people every minute, 1,800 people per hour, 43,200 people per day and more than 15 million people per year.   A Blood Drive…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital Chief Executive Officer, Katherine Bunting-Williams, Ph.D., announced today that Fairfield Memorial Hospital has received a certificate of their continued designation as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital as of January 26, 2021 by the Illinois Department of Public Health.  An Acute Stroke-Ready Hospital or ASRH is a hospital that has been designated by the Department…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital weekly updates are used to keep the public informed as progress continues to be made on our Expansion Project. As the brick begins to go up it’s beginning to create excitement around the facility. During the week of February 1st, the roofer is here this week to complete the parapet work at…

3D Mammography Mobile Event in Carmi on February 6th: Fairfield Memorial Hospital will have their Mobile Mammography at the FMH Carmi Medical Clinic on Saturday, February 6th, with appointments beginning at 8:00a.m. No physician order needed for those who are over the age of 40.  It must have been at least one year since your…

On Saturday, February 6th starting at approximately 6am, the City of Fairfield will be replacing a transformer at the FMH Medical Arts Complex. While the City is completing this work, the Medical Arts Complex building will be without power. The City estimates that this project will take until 1pm that day to complete. Arrangements have…

Reduced Rate Lab Testing with Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Laboratory Department will take place March 1st – March 20th by appointment only. There will be six convenient locations to choose from: Horizon Healthcare Carmi Medical Clinic, Horizon Healthcare Grayville Medical Clinic, Horizon Healthcare Fairfield Medical Clinic, Horizon Healthcare Cisne Medical Clinic, Fairfield Memorial Hospital Laboratory, and…

Dr. Wesley Thompson, MD, Chief of Staff at Fairfield Memorial Hospital, has accepted a position with Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Idaho and will be leaving the Wayne County community in March 2021 after 17 years of dedicated service to Wayne and the surrounding counties. “We are saddened by Dr. Thompson’s departure and he will be…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside of the Hospital. Amber Atteberry, RN who works as a Registered Nurse at Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Horizon Healthcare, was selected as the January 2021 Employee of the Month. Amber…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital weekly updates are used to keep the public informed as progress continues to be made on our Expansion Project. During the week of January 11th, the drywall contractor has nearly finished the framing on the Third Floor and has moved down to the Second Floor installing door frames, track and metal stud…