Riverside Medical Center

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.

Riverside Medical Center
Riverside Healthcare
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Geography
LocationKankakee, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°7′29.2″N 87°52′53.3″W / 41.124778°N 87.881472°W / 41.124778; -87.881472
Organization
FundingNon-profit
TypeTeaching, Community
Affiliated universityChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds300[1]
Public transit accessRiver Valley Metro
History
Opened1964
Links
Websitewww.riversidehealthcare.org/location/riverside-medical-center
ListsHospitals in Illinois

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

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