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Temporarily Suspending Hospital Services – PERU

To the communities we serve, As most of you have now heard, effective at 7 a.m., Saturday, January 28, 2023, all acute hospital services at St. Margaret’s Health – Peru will be temporarily suspended. This will include ICU, Med-Surg/Peds, all surgeries, emergency, lab, x-ray and other outpatient hospital services. This will NOT affect primary and specialty clinics, nor physical therapy services at the Illinois Valley YMCA. This outcome was never a part of our plan or goal when deciding to merge with former Illinois Valley Community Hospital. Together, we had shared a vision for more efficient delivery of high quality healthcare in the region and an opportunity to combine resources to enhance the services provided. Despite our efforts to consolidate and streamline services to encourage a stronger financial position, factors beyond our control have brought about many unforeseen fiscal hardships. In a healthcare climate already plagued by economic concerns that

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2022 Holiday Raffle – $1,000 Winner

Bobbi VanSchaick, Door Greeter at St. Margaret’s Health in Spring Valley drew this year’s $1,000 winner, Lisa Lynch of Peru! Lisa has graciously chosen to donate $500 back to the St. Margaret’s Foundation! We want to give a huge THANK YOU to everyone who purchased (or helped sell) raffle tickets and supported the St. Margaret’s Foundation!   May Everyone Have a Happy and Healthy New Year!

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2022 Holiday Raffle – Sapp Bros. $500 Gas Card Winners

Thanks to all our supporters who bought tickets and our volunteers who sold tickets. The lucky winners of the Christmas drawing for a $500 Sapp Bros. Gas Card were Lori and Mark Dudek from LaSalle!  Pictured below: Joan Fernandez, Director of Community Outreach, with Red Coat volunteer Joe Wagner, who picked this year’s winning raffle for the Sapp Bros. gas card. May Everyone Have a Happy and Healthy New Year!   .

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Mask Recommendation

The CDC recommends that people wear masks in areas with high community transmission levels of COVID-19. The following link will bring you to a page on the CDC’s website that allows you to check transmission levels by state/territory and county, as well as provides additional helpful information pertaining to COVID-19. We encourage you to use these available resources to protect your health. More Information

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SMH Peru And Spring Valley Will Be Closing All Current Operations As Of Friday, June 16, 2023 At 11:59 P.M.

This includes the Hospital, Clinics and other facilities at both locations.

All portals will be inaccessible after this time.

Patients needing emergency care should call 911.

To obtain a copy of your Medical Records please visit our Medical Records Request webpage and download and submit a request in writing.

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