Riverside Medical Center

Established in 1964, Riverside Medical Center serves the south suburban counties of Chicago, United States, as a not-for-profit medical facility. Riverside has three medical campuses serving Kankakee, Bourbonnais, Coal City, Frankfort, and Watseka, IL as well as nine Community Health Centers serving areas within Kankakee, Will, Iroquois and Grundy Counties.

Riverside Medical Center
Geography
LocationKankakee, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°7′29.2″N 87°52′53.3″W
Organization
Fundingnot-for-profit medical facility
Typenot-for-profit medical facility
Affiliated universityKankakee, Bourbonnais, and Coal City, IL, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentThe Emergency Department is designated as a Level II Trauma Center
Beds336
History
Opened1964

Riverside Medical Center has specialty programs in cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, obstetrics, trauma, oncology, rehabilitation, geriatrics, occupational health, treatment of alcohol and chemical dependency and psychiatric services. For its heart and oncology programs, Riverside partners with Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

The Riverside Medical Center Kankakee Campus houses a 336-bed hospital that provides inpatient and outpatient care. The Emergency Department is designated as a Level II Trauma Center and a Resource Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Kankakee is home to Riverside's senior living community featuring active independent living, assisted living, 24-hour skilled nursing care and Alzheimer's care.

Accreditations and affiliations

Collaborative working relationships and cultural exchange programs have been established between Riverside and RUSH University Medical Center bringing new treatment methodologies to patients. Rush-Riverside Heart Center and Rush-Riverside Cancer Institute are examples of two such collaborative efforts.

Affiliations
  • American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
  • American Hospital Association
  • American Red Cross Blood Bank
  • Healthcare Forum Advisory Board
  • Illinois Hospital Health Systems Association
  • Illinois Pioneer Coalition
  • Licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health
  • Life Services Network of Illinois
  • Mather Institute of Chicago
  • Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council
  • Rush System for Health
  • Voluntary Hospitals of America (VHA, Inc.)

Accreditations
  • American College of Radiology and Obstetrical General and Vascular Ultrasound and Mammography Services
  • American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Program
  • American Diabetes Association
  • American Medical Association through the Accreditation Committee of the Illinois State Medical *Society for Continuing Medical Education
  • College of American Pathologists (CAP) for Laboratory Excellence
  • Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
  • Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organization (JCAHO)

Awards and accolades
  • 2007 Thomson 100 Top Hospital
  • 2007 Thomson 100 Top Hospital, Cardiovascular[1]
  • Riverside Medical Center was named as a 2006 CareScience Select Practice National Quality Leader in the category of Cardiac Bypass Surgery. As a recipient of this award, Riverside Medical Center has achieved superior performance in care of patients in the disease group of Cardiac Bypass Surgery, as identified by the CareScience Select Practice methodology, which utilizes both quality and efficiency indices to track a hospital’s performance.

Services
  • Alcoholic and Substance abuse treatment
  • Ambulance Service
  • Blood Bank
  • Bone Densitometer
  • Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (3)
  • Cardiac Rehabilitation
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Clinical & Anatomical Pathology Laboratory
  • Computerized Tomography (16 & 64 slice scanner)
  • Community Based Primary Care
  • Corporate Health Services
  • daVinci Robotic Assist Surgical Procedures
  • Delivery and Birthing Rooms/LDR
  • Diabetes Center
  • Psychiatric Emergency Services
  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Electrocardiography
  • Electroencephalography
  • Electromyography
  • Enterostomal Therapy
  • Extracorporeal Shock Wave
  • General Medicine
  • Genetics Counseling
  • Health Promotion Services
  • Hemodynamics Laboratory
  • Histopathology Laboratory
  • Home Health Care
  • Home Meal Service
  • Hospital Auxiliary
  • Industrial Medicine
  • Interventional Radiology
  • Intravenous therapy
  • Laser Surgery
  • Lithotripter
  • Mammography (Digital)
  • Neurosurgery Program
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Obstetrics
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Oncology Services
  • Outpatient Surgery Service
  • Pain Management
  • Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS)
  • Pediatrics
  • Pediatric cardiology Clinic
  • Pharmacy
  • Physical Rehabilitation Therapy
  • Physician Hospital Network
  • Premature Nursery
  • Psychiatric Inpatient Services
  • Psychiatric Outpatient Services
  • Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization
  • Pulmonary Function Laboratory
  • Radioactive Implants
  • Recovery Room
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Reference Laboratory
  • Rehabilitation (inpatient and outpatient)
  • Reproductive Health Services
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Sleep Laboratory
  • Social Services
  • Speech pathology
  • Surgical Facilities
  • Senior Living Services
  • Trauma Center (Designated Level II)
  • Ultrasound (4-D)
  • Varian 21 EX Linear Accelerator (LINAC)
  • Volunteer Service Department
  • Women’s Center
  • Work Hardening Program

Locations

Campuses
  • Riverside Medical Center Kankakee Campus (Main) - Kankakee, IL
  • Riverside Healthcare Bourbonnais Campus - Bourbonnais, IL
  • Riverside Healthcare Coal City Campus - Coal City, IL
  • Riverside Healthcare Watseka Campus - Watseka, IL
  • Riverside Healthcare Frankfort Campus - Frankfort, IL

Community health centers (clinics)

Ambulance stations

Other locations
  • Resolve Center - Manteno, IL
  • Betty Burch Bridgewater Center - Bourbonnais, IL
  • Riverside Health Fitness Center - Bourbonnais, IL
  • Senior Living Campus - Kankakee, IL
  • Riverise Atrium - Bradley, IL
  • Health Equipment Super Store - Kankakee, IL

References
  1. Thomson 100 Top Hospitals Archived 2007-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
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