Hospital News

Thanks to all the volunteers, donors and community for another successful Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation event on Sept. 14.

The next American Red Cross blood drive at Alton Memorial Hospital will be from 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, in the AMH café meeting rooms. To register, go HERE.

Learn more about the most common questions we get from prospective bariatrics and weight loss surgery patients about what Alton Memorial Hospital has to offer.

Two Alton Memorial departments have been spotlighted for excellent patient experience.The 5-Star Award goes to inpatient units scoring in the top 10% in PRC’s database.

Dr. David Riedel, who retired April 30, has seen plenty of growth on the AMH campus since he arrived in 1980. He also led the way in placing the hospital on the cutting edge for GI treatments, most notably colon cancer prevention.

Zdenka Chytil moved here from Czechoslovakia amidst political upheaval in Eastern Europe. She retires as one of Alton Memorial's beloved staff members.

Deborah Bross, MD, is the winner of the 2023 Alton Memorial Hospital Chairman’s Award. Dr. Bross won based on nominations submitted by employees and her fellow physicians.

Dr. Deborah Bross is the 2023 Alton Memorial Hospital Chairman’s Award winner, but AMH is also honoring several other physicians and health care professionals for their work this year.

Alton Memorial Hospital is among the first ambulance services in the region to carry “leave-behind” Narcan for patients as well as patients’ families when responding to an overdose call.

Thanks to a successful grant request, the Women’s Health and Childbirth Center at Alton Memorial Hospital received more than $73,000 this year to help make sure that pregnant and postpartum women facing health inequities due to social and economic factors receive the help they need. Kathy Alford-Spitze is the peer recovery specialist added to the staff.