Alton Memorial Hospital welcomed pulmonologist Massood Molavi, MD, FCCP, FRCPC, to the staff this year. Board certified in internal medicine and pulmonary disease, Dr. Molavi is also part of the BJC Medical Group of Illinois.

Dr. Molavi is located in Suite 220 (Alton Internal Medicine) in Medical Office Building A on the AMH campus. To make an appointment, call 618-463-7755.

Dr. Juri McDowell is the 2018 Alton Memorial Hospital Chairman’s Award winner, but AMH also honored several other physicians at the annual Physician’s Appreciation Dinner on Sept. 28.

Dr. Juri McDowell is the winner of the 2018 Alton Memorial Hospital Chairman’s Award. Dr. McDowell, chief of Anesthesiology at AMH, was honored at the annual Physician’s Appreciation Dinner, held recently at the Post Commons in Alton.

The Marquette Catholic High School girls volleyball team got satisfaction beyond just a victory over Brussels High School on Sept. 27. The Explorers also hosted “Volley for Music” to benefit the Music and Memory program at Alton Memorial Hospital’s Center for Senior Renewal. The evening brought in more than $1,000 cash, $280 worth of iTunes gift cards and 32 CDs.

Amy Kasarda, a nurse in Alton Memorial Hospital's Women's Health and Childbirth Center, is this year's AMH nominee to the BJC Health Hall of Fame. Amy has used Weight Watchers to help her lose more than 100 pounds since the summer of 2017.