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Medical Services- Medical and Health Services -Quincy has a very large hospital, Blessing Hospital, and several medical clinics in addition to a Cancer Center and a Women’s Health Center. Quincy Medical Group is located at 1025 Maine Street and is a physician-owned group comprised of over 100 physicians and nurse practitioners. The Quincy Family Practice Group located at 612 North 11th Street has six faculty physicians, and 18 resident physicians to provide health care in most areas. The Cancer Center at Blessing Hospital is located at the 11th Street campus and provides state-of-the-art diagnostics and treatment. The Adams County Health Department provides services in regard to environmental health, advice for foreign travel including some immunizations needed, health promotion, and maternal-child health. Some services are charged for according to financial capability or need. The Health Department is located at 333 North 6th Street in Quincy. Their telephone number is (217) 222-8440. - Health Organizations -Blessing Hospital Health Classes Adams County Diabetes Association Council, 605 Kimberly Drive, Quincy, IL 62301, (217) 875-9011, administers and supports programs to improve the lives of diabetics and to fund research to find a cure. The Aids Hotline is 1-800-AID-AIDS and provides information about prevention, risk, testing, treatment and other HIV/AIDS related concerns. Information specialists are available 24 hours a day to answer questions, provide referrals, and send free publications through email or regular mail service. The CDC National AIDS Hotline is (800) 342-2437. The Alzheimer’s Association - Quincy Branch Office serves Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Hancock, Pike, and Schuyler counties with a 24-hour helpline, support groups, and the Safe Return program. In addition, a patient management guide, referrals, training for families and caregivers, a lending library, quarterly newsletter, and research support are available to help patients and families. Contact at (218) 228-1111. The American Cancer Society located in Springfield, IL 62701, 800-ACS-2345, provides information and support with a variety of services for cancer patients. Questions about any type of cancer, treatment or local resources for a cancer patient, the national cancer information center may be contacted. The American Heart Association at 1261 Maine in Quincy, IL 62301, provides professional speakers, educational programs and free literature. They also offer CPR classes in the community for those who would like training to administer CPR or for those whose employment requires them to be certified. Contact at (217) 698-3838. The Arthritis Foundation at Blessing Hospital at 14th in Quincy, IL 62301, supports the prevention, control and cure of arthritis. They have the latest information to help patients manage their disease and stay active. They also provide an arthritis support group. Contact them at (217) 228-3208. Blessing Hospice at Blessing at 14th in Quincy, IL 62301, provides comprehensive care for terminally ill patients. They have an experienced team of physicians, nurses social workers, clergy, home health aides that provide this service. Contact them at (217) 228-5521. Central Illinois Care Consortium is designed to help income eligible individuals who are infected with the HIV virus and their families. They provide case management, dental care, health care, counseling, transportation, legal services, nutrition services, and housing assistance for clients and their families. Contact at (217) 222-8440, or Adams County Health Department, 333 N. 6th St., Quincy, IL 62301. Easter Seal Society provides services to children and adults with disabilities and special needs, and support to their families in Adams, Brown, Calhoun, Hancock, Pike and Schuyler Counties. Their services extend to people with disabilities, spinal cord injuries, polio, hearing disorders, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, amputations, strokes, learning disabilities and other disorders. Contact them at (800) 525-0067. The Epilepsy Resource Center of Central Illinois in Springfield, IL 62701, promotes the welfare of people with epilepsy and their families. They provide a variety of services including information and referral, counseling, education, case management, job placement, referral employment assistance and support groups. They also publish a newsletter, Wavelength, which features many articles covering all aspects of epilepsy. Call (800) 800-6401 to get on the mailing list. Contact them in Springfield, IL, at (217) 726-1839 or (800) 800-6401 or by email at epilepsy@spfldsparc.org . Lifeline is available through Blessing Hospital at Broadway and 14th in Quincy, IL 62301. It is an emergency response system for seniors who are frail or may live alone and need medical help or may have a medical emergency. Contact them at (217) 223-1200 x 4902. The Multiple Sclerosis Great River Illinois Chapter in Quincy, IL 62301, along with the national society, promotes research and education, advocates on critical issues, and organizes a wide range of programs, including support for the newly diagnosed and those living with MS. Contact at (217) 224-4711. The National Federation of the Blind provides public education about blindness, aids and appliances, scholarships, information and referral services, literature and publications about blindness, and many other services as well as support for blind persons and their families. Contact them at (800) 344-4867. PATCH, Planned Approach to Community Health, at 333 N. 6th Street, Quincy, IL 62301, is administered by the Adams County Health Department. It assesses community health problems, identifies the priorities necessary, and helps to plan and evaluate any intervention that is needed. Contact them at (217) 222-8440. - Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals -Doctors There are some excellent sites on the internet that will help find out if your physician has a criminal record or problem with the law. The individual State Medical Boards provide information on doctors who have been disciplined by state medical boards and federal agencies in the past ten years and the disciplinary actions taken. There is a fee for this service. Quackwatch.com has an extensive listing of websites pertaining to the problems of medical fraud. Their purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies with a primary focus on quackery-related information. The Federation of State Medical Boards or doc info provide web addresses, mailing addresses and phone numbers for state boards. A search can be completed for specific physicians for $9.95 per report. The Administrators in Medicine is a free site which provides licensing background, malpractice, criminal conviction and disciplinary information of physicians and health care practitioners from state government licensing boards. And last, but not least, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General has an online database of information on doctors, hospitals and other groups not participating in federal health programs because of fraud, patient abuse, licensing board actions, and default on loans. Local area Physicians & Surgeons and all of the medical specialties are listed in this link. To search for a doctor according to practice, visit the Switchboard Yellow Pages. - County Health Departments -Health Departments Brown County Health Department at 111 West Washington, Mt. Sterling, IL. 62353, (217) 773-2714, provides all public health services. It is Medicare certified and skilled nursing services are available as well as an array of mental health services. Calhoun County Health Department at 210 French Street in Hardin, IL 62047, (618) 576-2428, provides all public health services. It is Medicare certified and provides home health services, skilled nursing service and speech and physical therapy as well. Hancock County Health Department at 73 South Adams in Carthage, IL 62321, also provides all public health services, plus homemaker, chore/housekeeping service, home health aid and skilled nursing services. Pike County Health Department at 105 East Jefferson in Pittsfield, Il 62363, (217) 285-4407, provides public health services, home support and weekly blood pressure screening. Schuyler County Health Department at 127 S. Liberty in Rushville, IL 62381, (217) 322-4373, provides homemakers service, immunizations and weekly blood sugar and blood pressure readings. Health Organizations provide help and information
on lung disease, arthritis, home care, osteoporosis, and diabetes,
just to mention a few: - Specialized Medical Care -The Surgery Center of Quincy is an out-patient surgery center for those procedures that do not require in-patient care. It is located at the Blessing campus at 1118 Hampshire and the telephone is (217) 222-6550 x 6100. Physical Therapy is available at Blessing Hospital Out-patient Physical Rehabilitation at 11th and Maine, (217) 223-1200, and Apex Rehabilitation, Inc. at 1707 North 12th Street, Quincy, (217) 222-5336; Cancer treatment is available at the new Cancer Treatment Center at Blessing Hospital at 11th and Maine, Quincy, (217) 223-1200. The Quincy Medical Group facility has specialists in cardiology, dermatology, eye care and surgery, gastroenterology, international travel, internal medicine, nephrology, neurology and surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, oncology and hematology, orthopedic surgery, pediatrics, pulmonary medicine and rehabilitation services. The QMG is located at 1025 Maine, Quincy (217) 222-6550. Cardiac Rehabilitation is available at the Quincy Medical Group at 1025 Maine Street, Quincy, (217) 222-6550. Mental Health Services are available at the Newman Clinic and Behavioral Services offices at 14th and Broadway, Quincy, (217) 224-4453; Psychology Associates at 20th and Maine, Quincy, (217) 224-4080; Adams County Mental Health Center, 4409 Maine, Quincy, (217) 223-0422; and Transitions of Western Illinois at 4409 Maine, Quincy, (217) 223-0413. - Hospital Services -Hospitals About 8-hour’s drive from Quincy is Mayo Clinic which provides excellent service and the most current methods of treatment for many diseases and ailments. Rochester, MN, is Mayo’s closest facility to the Quincy area. With more than 1,500 physicians, the clinic and two hospitals located at the facility offer practices in every medical specialty. Mayo clinic has a very grand reputation for having the world's top doctors, being a pioneer in medical practices and research for new treatments, and having a very high consumer return with 70% of it's patients having been there before. - Ambulatory Care -Our local Quincy area has ambulatory care services available at the Quincy Medical Group, 1101 Maine Street, Quincy, IL. It is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please call (217) 222-6550, extension 3133. QuincyNet’s bookmarks will also provide you with the Ambulatory Care Physicians names and the services that are provided. - Emergency Services -Quincy and most of the surrounding areas are serviced by the 911 emergency call. In addition there are a number of emergency hotlines available. Also available is Air Evac, the emergency helicopter service operated by Blessing Hospital. This service has an annual membership fee of $50 single and $55 couple and $60 family. Members do not have any out-of-pocket costs for this service. Quincy has many groups that provide emergency assistance. They are the Ambulance service which covers the entire county; the emergency helicopter Air Evac; Ambulatory Care facilities; Emergency Telephones; Handicapped transportation - Handicapped Transportation, 1707 N. 12th St., 228-0695; Lifeline Service through Blessing Hospital; Senior Citizens' Transportation, 639 York, 224-3535; the Quincy Fire Department; 911; Poison Center 800-942-5969; Quincy Police; Roadside service; the Salvation Army; Visiting Nurses and the American Red Cross, 222-2477. - Ambulance Services -Adams County Ambulance provides emergency ambulance service to Adams County by calling 911. For information about this service call their local office number. Adams County Ambulance Service can be reached by dialing 911. In addition to Air Evac, other air ambulance services are available. |