Medical Services, Hospitals,
& Health Education:
Helping
you maintain your health…
ADDUS
Healthcare
10326 Lincoln Trail
Fairview Heights, IL 62208
618.398.8001
Services offered:
Provide in-home services and personal care to help prevent
institutionalization of individuals. ADDUS Healthcare is a
service provider contracting through the Community Care
Program sponsored by Illinois Department on Aging. Services
include providing housekeeping and homemaker service to
persons 60 years of age and over and private individual
services. No age limitations.
The ALS
Association - St. Louis Regional Chapter
5615 Pershing Avenue, Suite 20
St. Louis, MO 63112
314.534.0610
Services offered:
Patient Services Coordinator to assist with information,
concerns, problems and guidance; respite care program;
medical equipment, loan pool; augmentative communication and
assistive devices loan program; family mentor program;
bi-monthly newsletter; Speaker Bureau, Pen Pal Program,
Transportation Assistance, Nutritional Supplement
Assistance.
Alzheimer’s Association
9374 Olive Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63132
314.432.3422 or
1.800.980.9080
Website:
www.alzstl.org
Services offered:
Helpline; information and referral; care consultation;
Family Care Planning; support groups; Safe Return
identification program; education courses for people with
memory loss; family caregivers and professionals;
conferences; health fairs; advocacy and research.
Alzheimer’s Support (for Caregivers)
Four Fountains Convalescent Center
101 South Belt West
Belleville, IL 62220
618.277.7700
Services offered: Support
group for caregivers of persons with Alzheimer’s Disease.
American
Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
State Office – Springfield, Illinois
217.522.7700
District Office – Alton, Illinois
Services offered: Health
education, consumer affairs, driving, tax aid/counseling,
purchase privileges, group insurance and discounts.
American
Cancer Society
118 South Seminary
Collinsville, IL 62234
618.345.7911
or 1.800.ACS.2345
Services offered:
Information and resource referral, transportation programs;
rehab/support visitor programs; educational programs.
American
Diabetes Association – Central Division St. Louis Area
10820 Sunset Office Drive, Suite 220
St. Louis, MO 63127
314.822.5490
Website:
www.diabetes.org
Services offered:
Informational resource for persons with diabetes, their
friends and family members. Will pay for a one-supply of
insulin on a one-time basis up to $50. Youth with events
throughout the year for teens and children with diabetes.
Residential camp and day camp each summer for teens and
children with diabetes. Fund raising to support research.
American
Heart Association
1.800.966.7113
American
Lung Association of Illinois
P.O. Box 2576
Springfield, IL 62708
217.787.5864
Services offered:
Provides information and health information.
American
Parkinson Disease Association
660 South Euclid, Box 8111
St. Louis, MO 63110
314.362.3299
Website:
www.geocities.com/parkinson
Services offered:
Provides information and referral. Offers educational
materials for the public and professionals. Provides
medical referrals, support, respite care, speech therapy,
adult day care, lifeline and exercise classes. Public
lectures.
American Red Cross – St. Louis Area Chapter
10195 Corporate Square
St. Louis, MO 63132
314.286.8200
(24-Hour Disaster Number)
Website:
www.redcrossstl.org
Services offered: First aid, CPR, AIDS, and aquatics
training; disaster preparedness and relief services;
military social services; information and referral blood
mobiles.
American Red Cross – Scott Air Force Base
Building 21 POW/MIA
P.O. Box 25379
Scott AFB, IL 62225-0379
618.256.1855/3292
Services offered:
Personal & family counseling;
financial assistance in form of loan or grant for emergency
needs; safety programs (CPR training); first-aid program;
swim program; blood drives; baby-sitting training; a means
of contacting geographical distant family members when an
emergency or family crisis arises, often providing financial
assistance in reuniting families.
Bethany Place
821 West A Street
Belleville, IL 62220
618.234.0291
Website:
www.bethanyplace.org
Services offered: Case management, nursing
assessments, resource and referrals for in home care,
doctors, transitional housing, utilities, food, dental,
transportation, mental health, art therapy, massage therapy,
social security and public aid assistance, support groups,
Buddy Program, social activities, a Drop-in Center,
community education, food pantry, and prevention.
Calvin Johnson Care Center
727 North 17th Street
Belleville, IL 62226
618.234.3323
Services offered:
In-house dialysis unit, ventilator
unit, Medicare unit, skilled therapies, intermediate care,
activity programs, social rehab programs, dietary services,
24-hour nursing services, respiratory therapy.
Caregivers Group – Our World Senior Support Center
145 Springfield Court
O’Fallon, IL 62269
618.632.3674 or 618.632.3352
Services offered:
Provides quality individualized
services for children and older adults, educational and
therapeutic programming in a supervised daytime environment,
and support to the whole family. Meetings are for
caregivers. Special Accessibility is available for those
who are mobility impaired.
Caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s
220 West Lincoln Street
Belleville, IL 62220
618.234.4410, ext. 7033
Services offered:
Primary focus of the group is to
provide support to the children of aged parents with
Alzheimer’s cope with the stress and burden of care giving.
Cerebral Palsy of Southwestern Illinois
211 Lebanon Avenue
Belleville, Illinois 62220-4124
618.233.0210
Website:
www.cpswi.org
Services offered: Case management, advocacy;
referrals, CILA residential program; equipment
loans/repairs; adult/youth recreational activities; support
services; community presentations, Camp Pathfinder, Home
Based and Family Assistance Program facilitators; Kids on
the Block and Sensitivity Training Educational Programs.
Comprehensive Mental Health Center of St. Clair
County, Inc.
3911 State Street
East St. Louis, IL 62205
618.482.7330
Services offered: The Center offers outpatient
treatment, partial hospitalization, residential alternatives
for the mentally ill and developmentally disabled;
alcoholism/drug treatment, emergency services, consultation
and education services, children’s early intervention and
parenting for success programs, counseling for the elderly,
as well as case management for the homeless.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – Gateway Chapter
200 South Hanley, Suite 620
St. Louis, MO 63105
314.721.2490
Website:
www.cff.org
Services offered: The CFF is a non-profit
organization dedicated to funding research to find a cure
for cystic fibrosis and improving the quality of life for
people with the disease. The Foundation works toward these
goals in four programs areas: research; public policy;
education; and medical care – that locally takes the form of
grants to cystic fibrosis Care Centers at the St. Louis
University School of Medicine, the University of Missouri
Medical Center and the Washington University Medical
Center. It is noteworthy that all of the dollars raised by
the Foundation across the country, in excess of 90% is
available for investment in these program services.
Easter Seal Society of Southwestern Illinois
602 East 3rd Street
Alton, IL 62002
618.462.7325
Services offered:
Provides advocacy for disabled
persons and families; information and referral, short-term
individual and family counseling; medical equipment;
one-to-one speech and language therapy; offers hearing
testing, vocational education and training program for
adults.
Employment Resource Program
426 West Jefferson Street
Springfield, IL 62702
217.523.2587 or 1.800.447.4221
Services offered:
Information provided on
disabilities in the State of Illinois. Assistance with
finding low and no cost pharmaceuticals; assistance with
finding low cost dental service; assistance with finding low
cost dental service; assistance with applications,
scholarships and certificates; a used equipment list is
distributed four times a year; support groups; research and
individual support.
Epilepsy Foundation of Southwestern Illinois
140 Iowa Avenue, Suite A
Belleville, IL 62220
618.236.2181
Website:
www.epilepsyfoundation.org/local/swillinois
Services offered: Information and referral,
counseling, advocacy, public awareness, in-service training,
and epilepsy support group, residential services and camp
programs.
Expanded Food Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
1269 North 89th Street, Suite #3
East St. Louis, IL 62203
618.397.4973
Services offered:
The purpose of EFNEP is to help low
income families to improve their diets and manage the food
dollar. This is done by teaching groups and individuals to
eat wisely for good health, buy and store food, plan and
prepare nutritious meals, keep food sanitary and safe and to
grow and preserve foods. Will come into home at your
convenience and teach about food and nutrition and/or
develop groups for group learnings and exchanging of ideas.
Family Hospice
5110 West Main Street
Belleville, IL 62226
618.277.1800
Website:
www.familyhospice.org
Services offered: Interdisciplinary program of care that
offers symptom management, psycho/social and spiritual care
for terminally ill patients and their families. Care
offered in patient’s home-like setting; includes regularly
scheduled R.N. (nursing), home health aides, social worker,
and/or pastoral care. Trained volunteers available for
patient/family visits and support. Bereavement counseling
for families up to 15 months after patient’s death.
Children’s grief program (Heartlinks).
Gibson Health Services
1468 State St., Suite 100
P.O. Box 368
East St. Louis, IL 62201
618.274.6026
Services offered:
Provide home visits by skilled
nurses, home health aide, medical social worker,
occupational therapist, physical therapist, and speech
therapist. Enterstomal therapist and nutritionist also
available.
Greenwood Terrace Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre
225 Castellano Drive
Swansea, IL 62226
618.235.1300
Services offered: Alzheimer’s Care Unit; Skilled and
Intermediate Care; Physical, Occupational and Speech
Therapy; Hospice and Respite Care.
Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc.
305 South Illinois Street
Belleville, IL 62220
618.235.1703 or 1.800.233.1708
Website:
www.hospice.org
Services offered: A full range of
medical and emotional support including physician, nursing,
social, chaplain, volunteer and bereavement services that
deal with end-of-life issues.
Illinois Department of Public Health
22 Kettle River Drive
Glen Carbon, IL 62034
618.656.6680
Services offered:
Office of Community
Health: Provides education, training, consultation and
technical assistance through the following programs
conducted by the Divisions of Dental Health; Family Health,
and Health Assessment and Screening; lead poisoning control;
maternal and child health; vision and hearing. Office of
Health Care Regulation: Responsible for evaluating the
quality of care rendered in hospitals, HMOs, home health
agencies, and ambulatory surgical treatment centers through
the Division of Health Care Facilities and Programs.
Licensure/certification survey and inspection activities and
complaint investigations for nursing homes are conducted
through the Division of Long Term Care Field Operations.
Ambulance Inspection and Certification of EMS personnel are
provided through the Division of Emergency Medical
Services. Office of Health Protection: Administers
programs and activities related to the identification,
investigation, and control of public health hazards and
diseases. This office conducts the following programs
through the Divisions of Infectious Diseases: Food, Drugs
and Dairies; and Environmental Health: Communicable disease
investigation; immunization; food sanitation; inspection of
dairy farms, processing plants and milk tank trucks;
regulation of private water supplies, sewage systems, well
drillers, plumbers, manufactured housing, mobile home parks,
migrant labor camps, recreational parks and bathing
facilities, youth camps, pesticides, and structural pest
control technicians.
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
#77 West Port Plaza, Suite 101
St. Louis, MO 63146
314.878.0780 or 1.800.264.CURE
Services offered:
Financial assistance program to
assist with the cost of chemotherapy drugs, radiation, and
transportation to and from treatment. Extensive educational
literature available. Family support groups and one-on-one
peer support (usually by telephone) are also available.
The Lincoln Home
150 North 27th Street
Belleville, IL 62226
618.235.6600
Services offered: Long or short-term care offering 24
hour nursing care as well as psychological assessments and
programming.
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
4 South Church Street
Belleville, IL 62220
618.234.9445
Services offered:
Seeks to improve the health of
babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality.
Memorial Hospital
4500 Memorial Drive
Belleville, IL 62226
618.233.7750 ext. 5649
Services offered:
General hospital with medical,
surgical, emergency, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative
and other specialized inpatient and outpatient care
services. Has 24-hour emergency services. The hospital
offers various community programs, workshops and services.
Community Services – Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Course, Audiological-Otological Clinic, Basic Life Support
Class, Sibling Class and Support Groups. Dietitian –
designs programs for individuals with diabetes and others
concerned about weight control, good health and prevention
of heart disease. Physical Therapy Programs –
Amputee Training, Home Program Planning, Non-Invasive Pain
Control, Pre- and Post-Operative Thoracotomy Rehabilitation,
Post-Mastectomy Rehabilitation, Relaxation Training Stress
Control, and TMJ Evaluation and Treatment. Speakers Bureau
– programs and speakers available for organizations and
clubs. Support Groups – Hope Group (cancer), Heart
Group, Nu-Voice (laryngectomees), Lupus, Diabetes and,
Fibromyalgia. Wellness Programs – Freedom From
Smoking, and “Project Trim” Weight Loss Program.
National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias
410 East Main Street
P.O. Box 114
Mascoutah, IL 62258
618.566.2020
Website:
www.nfed.org
Services offered: Research projects are encouraged
both through cooperation with access to patients and
financial assistance. The Foundation provides information
services through its monthly newsletter and a variety of
publications. Referrals for treatment are made and members
of the Scientific Advisory Board are available to provide
diagnostic information and to advise when necessary. A
treatment fund is available to assist families with the
ongoing expenses of care.
National Kidney Foundation
1423 Hanley Industrial Court
St. Louis, MO 63144
314.961.2828
Services offered:
Programs include: emergency
financial assistance, food supplement program, “People to
People” support network, patient holiday party, kidney
screenings, patient and professional education and free
literature.
The Nursing Center Foundation
1468 State Street, Suite 300
East St. Louis, IL 62205
618.274.5311
Services offered: The Nursing Center has two major
programs: (1) The Nursing Center is a clinic setting
offering on-site ambulatory nursing services. Patients are
cared for at the Nursing Center in cooperation with their
physicians by a nurse or nurse practitioner (2) The
Hypertension Outreach Program (HOP) targets individuals with
the number one cause of death, “Cardiovascular
Disease/Hypertension” in East St. Louis. The goal of HOP is
to provide intensive training to unemployed individuals on
standardized blood pressure measurements. These individuals
will conduct community blood pressure screenings and case
manage those found to have abnormal blood pressure.
Planned Parenthood of St. Louis
4529 North Illinois Street (Lakeland Square)
Belleville, IL 62226
618.277.6668
Services offered:
Annual gynecological exam, pap
smears, breast exams, birth control, male sexual health
exams, sexually transmitted infections testing and
treatment, HIV counseling and testing, pregnancy tests,
educational programs.
Renal Care of Illinois, Inc.
5105 West Main Street
Belleville, IL 62226
618.233.9018
Services offered:
Hemodialysis, Home training for
patients, arrangements for kidney transplants, peritoneal
dialysis (C.A.P.D. and C.C.P.D.).
Royal Heights Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
900 Royal Heights Road
Belleville, IL 62226
618.235.6133
Services offered: Skilled nursing care facility with
a rehabilitative program.
St. Clair County Health Department
19 Public Square, Suite 150
Belleville, IL 62220
618.233.7703
Website:
www.scchd.org
Services offered: Women, Infants, and Children (WIC),
family case management, teen parent services, KidCare,
immunizations, communicable disease surveillance and
treatment, screenings (blood lead, vision and hearing,
breast and cervical cancer), abstinence only education,
tobacco-free communities support program, violence
prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention and care, environmental
protection, food service sanitation, potable water supply
program, private sewage disposal program, pollution
prevention, community health assessment and planning, health
and wellness initiatives.
St. Clair County Health Department – WIC (Women,
Infants and Children) Program
19 Public Square, Suite 150
Belleville, IL 62220
618.233.6170
Services offered: Supplement nutrition with nutrition
education and health referrals.
St. Clair County Medical Society
6400 West Main Street, Suite 3-L
Belleville, IL 62223
618.397.8390
Website:
www.stclairmed.org
Services offered: Physician referrals.
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
211 South 3rd Street
Belleville, IL 62220
618.234.2120, ext. 1335
Services offered: General hospital with medical,
surgical, emergency, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative
and other specialized inpatient and outpatient care
services. 24-hour physician-staff emergency services. The
hospital offers various community health education programs,
support groups and community services.
Community Health Education Programs: Arthritis
self-help group; Diabetes (DIAB) workshop; Prepared
Childbirth Classes, Maternity Orientation Tours, Childbirth
Refresher Course, Sibling Preparation Class, Infant Care
Class, Health Science Library (consumer day-first Tuesday of
every month).
Wellness Programs: Weight Loss Programs for adults;
Senior Aerobic Classes; Baby-sitter Workshops; Health
Screenings; and Nutritional Counseling.
Support Groups: Alcoholics Anonymous; Alzheimer’s
Support Group; Amputee Support Group; Belleville Mended
Hearts Chapter 226; Belleville Area Ostomy Association;
Compassionate Friends of St. Clair County; SHARE;
Depressive/Manic Depressive; F.A.C.T. (Families Affected
Come Together); Kids Time; Life After Breast Cancer;
Lymphedema; New Day Adult Grief Support; Recovery, Inc.;
Stroke Support Group; TAG (Teenage Grief). Community
Services: Meals-on-Wheels (hot noon meals delivered to
the elderly); Just for Kids, (daycare for ill children in
the pediatric unit for minimal cost); drug testing; and
Senior VIP Program (a special program and benefits for
adults age 50 and up).
Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation
7210 West Main Street
Belleville, IL 62223
618.394.0712
Services offered: Primary care health care centers
providing pediatric care, family practice, internal
medicine, laboratory services and medical referrals.
Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation – School
Based Clinic
4901 State Street
East St. Louis, IL 62205
618.482.4562
Services offered:
Immunization school aged children,
school psychical exams.
Southwestern Illinois
Visiting Nurse Association
7 Executive Woods
Swansea, IL 62221
618.236.5800 or
1.800.642.5429
Services offered:
Offers home health services homebound patients under care of
a physician. Skilled nursing, physical therapy, speech
therapy, occupational therapy, home health aides, private
duty caregivers, and medical social services. Services for
Seniors provides assessment and case management for
homemaker services, home delivered meal, adult day care,
respite, and senior companions. Provide elder abuse and
neglect intervention.
Unity Hospice
8787 State Street
East St. Louis, IL 62203
618.394.1055 or
888.394.1055
Services offered:
Nursing care, physician
services, spiritual care services, home health aide and
homemaker services, nutritional consultation, medical
supplies and equipment, trained volunteers for practical
support services, physical-speech-occupational therapies,
short term facility care to provide respite for the family
or caregiver, drugs used for pain relief and symptom
management, on call 24-hour availability of hospice team,
continuing family support. “Mending Hearts” a bereavement
care and comfort support group is available.
Visiting Nurse Association, Southwestern Illinois
7 executive Woods
Swansea, IL 62226
618.236.5800
Services offered:
Provides home health care, home
health aids, physical therapists, speech therapists,
nutritionists, coronary care services and homemakers.
Y.M.C.A. (Young Men’s
Christian Association) of Southwest Illinois
424 Lebanon Avenue (Corporate Office)
Belleville, IL 62220
618.233.9485
Website:
www.ymcaswil.org
Services offered: Aquatic
programs, child care, life adventures and physical
programs. Examples of programming services:
before-and-after school child care, day camps, holiday fun
clubs, arthritis water walking programs, CPR and first aid,
life guard training and certification. Progressive swim
instructions. Adventure trips. Challenge based
therapy/education programs, Team Builders and custom
designed programs. Physical programs offer sports camps and
leagues for youth and adults, golf tennis, racquetball,
aerobics, fitness classes and nautilus fitness equipment.
