Blagojevich awards $14.3 million
for terrorism readiness efforts
Hospitals, emergency providers receive funding
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich today announced the awarding of
$14.3 million to hospitals, emergency medical providers and healthcare
organizations to better prepare the state for dealing with a terrorist attack
involving weapons of mass destruction.
"We are building capacity everyday to assure that the state and its
partners are ready to respond to any terrorist event," Blagojevich said.
"The state has made significant progress and is considered a model of
preparedness for the nation, but efforts to protect our citizens are never
ending. The investments in preparedness we are making today will help us
improve our ability to respond to a terrorist attack, whether it be a
biological agent or a radioactive 'dirty bomb.'"
The majority of the federal funds ($12.4 million) will be distributed by the
Illinois Department of Public Health to hospitals throughout the state to
develop plans to care for victims of terrorism. The hospitals will be required
to participate in disaster planning, to be involved in disaster drills, and to
train staff to recognize symptoms related to weapons of mass destruction and
learn the necessary treatment.
"An added benefit to improving the state's readiness is that grant
money will pay off in terms of public health preparedness for dealing with
other types of events - natural and chemical disasters - as well as acts of
terrorism," said Dr. Eric E. Whitaker, state public health director.
Twelve "POD" hospitals that are responsible for the overall
coordination of disaster preparedness in the various regions of the state
received $6 million..
Each of the following "POD" hospitals received $522,000: Advocate
Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center,
Chicago; Belleville Memorial Hospital; Carbondale Memorial Hospital; Carle
Foundation Hospital, Champaign; Highland Park Hospital; Loyola University
Hospital, Chicago; Rockford Memorial Hospital; Sherman Hospital, Elgin; and St.
Francis Medical Center, Peoria.
Memorial Medical Center St. John's Hospital in Springfield, which share
responsibility for disaster planning in the south central part of the state,
each received $390,000.
Another 179 hospitals received $6.4 million in grants ranging from $14,300
to $85,500 depending on size of the hospital and level of responsibility in the
emergency medical services system.
Besides the hospital funding, $1.7 million in grants will be given to a
dozen organizations to assist the state with terrorism readiness efforts. These
include:
- Illinois Poison Control Center, $500,000, to have in place trained staff
that can respond to public and hospital inquiries, and help with rumor control,
in the event of a terrorist attack. The center also will develop printed
information.
- Illinois College of Emergency Physicians, $500,000, to assist Illinois
Medical Emergency Response Teams (IMERT) positioned in Chicago and north,
central and southern parts of the state, and help train emergency physicians on
how to deal with and recognize symptoms caused by weapons of mass destruction.
- Illinois State Emergency Nurses Association, $75,000, to develop a database
of volunteer nurses available to deal with a surge in victims and to train them
in disaster response.
- Illinois Council of Health Systems Pharmacists, $50,000, to create a pool
of pharmacists and pharmacist trainees that could help distribute drugs in the
event of an emergency.
- Mental Health Association of Illinois, $100,000, to organize teams of
mental health experts to deal with victims and responders who suffer from
posttraumatic symptoms.
- Emergency Medical Services for Children, $100,000, to develop a team of
pediatric experts that could helps children in need of treatment.
- Metropolitan Chicago Health Care Council, $90,000; Illinois Hospital
Association, $90,000; American Hospital Education Consortium, Midwestern
University, $90,000; and Illinois Primary Health Care Association, $90,000; to
sponsor special training for health professionals.
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, $50,000, to
help ensure hospital disaster planning preparation.
- Public Health Futures of Illinois/United Way of Illinois, $35,000, to
survey emergency medical system providers to determine education, training and
equipment needs.
Besides the POD hospitals, the other hospitals that received grants were:
| Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Lincoln |
$23,800 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove |
79,800 |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Barrington |
45,000 |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge |
43,000 |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest |
42,800 |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital, Chicago |
42,800 |
| Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton |
79,800 |
| Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village |
43,000 |
| Bethany Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Anderson Area Hospital, Maryville |
79,800 |
| Blessing Hospital, Quincy |
52,300 |
| Bromenn Regional Medical Center, Normal |
57,500 |
| Carthage Memorial Hospital |
14,300 |
| Carlinville Area Hospital, Carlinville |
16,700 |
| Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield |
79,800 |
| CGH Medical Center, Sterling |
14,300 |
| Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago |
43,000 |
| Clay County Hospital, Flora |
14,300 |
| Community Hospital of Ottawa |
57,500 |
| Community Memorial Hospital, Staunton |
16,700 |
| Community Medical Center of Western Ill., Monmouth |
14,300 |
| Condell Medical Center, Libertyville |
79,800 |
| Crawford Memorial Hospital, Robinson |
52,300 |
| Crossroads Community Hospital, Mount Vernon |
14,300 |
| Decatur Memorial Hospital, Decatur |
28,500 |
| Delnor Community Hospital, Geneva |
79,800 |
| Dr. John Warner Hospital, Clinton |
23,800 |
| Edward A. Utlaut Memorial Hospital, Greenville |
14,300 |
| Edward Hospital, Naperville |
79,800 |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, Elmhurst |
45,000 |
| Eureka Community Hospital, Eureka |
14,300 |
| Evanston Hospital, Evanston |
43,000 |
| Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Fairfield |
52,300 |
| Fayette County Hospital, Vandalia |
23,800 |
| Ferrell Hospital, Eldorado |
14,300 |
| Franklin Hospital, Benton |
14,300 |
| Freeport Memorial Hospital, Freeport |
14,300 |
| Galena-Strauss Hospital, Galena |
14,300 |
| Galesburg Cottage Hospital, Galesburg |
23,800 |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center, Granite City |
38,000 |
| Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services, Gibson City |
14,300 |
| Glenbrook Hospital, Glenview |
43,000 |
| Glenoaks Medical Center, Glendale Heights |
45,000 |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, Melrose Park |
43,000 |
| Graham Hospital, Canton |
14,300 |
| Hamilton Memorial Hospital, McLeansboro |
14,300 |
| Hammond Henry Hospital, Geneseo |
28,500 |
| Hardin County General Hospital, Rosiclare |
14,300 |
| Harrisburg Medical Center, Harrisburg |
14,300 |
| Harvard Community Hospital, Harvard |
16,700 |
| Heartland Regional Medical Center, Marion |
52,300 |
| Herrin Hospital, Herrin |
23,800 |
| Hillsboro Area Hospital, Hillsboro |
14,300 |
| Hinsdale Hospital, Hinsdale |
45,000 |
| Holy Cross Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Holy Family Medical Center, Des Plaines |
43,000 |
| Hoopeston Regional Health Center, Hoopeston |
16,700 |
| Hopedale Hospital, Hopedale |
16,700 |
| Illini Community Hospital, Pittsfield |
23,800 |
| Illini Hospital, Rock Island |
57,500 |
| Illinois Valley Community Hospital, Peru |
57,500 |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital, Harvey |
85,500 |
| Iroquois Memorial Hospital, Watseka |
23,800 |
| Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Jersey Community Hospital, Jerseyville |
52,300 |
| John and Mary E. Kirby Hospital, Monticello |
14,300 |
| John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago |
43,000 |
| Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital, Dixon |
52,300 |
| Kewanee Hospital, Kewanee |
57,500 |
| Kishwaukee Community Hospital, DeKalb |
57,500 |
| Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest |
45,000 |
| LaGrange Memorial Hospital, LaGrange |
42,800 |
| Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, Lawrenceville |
14,300 |
| Lincoln Park Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Little Company of Mary Hospital, Evergreen Park |
42,800 |
| Loretto Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| MacNeal Memorial Hospital, Berwyn |
43,000 |
| Marshall Browning Hospital, DuQuoin |
14,300 |
| Mason District Hospital, Havana |
23,800 |
| Massac Memorial Hospital, Metropolis |
52,300 |
| McDonough District Hospital, Macomb |
52,300 |
| Memorial Hospital, Chester |
14,300 |
| Memorial Medical Center, Woodstock |
30,000 |
| Mendota Community Hospital, Mendota |
16,700 |
| Mercer County Hospital, Aledo |
14,300 |
| Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Methodist Hospital of Chicago |
23,800 |
| Methodist Medical Center of Illinois, Peoria |
35,000 |
| Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Zion |
38,000 |
| Morris Hospital, Morris |
25,000 |
| Morrison Community Hospital, Morrison |
14,300 |
| Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center, Chicago |
43,000 |
| Northern Illinois Medical Center, McHenry |
57,500 |
| Northwest Community Healthcare, Arlington Heights |
85,500 |
| Northwest Suburban Community Hospital, Belvidere |
14,300 |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago |
85,500 |
| Norwegian-American Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Oak Park Hospital, Oak Park |
42,800 |
| OSF St. James Hospital, Pontiac |
52,300 |
| OSF St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Bloomington |
57,500 |
| OSF St. Mary’s Hospital, Galesburg |
52,300 |
| Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago |
42,800 |
| Palos Community Hospital, Palos Heights |
42,800 |
| Pana Community Hospital, Pana |
14,300 |
| Paris Community Hospital, Paris |
23,800 |
| Passavant Area Hospital, Jacksonville |
52,300 |
| Pekin Memorial Hospital, Pekin |
28,500 |
| Perry Memorial Hospital, Princeton |
28,500 |
| Pinckneyville Community Hospital, Pinckneyville |
14,300 |
| Provident Hospital of Cook County, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Proctor Hospital, Peoria |
33,300 |
| Provena Mercy Center, Aurora |
45,000 |
| Provena St. Joseph Hospital, Elgin |
79,800 |
| Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana |
57,500 |
| Provena St. Joseph Medical Center, Joliet |
45,000 |
| Provena St. Mary’s Hospital, Kankakee |
57,500 |
| Provena United Samaritan Medical Center, Danville |
30,000 |
| Red Bud Regional Hospital, Red Bud |
14,300 |
| Resurrection Medical Center, Chicago |
42,800 |
| Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney |
23,800 |
| Riverside Medical Center, Kankakee |
57,500 |
| Rochelle Community Hospital, Rochelle |
14,300 |
| Roseland Community Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Rush Copley Medical Center, Aurora |
45,000 |
| Rush North Shore Medical Center, Skokie |
43,000 |
| Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Salem Township Hospital, Salem |
14,300 |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center, Mattoon |
52,300 |
| Sarah D. Culbertson Memorial Hospital, Rushville |
14,300 |
| Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet |
79,800 |
| Shelby Memorial Hospital, Shelbyville |
14,300 |
| South Shore Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Sparta Community Hospital, Sparta |
14,300 |
| St. Alexius Medical Center, Hoffman Estates |
43,000 |
| St. Anthony’s Health Center, Alton |
79,800 |
| St. Anthony Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| St. Anthony Medical Center, Rockford |
66,500 |
| St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham |
23,800 |
| St. Bernard Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Belleville |
33,300 |
| St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| St. Francis Hospital, Litchfield |
23,800 |
| St. Francis Hospital and Health Center, Blue Island |
42,800 |
| St. Francis Hospital of Evanston |
85,500 |
| St. James Hospital Medical Center, Chicago Heights |
42,800 |
| St. James Olympia Fields Osteopathic Hospital and Med. Center |
43,000 |
| St. Joseph Health Centers and Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital, Breese |
14,300 |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital, Highland |
23,800 |
| St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Murphysboro |
14,300 |
| St. Margaret’s Hospital, Spring Valley |
28,500 |
| St. Mary’s Good Samaritan, Mount Vernon |
52,300 |
| St. Mary of Nazareth, Chicago |
42,800 |
| St. Mary’s Hospital, Centralia |
14,300 |
| St. Mary’s Hospital, Decatur |
57,500 |
| St. Mary’s Hospital, East St. Louis |
35,000 |
| St. Mary’s Hospital, Streator |
57,500 |
| St. Therese Medical Center, Waukegan |
45,000 |
| St. Vincent Memorial Hospital, Taylorville |
14,300 |
| SwedishAmerican Hospital, Rockford |
35,000 |
| Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago |
23,800 |
| The Neurologic and Orthopedic Institute of Chicago |
23,800 |
| Thomas H. Boyd Memorial Hospital, Carrollton |
14,300 |
| Thorek Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago |
23,800 |
| Touchette Regional Hospital, Centreville |
19,000 |
| Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island |
57,500 |
| Union County Hospital, Anna |
14,300 |
| University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago |
23,800 |
| University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago |
85,500 |
| Valley West Community Hospital, Sandwich |
16,700 |
| Victory Memorial Hospital, Waukegan |
79,800 |
| Wabash General Hospital, Mount Carmel |
23,800 |
| Washington County Hospital, Nashville |
14,300 |
| Westlake Hospital, Melrose Park |
42,800 |
| West Suburban Hospital Medical Center, Oak Park |
23,800 |
| White County Medical Center, Carmi |
14,300 |
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| The following community health centers received $185,900 in funding:
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| Aunt Martha’s Youth Service Center, Matteson |
$14,300 |
| Capital Community Health Center, Springfield |
14,300 |
| Christopher Greater Rural Health Corp., Christopher |
14,300 |
| Community Health and Emergency Services, Inc., Cairo |
14,300 |
| Community Health Improvement Center, Decatur |
14,300 |
| Crusader Central Clinic Association, Rockford |
14,300 |
| Lake County Health Dept./Community Health Center, Waukegan |
14,300 |
| PCC Community Wellness Center, Oak Park |
14,300 |
| Rural Health, Inc., Anna |
14,300 |
| Shawnee Health Service and Dev. Corp., Carterville |
14,300 |
| Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation, Inc. East St. Louis |
14,300 |
| Southern Illinois Regional Wellness Center, East St. Louis |
14,300 |
| Will County Community Health Center, Joliet |
14,300 |
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