Morris Hospital

MORRIS HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE CENTERS EXIST TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE IN A GENERAL SHORT-TERM HOSPITAL IN ADDITION TO DELIVERING PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THE OUTPATIENT SETTING. THE MISSION OF MORRIS HOSPITAL & HEALTHCARE CENTERS IS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF AREA RESIDENTS. THIS IS THE FOCAL POINT THAT STEERS STRATEGY AND DECISION MAKING AND GIVES MEANING AND FOCUS TO STAFF AS THEY GO ABOUT THEIR DAILY WORK. AS LONG AS OUR ACTIONS AND ACTIVITIES ARE FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF AREA RESIDENTS, WE KNOW THAT WE ARE DOING WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. WE CARRY OUT OUR MISSION EVERY DAY BY SERVING THE HUNDREDS OF PATIENTS WHO WALK THROUGH OUR DOORS FOR INPATIENT CARE, OUTPATIENT TESTING, EMERGENCY CARE, SURGERY, AND REHABILITATION SERVICES.

SHORT TERM GENERAL AND PRIMARY HEALTH CARE FOR GRUNDY COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. SEE ALSO SCHEDULE H, PART II, COMMUNITY BUILDING REPORT. AS PART OF A COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, THE HOSPITAL DEVOTED OVER 493 HOURS OF STAFF TIME MENTORING STUDENTS WHO ARE STUDYING TO BECOME NURSES, PARAMEDICS, RESPIRATORY THERAPISTS, PHARMACISTS, LAB AND RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGISTS THROUGH JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE, COLLEGE OF DUPAGE, ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, KANKAKEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, LEWIS UNIVERSITY, MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF ST. FRANCIS, RASMUSSEN UNIVERSITY, CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY, MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY, ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY, ST. AMBROSE UNIVERSITY, BENEDICTINE COLLEGE, ELMHURST UNIVERSITY, AURORA UNIVERSITY, GRUNDY VOCATIONAL CENTER AND MORE. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT THESE STUDENTS HAVE A PLACE TO COMPLETE THEIR CRITICAL TRAINING. BY HELPING STUDENTS TRAIN IN PREPARATION FOR ENTERING THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE, WE ARE HELPING TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN THE FUTURE.MORRIS HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL DONATIONS AT THE REQUEST OF A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE MISSION CLOSELY MIRRORS THE HOSPITAL'S. REQUESTS FOR DONATIONS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN IN 2021 BECAUSE MANY EVENTS WERE CANCELLED. HERE'S WHAT WE DID DO: IN 2021, DONATIONS WERE MADE TO BRISTOL KENDALL FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION MATERIALS, JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE FOUNDATION, WILL GRUNDY MEDICAL CLINIC FOR FREE SERVICES FOR THE UNDERSERVED, LIVING ALTERNATIVES PREGNANCY RESOURCE, AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY, UNITED WAY OF GRUNDY COUNTY, DWIGHT TOWNSHIP H.S. AND COAL CITY H.S. FOR THEIR POST PROM EVENTS, THE GREATER JOLIET AREA YMCA, AND GRUNDY AREA PADS. MORRIS HOSPITAL COLLABORATES WITH THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGING BY SPONSORING LOCAL VOLUNTEERS FROM THEIR SENIOR HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FREE HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES AND THEIR CAREGIVERS, WITH THE SHIP VOLUNTEERS CERTIFIED BY MEDICARE TO EDUCATE CONSUMERS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT MEDICARE, MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTS, PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS, AND ADVANTAGE PLANS. AS SPONSOR OF THE LOCAL SHIP VOLUNTEERS, MORRIS HOSPITAL PROVIDES SPACE AT THE HOSPITAL FOR THE VOLUNTEERS TO MEET WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS SEEKING COUNSELING.