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Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

Company Overview

Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers is known for its compassionate and personalized approach to healthcare. We are the only hospital in Grundy County, but our service area extends to 11 communities and 7 zip codes totaling a population of 170,000 residents. We're an independent, community hospital that's been in Grundy County and surrounding communities since 1906. We just celebrated our 110th birthday!

We attribute our outstanding care to a dedicated team of over 200 physicians, along with more than 1,300 employees and 630 service and fundraising volunteers who feel privileged to have the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of their neighbors during some of life's most important moments.

Our commitment to improving the health of our community is also evident in the services we provide, many which aren't typically found in a community hospital setting. We are a 89-bed community hospital, but we operate as if we're a regional training, 250-bed facility considering the specialties and medical resources we provide to the communities we serve. Some of these services include, but are not limited to, a Level II Trauma Center (ED department has a phenomenal reputation as the same ED physicians have been here since 2000!), Level II Perinatal Care (tertiary center is Loyola), 3 Immediate Care Centers, 4th location opening September 2019, 5th opening 2020, Intensive Care, Advanced Imaging Services with all digital mammography, two MRIs, Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehab services, state-of-the-art CATH Lab, Certified Diabetes Education Center, successful Hospitalist program, free Patient Transportation Service (one-of-a-kind found in the Midwest), State-of-the-Art Radiation Therapy Center, Surgical Services (including back & plastic surgery) and PT, OT, Speech Language Rehabilitation. Other specialties we offer are Non-Invasive Cardiology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, ID, ENT, Eye, Optometry, OB/GYN, General Surgery, Colon/Rectal Surgery, Allergy/Immunology, Derm, GI, Neurology/Stroke, Ortho-Spine and Ortho, Pathology, Pain Mgmt, Podiatry, RadOnc, Tele-Psychiatry, Radiology and Urology to name a few.

In addition to these services, we have 26 healthcare locations that serve the surrounding communities near Morris. Our service area goes as far north as Yorkville, south as Dwight, west as Ottawa and east as Channahon/Shorewood.

Company History

Around the turn of the 20th century, David A. Mathews was a prominent local farmer and businessman in the Morris community. When his wife became critically ill, Mr. Mathews had no choice but to rush her to a hospital in Chicago. The experience convinced him that Morris should have a hospital of its own in order to allow patients to remain close to their families during times of illness and avoid delays that could mean the difference between life and death.
Mr. Mathews rallied the support of a number of local doctors who also agreed that the Morris community needed a hospital, and through their combined efforts, interest and knowledge, they achieved their vision. On September 7, 1906, the first patient, who was dangerously ill with typhoid fever, was admitted to the new Morris Hospital, located on the third floor of the Collins Building at the corner of Liberty and Jackson Streets in downtown Morris. Converted from an apartment, the first Morris Hospital had eight to 10 beds and an operating room created from the living room of another apartment.
The official papers of incorporation of Morris Hospital, dated December 5, 1906, were received from Springfield, signed and sealed by the then Secretary of State James A. Rose. Without delay, the incorporation papers were filed in the circuit clerk's office, legally creating Morris Hospital.
So much has changed over the past 100 years - including modern, expanded hospital facilities along with incredible technology that helps diagnose and cure disease. Despite modern advances, one thing that has remained the same over all these years is Morris Hospital's commitment to healing and saving lives, just like Mr. Mathews envisioned 100 years ago.
Thousands of physicians, nurses and support staff have dedicated their lives to serving patients at Morris Hospital over the past 100 years. It's because of these individuals, along with a supportive, caring community, that Morris Hospital continues to prosper.

Notable Accomplishments / Recognition

We are proud of the recognition we have received for excellence in patient care, safety and employee engagement:

  • A Truven Health Analytics 100 Top Hospitals® award winner (2016)
  • Listed on Becker's Hospital Review's "100 Great Community Hospitals" list (June 2016)
  • 9th consecutive 'A' Rating on Leapfrog Group's Hospital Safety Score report (April 2016) and one of 2,500 hospitals in the nation to receive an A rating on all nine Hospital Safety Score reports since the program's inception in 2012.
  • Winner of seven, 5-Star Excellence in Healthcare Awards for scoring in the top 10 percent of Professional Research Consultant's national client database, based on the percentage of patients who rate overall quality of care as excellent: 2 East, Allergy Specialists, Family Birthing Suites, Minooka Healthcare Center, Immediate Care-Yorkville, 2 South and Inpatient Services (2016).
  • Winner of Professional Research Consultant's Top Performer Award for Nursing Care based on the percentage of physicians who rated Morris Hospital nursing care as excellent (2016).
  • Winner of six, 5-Star Physician Engagement Awards for scoring in the top 10 percent of Professional Research Consultant's national client database based on the percentage of physicians who rated Morris Hospital "excellent" in these categories: As a Place to Practice Medicine, Emergency Services, Laboratory Services, Patient Safety, Quality of Care, Radiology Services (2016).
  • Named Best Employer in Grundy County through the Morris Herald News' Reader's Choice awards (2016).
  • Named Studer Group's Rural Healthcare Organization of the Month (May 2016)
  • Listed as 1 of 37 hospitals to receive Consumer Reports highest rating for preventing surgical site infections, central line infections, and infections from urinary catheters (November 2014)
  • Listed in Consumer Reports among the top 20 hospitals in Illinois for surgery safety (September 2013)
  • One of 20 hospitals in the nation to receive the Healthcare Advisory Board's Excellence in Employee Engagement Award (2012, 2011)
  • Recipient of Studer Group's Excellence in Patient Care Award for overall excellence in patient care (2011)
  • Recipient of Studer Group's Excellence in Patient Care Award for Nurse Communication (2010)
Benefits

Guaranteed Base Salary throughout employment based on specialty & years of experience, plus yearly Productivity/Quality Bonus, Starting Bonus & Relocation Assistance, Medical Education Loan Repayment Assistance (up to 20K yearly), Annual CME & Practice Expense Allowance ($3K each), Group Health (50% discount!), Life, and Disability Insurance, 403b Retirement Plan, Paid Time Off (5wks), paid gym membership and Wellness Incentive.

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