FHN

01/02/2026

Registration for Get Fit 2026 is ⭐ OPEN! ⭐

We'll kick off the program with FREE health screenings Tuesday, January 13 and Saturday, January 17 and an official start date of Sunday, Jan. 18.

The whole program is free, and a fun way to start building healthy habits. We hope you'll join us! Learn more at https://bit.ly/4b43QmN.

01/01/2026

We’re pleased to share that FHN is now part of Mercyhealth! 💙

This new partnership brings together two organizations that share a strong commitment to caring for rural communities and putting patients first. We’re excited to continue serving the same communities you know and trust—now with even greater access to advanced clinical expertise, specialty care and expanded resources.

By joining Mercyhealth, FHN gains additional support that will allow for reinvestment in services, facilities, technology and patient care across our service area. Most importantly, our focus remains the same: providing compassionate, high-quality care close to home.

We’re grateful for the opportunity to continue caring for patients and families throughout northwest Illinois and look forward to this next chapter together. 🏥🩺 Mercyhealth Rockford Region

01/01/2026

Wishing you a happy, healthy new year!

12/31/2025

Congratulations to this year's Healthcare Career Scholarship and Diversity Scholarship winners!
Emily Allison (top photo, with FHN President and CEO Mark Gridley) from Ridott, who is pursuing a physical therapy degree at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb and Jenica Stoner (lower photo) from Lanark, who is pursuing a nursing degree at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa are among the five students awarded scholarships early this week.
Hayley Smith from Warren, who is pursuing a Doctorate of Pharmacy degree at UW-Madison in Madison, Wis. also received a Healthcare Career Scholarship, and Adrianne Garduno of Freeport, who is pursuing a degree in ultrasound at Mercyhealth's Javon Bea School of Sonography in Rockford, received a Diversity Scholarship.
All of FHN's scholarships are funded by the FHN Foundation.

12/31/2025

Join our Center for Wound Healing at FHN Memorial Hospital in celebrating a year of healing! We look forward to a new year of restored health and improved quality of life for patients with wounds! Learn more about us at https://bit.ly/4o2rzYK.

12/29/2025

Over the holidays, members of the FHN Nursing Leadership Team spread holiday cheer by delivering Grinch Punch and hot cocoa to departments across FHN. Pictured left to right: Director of ICU/Telemetry Stacey Winter; Director of Med-Surg and Women’s Health Linn Carter; Nursing Operations Leader Tabitha Graves; Administrative Assistant Betsy Onley; and Registered Nurse Tonya Newill. 🎄☕️

12/28/2025

From the FHN Foundation:
Through your kindness, you deliver healthcare excellence for our communities. Your donations enhance facilities, provide essential equipment, support scholarships, elevate staff training, and offer crucial patient assistance. One of the ways that the FHN Foundation helps to improve patient experience is to provide toys, books, and games to more than 20 departments at FHN who serve children and youth.

When children come into a healthcare setting, they may be anxious, nervous or scared. Giving them an item that can bring them some joy helps them to calm down and makes it easier for the providers and caregivers to treat them.

When people come for the first time to the Foundation Office in the hospital, they tend to be surprised at all of the items that are available for children. Once the toy program has been explained to them, they usually smile and nod, recognizing the positive difference that it makes for our youngest patients.

All of the toys are donated, and we are blessed to be able to distribute them to FHN's departments who present them to the children and families. Next time you are in the area, come and visit Al's Toy Barn!

The generosity of donors makes items like this, that positively impact the health of individuals and families possible! Together, with the FHN Foundation, you can continue to save and change lives, ensuring that health and wellness thrive in our communities.

Remember, 100% of every donation goes for its intended purpose and you can designate your gifts to a specific facility, department, project/program, or give 'wherever it is needed most.' We will use your undesignated donation to assist with our most pressing need.

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The FHN Foundation provides toys to young patients to help ease their anxiety. Learn how you can help!

12/26/2025

Did Santa bring you a fitness tracker? Join us and put it to good use with Get Fit 2026!

We'll kick off the program with FREE health screenings Tuesday, January 13 and Saturday, January 17 and an official start date of Sunday, Jan. 18.

The whole program is free, and a fun way to start building healthy habits. We hope you'll join us! Learn more at fhn.org/getfit26.asp.

12/24/2025

All of us at FHN wish you and yours a happy, healthy holiday!

12/23/2025

We're proud to announce this year's FHN Community Festival of Trees winners!

Judge's Choice:
1st place - YMCA SACC at St. John's Church
2nd place - Norman C. Sleezer Youth Home
3rd place - Boys and Girls Club

People's Choice:
1st place - Open Bible Learning Center Elementary
2nd place - Lincoln Douglas 4th Grade
3rd place - Liberty Village of Freeport

Congratulations to everyone who decorated a tree - and remember, the Community Festival of Trees winners will be on display at the Freeport Public Library through Dec. 28!