OSF Saint Clare Medical Center is a part of OSF HealthCare, an integrated health system owned and ope
04/10/2026
Your OSF care team extends beyond your provider’s office! With 24/7 access to care, you can:
📅 Schedule testing or appointments with your primary care office on your own time
🩺 Get help for minor illnesses with an OSF OnCall Urgent Care virtual visit
👩⚕️ Chat with your OSF care team in real time when you have health questions
We’re here for you, whenever and wherever you need us. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4tbRYoV
04/10/2026
🚨 Calling All Future Health Heroes! 🧬🩺
We’re thrilled to invite your child to join us for an unforgettable summer adventure at the OSF Health Heroes STEAM Camp – where science meets the art of saving lives! 🌟
🧠 This hands-on, FREE educational experience will immerse students in the fascinating world of healthcare through: 🔬 Interactive experiments
👩⚕️ Skill-building activities
🎨 Educational crafts
🧪 Career exploration in fields like surgery, lab tech, and more!
Open to students entering 3rd–8th grades in the 2026–2027 school year. Space is extremely limited, so don’t wait - secure your spot today!
📅 CAMP DATES & LOCATIONS:
• June 15-19: Ottawa, Mendota, Peru, Princeton & Streator
🎁 Each student receives a camp T-shirt and daily take-home activities!
💙 Generously funded by donations to our OSF I-80 Innovation Hub. Let’s inspire the next generation of healthcare heroes together!
04/09/2026
Your heart health matter – today and for years to come. ❤️
Join OSF HealthCare for a free, interactive class focused on nutrition and heart disease prevention. Learn practical, everyday ways to support a healthier heart.
📅 Monday, April 13 | 3-5 p.m.
📍 Bureau County Metro Center, Princeton
👉 Learn more plan to join us:
Join us on Monday, April 13, 3-5 p.m. at the Bureau County Metro Center.
04/07/2026
📚 SafeSitter Essentials with CPR – Spring Valley 📚🧑⚕️
Help your child build confidence and life-saving skills with this SafeSitter Essentials with CPR class at the Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library
Designed for students in 5th through 8th grade (must have completed 5th grade), this fun, instructor-led class uses games and hands-on practice to teach:
• Staying safe when home alone or babysitting
• Caring for younger siblings
• Emergency response, including CPR and choking rescue using manikins
📍 215 E Cleveland St | Spring Valley
📅 Saturday, April 25
⏰ 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
🥪 Bring a snack and water bottle. A meal will be provided.
🎓 Full attendance required to receive a Completion Card.
As we wrap up Doctors’ Week, we’re celebrating the primary care physicians who show up every day to keep our communities healthy – through prevention, partnership and trust. 💚🩺
➡️ Swipe through to meet some of the incredible doctors serving Princeton and Henry.
✅ Ready to take the next step? Schedule an appointment today – same-day visits may be available – with one of these physicians or any of our wonderful primary care providers.
04/02/2026
Pregnancy comes with a lot of questions – your care shouldn’t be one of them.
At OSF Medical Group in Princeton, Katie Marshall, APRN, offers prenatal care designed to help you feel informed, supported and confident throughout your pregnancy. From early visits and routine checkups to discussing your birth preferences and coordinating with your care team, Katie takes time to listen and answer your questions.
Whether it’s your first baby or your fourth, you deserve exceptional care with someone you trust. 🩺
Get care when and where you need it! We make it easy to access care 24/7:
📅 Call or use the My OSF app to schedule appointments with your primary care office
🩺Start an OSF OnCall Urgent Care virtual visit for minor illnesses and injuries
👩⚕️Chat with your OSF care team about health-related questions
Whether it’s late at night or during a busy day, we make it easy to connect to care: https://bit.ly/40NJKaj
03/30/2026
March 30 is recognized as National Doctors’ Day, but at OSF HealthCare, we believe our doctors deserve more than one day of recognition.
That’s why we’re celebrating all week long, honoring the dedication, compassion and exceptional care our physicians offer every day.
03/30/2026
Mid-semester check-in: have you applied yet? 👀
OSF Saint Clare scholarships are still available to help students focus more on learning and less on financial stress. Take the next step today.
🚐 OSF OnCall Connect pregnancy and postpartum supports you every step of the way – bringing care to you in a variety of ways during pregnancy and after birth. 👶✨
03/27/2026
The idea of a colonoscopy is not a comfortable one. However, there are more screening options than ever before.
This National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, find a screening option that works best for you. https://bit.ly/4cS4Rzw.
New screening choices are available. Explore what works best for you.
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Perry Memorial Hospital is a critical access hospital with over 100 physicians on staff, working to provide quality care that meets the needs of the surrounding rural community.
HISTORY - Prior to the existence of Perry Memorial Hospital, most healthcare occurred in patient’s homes, with little opportunity for nursing care or medical treatment and supervision. Physicians would often travel great distances to treat patients, and sometimes had to convert rooms in their own homes to house acutely ill patients. As of 1893, the Bureau County Medical Society counted 40 physicians as members.
In 1903, two brothers--Dr. L.D. Hickman and Dr. H.V. Hickman--purchased a home on Park Avenue East and used it to open the Princeton Hospital. The hospital focused on x-ray and surgery services using state-of-the-art equipment. However, due to personal illness, financial problems, and lack of support, the brothers closed the hospital after only one year.
In 1905, the hospital was purchased and operated by Dr. Blackburn as a private hospital. He ran the hospital successfully for three years before it closed again. Miss Cox purchased the hospital from Dr. Blackburn, and ran it for two more years until a smallpox epidemic broke out. Two patients died from the epidemic, and the hospital closed for the third and final time.
Perry Memorial Hospital first opened on June 17, 1920, after Julia Rackley Perry of Malden, IL, willed $25,000 for the creation of a community hospital. Her only child had died at the age of nine, and thereafter Julia Rackley Perry devoted her life to church and charity. She passed away on December 29, 1913, and instructed in her will to use the money for the construction or endowment of a public hospital in Princeton within five years of her death. The Princeton Hospital property was purchased as the site for construction, though the original house that served as the hospital continued to stand for another 40 years.
Perry Memorial Hospital originally had enough room for 28 patients and five babies. Even when the hospital opened, it still needed much. When a request went out to the community for assistance, people responded generously with everything from furniture to live chickens. The Women’s Auxiliary worked hard mending and making curtains, bed linens, towels, table linens, gowns, and all related supplies. Door-to-door fund drives were held, and Apollo Theater donated a day’s receipts for the cause. In all, $3306.77 was raised to support the hospital. Perry truly began as a community hospital.
The next century has seen repeated hospital expansion and facilities upgrades. Perry sas continued to rely on up-to-date equipment, medical techniques, and quality physicians to provide the best possible care in an increasingly outpatient world. The hospital offers a 24-hour physician staffed Emergency Department, Intensive Care, Inpatient and Outpatient Surgery, Rehabilitation Services, Pain Management, Laboratory and Radiology, Respiratory Care, Sleep Lab, Orthopedic and Sports Medicine, Endoscopy and Special Procedures, Wound Care, and Ambulatory Care. It has come a long way from a x-ray and surgery house.
Historically, Perry Memorial Hospital serviced primarily the Bureau County region. Today, Perry has expanded its services to bring healthcare conveniently close to home for many communities, including Henry and Walnut. Every day, Perry Memorial Hospital emphasizes Respect, Excellence, Service, and Community for every person who walks into any one of its facilities.
