HSHS St. John's Hospital

05/12/2026

It's Hospital Week! We are honored to celebrate the dedicated and hardworking colleagues of HSHS St. John's Hospital. From our clinical teams to support services and everyone in between, we are so grateful for our amazing and compassionate team! 💙

A special thank you to the Foundation team for kickstarting the celebrations by visiting every department with delicious treats!

05/10/2026

Maternal figures in our lives come in all different forms. We hope you take time today to celebrate who that figure has been in yours. Happy Mother's Day! 💗

04/30/2026

A simple symbol with an important message. 💙

Blue pinwheels across our campus represent Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the role we all play in keeping children safe. We encourage everyone to be aware and watchful of signs of neglect or abuse in children: https://ow.ly/CA5J50YSZCs

04/28/2026

📣 Attention high school juniors and seniors: Are you interested in a career in health care?

Check out the HSHS High School Bootcamps this summer. Participants will be able to job shadow and make connections with health care professionals at HSHS St. John's Hospital.

Applications are being accepted now through May 2 for the three summer bootcamps on Tuesday, June 9, Thursday, June 25, and Tuesday, July 28. Apply today! Visit: https://www.hshs.org/st-johns/classes-events/high-school-bootcamp-program

The bootcamps are free of charge to students thanks to the HSHS St. John’s Foundation.

04/28/2026

Today, we pause to remember the young lives and community members lost in the tragic events in Chatham one year ago.

At HSHS St. John's Hospital, we see every day just how precious and resilient children are. Moments like this remind us how deeply connected we all are and how much it means to hold our loved ones close, support one another, and care for the most vulnerable among us.

We honor those we lost, stand with their families, and hold the entire Chatham community in our hearts.

04/25/2026

The safest way to dispose of unused or expired prescription and non-prescription medicine is at a registered Drug Take Back site. Find the lime green bin in the lobby of HSHS St. John’s Hospital Community Pharmacy at 400 N. Ninth St. The pharmacy is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

04/24/2026

Happy National Volunteer Week to all our hard-working, dedicated and compassionate volunteers! We are incredibly blessed to have dedicated, long term volunteer partners that bring hope and healing to our patients, their families and our colleagues. 💙

Interested in volunteering with us? Contact us at 217-814-4209 or email at sjs-samaritans@hshs.org

04/23/2026

Congratulations to Cheryl and Sister Ritamary for recently being recognized for the University of Illinois Springfield Good as Gold volunteer award for their dedication to Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach! 💙

04/15/2026

Go inside the heart of our neonatal intensive care unit.

During a recent radio interview, Brian Brennan, President and CEO, HSHS St. John’s Hospital and HSHS Central Illinois Market; Theresa Patel, NICU nurse manager; and Katie Schmidt, director of nursing, HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital shared what makes our NICU such a special place. From lifesaving expertise to compassionate support, hear how our team is making a difference for the region’s premature and critically ill newborns.

Listen to the interview here:

From helicopter transports to 1-lb miracles, see how Springfield’s NICU delivers world-class care — and compassion — when families need it most.