Riverside Medical Center

Riverside Medical Center is a 300-bed teaching hospital located in Kankakee, Illinois. The hospital operates a Level II Trauma Center and a primary stroke center.[2] The hospital provides inpatient acute care and outpatient services.[3] Founded in 1964, the hospital is a part of Riverside Healthcare.

Riverside Medical Center
Riverside Healthcare
Geography
LocationKankakee, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°7′29.2″N 87°52′53.3″W
Organization
FundingNon-profit
TypeTeaching, Community
Affiliated universityChicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds300[1]
Public transit accessRiver Valley Metro
History
Opened1964
Links
Websitewww.riversidehealthcare.org/location/riverside-medical-center
ListsHospitals in Illinois

The hospital operates a number of residency training and fellowship programs for newly graduated physicians.[4] The residencies train physicians specializing in psychiatry and internal medicine, and the fellowships train physicians specializing in cardiology, interventional cardiology and gastroenterology.[4]

On March 19, 2020, the first case of COVID-19 infection in Kankakee was reported at Riverside Medical Center.[5] The following month, the hospital began onsite testing for COVID-19 infection.[6]

References
  1. "Riverside Medical Center". American Hospital Directory.
  2. "Riverside Medical Center". Illinois Hospital Report Card and Consumer Guide to Health Care. Illinois Department of Public HealthJB.
  3. "Riverside Medical Center". Riverside Healthcare.
  4. "Graduate Medical Education". Riverside Healthcare.
  5. Provost, Lee (March 19, 2020). "Kankakee Co.'s 1st COVID-19 case reported". Kankakee Daily Journal.
  6. Provost, Lee (April 22, 2020). "Riverside begins on-site COVID-19 testing". Kankakee Daily Journal.
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