Medical
Community
The approximately 1 square mile area that is the Mid-Illinois Medical District houses over 2 million square feet of hospital space and is the hub of the regional healthcare centers that serve over 1.6 million people in 40 counties. Additional attributes of the area served by the district include:
- 72 service sites for clinical visits covering more than 50 communities
- Two tertiary care hospitals; St John’s Hospital & Memorial Medical Center with more than 1,250 beds
- Home of Southern Illinois University School
of Medicine
- 250 residents & fellows
- Over 250 medical students
- More than 650 practicing physicians in all specialty areas
- Institutions in the District employ more
than 10,000 healthcare professionals