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Fairfield Memorial Hospital announces the addition of JoAnn Smith, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), to the Medical Staff of Horizon Healthcare, an affiliate of Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Ms. Smith will begin seeing patients of all ages starting May 22nd at Horizon Healthcare locations. Ms. Smith received her Master’s in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing from Northern Kentucky…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital works to update patients on any and all information pertaining to patient care and coverage. The information provided is from CMS which is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.   In March 2020, CMS temporarily waived certain Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) requirements and conditions as a result of…

As school comes to a close end, Fairfield Memorial Hospital Therapy Department is gearing up for Pediatric Summer Therapy Screening to prevent the “Summer Slide”.   The multi-disciplinary screening will include Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapies and will assess the child’s speech, fine motor, handwriting skills and gross motor play. The screening will assist in…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Home Health Agency has been recognized as a 2022-2023 HHCAHPS Honors recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a leading provider of web-based home health and hospice software, billing and coding services, CAHPS surveys and advanced analytics. This prestigious annual review recognizes agencies that continuously provide a positive patient experience and high quality care as measured…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital is excited to announce a new service starting in 2023. FMH Aesthetic Medicine opened the doors to patients on March 14th and is located in the new Surgical Pavilion on the 2nd Floor. Aesthetic Medicine is a medical specialty that focuses on enhanced cosmetic appearance. Some of the services include chemical peel,…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital Expansion updates are used to keep the public informed as progress continues to be made on our Surgical Pavilion. The FMH Expansion wrapped up the 1st phase in June of 2022 which included the opening and fully operative Surgical Pavilion. With the completion of this phase the Surgical Pavilion was operating in…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital announces the addition of Priscilla Poore, APN, FNP, who has joined Horizon Healthcare, an affiliate of Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Priscilla is a Family Nurse Practitioner, who has joined Horizon Healthcare Carmi Medical Clinic and is seeing patients of all ages. She received her Master of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University in…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Skilled Care Unit has been named among the “America’s Best Nursing Homes” to the 2022-2023 US News and World Report Best Nursing Homes list with an overall 5 star rating. “Our consistently elite ratings for our Skilled Care Unit demonstrates our commitment to providing safe, compassionate and high quality care to all…

The Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network (ICAHN) recently recognized Fairfield Memorial Hospital for its ongoing commitment to exceptional quality of care, during a ceremony held November 10th during ICAHN’s Annual Conference at the I-Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, Illinois. As part of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital honors an employee each month who has been nominated by their peers for providing extraordinary patient care and customer services within and outside of the Hospital. Darian Kincart RN who works as a Registered Nurse for the Orthopedic Clinic at Fairfield Memorial Hospital, was selected as the October 2022 Employee of the…