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Fairfield Memorial Hospital is expanding its services to include a second Respiratory Illness Screening Clinic (RISC) tent in Carmi for anyone that has the signs and symptoms of a respiratory illness in order to allow the people in the City of Carmi and surrounding communities to be able to seek treatment for their respiratory illnesses…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital Auxiliary has stepped up to help Fairfield Memorial Hospital in the fight against the Coronavirus.  The FMH Auxiliary volunteers have started sewing isolation masks and gowns to prevent our hospital from running out of masks and gowns for the staff and patients during this time. The Auxiliary has been working closely with…

It is of highest importance that ANYONE WHO HAS UPPER RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS performs the self-isolation recommendations on the following page. The medical community at FMH is prepared to deal with the current State of National Emergency over the COVID-19 virus pandemic. However, the best hospital in the country can only offer supportive care. At this time there…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital is launching a program called Operation Encouragement to help provide emotional support to its Skilled Care Unit residents. For the safety and well-being of our older population who live in healthcare facilities, such as Skilled Care Units, visitors have been restricted from visiting their loved ones until this pandemic outbreak has subsided. …

As a leader of healthcare in our region, Fairfield Memorial Hospital is taking additional measures to ensure the safety of our patients and staff.   In an abundance of caution, we are establishing an alternate care site Respiratory Clinic in the tent in the parking lot of the Medical Arts Complex. This clinic will be open…

In cooperation with the State of Illinois’s mandate on the restriction of restaurants from dine-in service, Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Cafeteria will be closed to the public until further notice starting at 1:30pm on Wednesday, March 18th. Meal service will still be available to FMH patients and staff, as well as, visitors who are here with…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital is implementing additional visitor restrictions as a precautionary measure as part of it’s ongoing efforts to protect the health of our community and staff. Until further notice, patients coming into our facility are limited to only one visitor with them at all times. Visitors will be screened upon entry into our facility…

In response to recommendations by CDC and the Illinois Department of Public Health, we are restricting visitors that are under 18 years of age or anyone who has a fever or cough from visiting our Med/Surg and ICU and SCU units. We are also canceling support groups at this time. This is only being done…

Fairfield Memorial Hospital takes pride in providing the best possible care for our patients and our residents that reside in our Skilled Care Unit. As a precautionary measure only and at the recommendations of the CDC and other regulatory agencies, we are limiting visitors to our Skilled Care Unit to only those who are absolutely…

Friday, March 13, 2020, all ambulances will begin to use the circle drive at the Hospital Entrance for patient care, so we are asking all others to avoid blocking this entrance. There will be a handicap ramp located on the West side on the circle drive for the accessibility of our patients entering into the…