Alton Memorial Hospital’s College Avenue entrance will be closed starting Tuesday, Oct. 3, and is expected to remain closed approximately a month for renovation work. Entrances to the Alton Memorial campus from Rock Springs Drive and Brown Street will remain open at all times.

BJC Medical Group Convenient Care at Godfrey, formerly Alton Memorial Convenient Care, moved to a new, larger location at 5213 Godfrey Road on Sept. 25.

Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation's 14th annual Duck Pluckers, Deer Skinners and Fish Hookers Ball raised almost $175,000 toward another ambulance for the Alton Memorial Hospital fleet. Many thanks to the event committee, volunteers, sponsors and the community for another great turnout.

The Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) office at Alton Memorial Hospital is again taking appointments for Medicare open enrollment this year. Appointments are required and can be made by calling the BJC Central Scheduling Department at 800-392-0936. Medicare Open Enrollment runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7.

When Fred and Rose Lammers’ children tried to plan a “surprise” 50th wedding anniversary party for their parents this summer, they made one mistake – asking their mother for her address book. But that “mistake” turned into a great blessing – to the tune of more than $16,000 for Alton Memorial Health Services Foundation.

The third class of Alton Memorial Hospital’s SIU School of Medicine Family Medicine residents have begun making their rounds. Members of the Class of 2026 are Dr. Muhammed Owais Khan, Dr. Michael Iskander, Dr. Muhammad Abbas, Dr. Catherine Greene, Dr. Kyla Swain and Dr. Anne Ugabi. AMH now has a full roster of 18 residents on campus.

Alton Memorial is helping eight area high school graduates with Health Equity Scholarships in 2023. This year’s winners are Anbrielle Blake, Eden Finger, Mowaysha Johnson and Katelyn Czarnecki of Alton High School; Kylee Golden and Dakota McDonnell of Civic Memorial High School in Bethalto; Thomas Haire of Collinsville High School; and Shelby Rainey of Granite City High School.

Thanks to a successful grant request in May, the hospital is receiving more than $73,000 this year to help pregnant and postpartum women who may be facing health inequities due to social and economic factors.

The Riverbend Yarn Bombers set a goal to make 500 baby hats for donation to Alton Memorial Hospital’s Women’s Health and Childbirth Center. On April 17, it was bombs away. The actual total was 527 hats brought to AMH, a donation warmly appreciated by WHCC manager Jessica Mossman and her staff.

When talking about any issue, people would rather speak with someone who has “walked a mile in their shoes.” For clients in Alton Memorial Hospital’s Warm Hand Off substance abuse program, Louis Hollingsworth has walked a few marathons.