News From SIH

Dozens of John A. Logan College (JALC) nursing students stepped into the SIH Simulation Lab on the college campus for an immersive “Skills Day” designed to prepare them for upcoming clinical rotations.

Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) proudly celebrated 29 students from six area high schools who completed the 2025 SIH High School Summer Internship Program.

SIH Prairie Heart Institute recently celebrated its 200th WATCHMAN™ procedure, a minimally invasive implant that helps reduce stroke risk for patients with atrial fibrillation.

Registration is now underway for the annual Hearts in Motion Awareness Walk, coming to Becker Pavilion and Campus Lake at Southern Illinois University Carbondale on Saturday, Sept. 27. Sponsored by the SIU nursing program, Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) and SIH Prairie Heart Institute, the event is both a fundraiser and a public awareness activity focused on heart health.

More than 60% of children in Southern Illinois rely on school meals as their primary source of nutrition.

Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) and the SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Birthing Center are inviting new and expectant parents to the 2025 Baby’s Best Start Fair—a free community event offering valuable resources for families with young children.

Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) officially broke ground June 24 on the expansion and modernization of the SIH Mulberry Center in Harrisburg, marking a significant investment in the future of behavioral health care for the region.

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SIH is pleased to announce the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board has granted unanimous approval to SIH’s Certificate of Need (CON) application for the expansion and modernization of the SIH Mulberry Center, an inpatient mental health facility on the campus of SIH Harrisburg Medical Center.