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Edwardsville - Glen Carbon, IL
Health Care No matter what kind of health care you are seeking, the Edwardsville and Glen Carbon area has an option to suit your needs. With St. Louis less than 20 miles away, the number of hospitals, clinics, dentists, specialists and
nursing homes available to the residents of Madison County is simply astounding. However, the citizens of Edwardsville and Glen Carbon do not have to leave their own communities to gain the benefits of a quality hospital.
Anderson Hospital
Anderson Hospital, located just south of Glen Carbon in Maryville, has been serving the health care needs of its surrounding communities since 1977. This 135-bed acute care facility offers a broad spectrum of advanced health care services, including a state-of-the-art obstetrics unit — the Pavilion for Women — and a comprehensive emergency unit, which serviced over 28,000 patients last year alone. Over 200 physicians work with Anderson Hospital to meet the medical needs of our communities. These talented physicians constitute Anderson’s medical staff — a staff that covers nearly 40 medical specialties.
As Edwardsville, Glen Carbon and the surrounding communities continue to grow, so does Anderson Hospital. In an average year, Anderson Hospital delivers around 1,500 babies, performs over 9,000 surgeries, and services around 5,000 inpatients and over 75,000 outpatients. Anderson Hospital is dedicated to continuously improving quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction. Its latest innovations include The Rehabilitation Center, which offers patients a new alternative for inpatient rehabilitation requiring extensive physical, occupational and speech therapies, and the Anderson Imaging Center, offering patients leading-edge diagnostic imaging in one convenient area of the hospital. A dedicated entrance and admitting area makes this radiology department as convenient as a freestanding clinic.
Within the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon community, Anderson Hospital’s ExpressCare is a convenient place to receive quick and convenient medical care for life’s minor illnesses and mishaps. This extension of Anderson Hospital’s Emergency Services department is open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. It’s located in Glen Carbon’s Ginger Creek business park, right off of Route 157. No appointment is necessary and services rendered are billed as emergency services.
Gateway Regional Medical Center
Another comprehensive health care facility that is readily accessible to the residents of Edwardsville and Glen Carbon is Gateway Regional Medical Center. Located just minutes away in nearby Granite City, Gateway Regional offers 396 licensed beds and a range of care that includes everything from 24-hour emergency services to pulmonary rehabilitation to a sleep disorders center. Gateway Regional employs 917 physicians, nurses, administrators and staff. Among the physicians are dozens of specialists in fields that include allergy and immunology, neurosurgery, urology, and vascular surgery.
Gateway Regional has made many new additions in recent years. Since 2003, its emergency services unit has undergone extensive renovations, culminating in an increase from six exam rooms to 17. The Medical Center also maintains a constant dedication to the fitness and wellness of patients. Whether it is through the full-service Fitness and Wellness Center or through related departments such as Women and Newborn Services, Gateway Regional develops resources so that patients and customers are educated for the benefit of long-term well-being. Gateway Regional also maintains various ancillary support groups, including Narcotics Anonymous and support for those suffering from Alzheimer’s, lung disease and multiple sclerosis.
In the event that you require a specialist who is not currently employed at Anderson or Gateway, the hospitals and clinics of the greater St. Louis area will be able to provide you with many highly qualified options. Among these are several nationally recognized facilities, including Children’s Hospital One, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St. Louis University Hospital and Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University Medical Center.
Additionally, more than 60 physicians, specialists and dentists work in private practices in Edwardsville and Glen Carbon. Nursing care and senior living alternatives are provided by facilities such as University Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Edwardsville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Meridian Village, and Eden Village.
