The first ten years of the new millennium will undoubtedly be remembered for the number of major projects completed, the level of technology achieved and the speed at which they were implemented.
Technology at Springfield Clinic took a giant leap forward with the full implementation of an integrated Electronic Health Record system in 2008. The project, which took years of planning and implementation, completely replaced traditional paper charts and revolutionized the delivery and quality of health care in Central Illinois. The accomplishment placed Springfield Clinic among the top 4% of multi-specialty clinics in the country to have successfully implemented a comprehensive electronic health record system.
Improved technology in imaging led to the addition of a 16-slice CT, the first digital fluoroscopy unit, Nuclear Medicine, PACS (an image management system), digital mammography, a 3.0 tesla MRI and digital x-ray at each and every Springfield Clinic location.
Major construction projects resulted in more than 300,000 square feet of new medical office space for Springfield Clinic physicians and staff. Springfield Clinic 1st, completed in the spring of 2006, brought specialists, particularly surgeons, under the same roof and in proximity to both Springfield’s hospitals.
A $40 million expansion and renovation of Springfield Clinic’s Main Campus was completed in fall of 2008, further consolidating specialty groups and providing room for additional growth. The construction also included an expansion of the Ambulatory Surgery and Endoscopy Center which currently offers five full suites for outpatient surgery and four endocsopy procedure rooms.
A new 40,000 square foot medical office building in Taylorville, opened in summer 2009 and was officially dedicated on November 1, 2009. The new facility consolidated Christian County Medical Clinic, Taylorville Medical Associates and various specialty outreach locations in the community.
Springfield Clinic Lincoln, a similar development project in Lincoln, Illinois was launched in June of 2009 with an official groundbreaking ceremony. The construction is being completed in cooperation with Memorial Health System and will include a new medical office building, adjacent to the new Lincoln Memorial Hospital, for the providers of Lincoln Health Care Specialists, the local Springfield Clinic affiliate. Completion is tentatively scheduled for February of 2011.
Ever committed to serving the needs of its patients, Springfield Clinic continued its focus on the quality and service. For the 7th consecutive audit, Springfield Clinic received the highest accreditation possible through AAAHC, the Association for Accreditation in Ambulatory Health Care. A Learning Center was established and formal service training initiatives were implemented for all staffing levels.
In an effort to provide its patients with therapies from the leading edge of medical science, Springfield Clinic formally created a Research Department in 2003. Springfield Clinic physicians have served as investigators on more than 270 trials to date and have been nationally recognized for their participation in ground-breaking medical research.
Through mergers, recruitment and retention of high quality health care professionals Springfield Clinic has reached unprecedented numbers. In just 70 years, the number of Springfield Clinic partners has grown from five to more than 130. Springfield Clinic’s mission, to provide the highest quality health care in Central Illinois, is today the focus of nearly 200 physicians and surgeons, approximately 80 mid-level providers and more than 1600 employees.
Springfield Clinic providers offer care in nearly 40 medical specialties and serve patients through its network of 20 medical offices and specialty outreach locations throughout the region.