Program areas at MBH
Marshall Browning Hospital offers various programs and services that support the health of the community. The Hospital annually provides athletic training services to du quoin high school athletes. Services are provided at practices as well as at school sporting events at no cost to the school. Community education luncheons are offered with physicians/providers presenting programs on health topics. The program and meal are provided at no cost. Additionally, Hospital staff reach patients with presentations on a wide variety of topics including heart health, nutrition, kidney health, diabetes, alzheimer's disease, sleep apnea, arthritis, foot care, breast cancer, exercise and diet, etc. The Hospital offers a weekly coumadin clinic for patients taking coumadin (warfarin) therapy. The clinic is directed by the Hospital pharmacist of which no reimbursement is received for pharmacist services. Hospital managers are frequently guest speakers at schools and organizations on various health topics and healthcare careers. Marshall Browning Hospital had one high school student who participated in the job shadowing program at the Hospital over the past year. The Hospital provided sports and school physicals to local students for a fee of $10 and returned to fee to the participating schools. Marshall Browning serves as a clinical site for john a. logan college nursing students and is a clinical site for other colleges including siu medical school, siu-c, st. louis college of pharmacy, rend lake college, kaskaskia college, chamberlain college, southwestern Illinois, and siccm. The Hospital provides a four-year $1,000 scholarship to a local high school senior entering the healthcare field each year. Marshall Browning Hospital provides a variety of community services to citizens and employees including the community health check offering deeply discounted lab testing every tuesday. Hospital staff donate time to school health fairs, first aid stations, conservation fairs, and other community events. The Hospital provides free space for an orthopedic clinic for children as well as community classes for automatic electronic defibrillators (aed), basic life support (bls), and food safety manager classes.marshall Browning annually supports the du quoin district #300 school, du quoin youth club, nubability, and special olympics. The Hospital hosts six american red cross blood drives each year.a member of the Hospital's management team serves on the transition2hope resource center board of directors. The resource center provides a free weekly meal for the homeless as well as shower facilities, food, and clothing. The Hospital employees regularly donate items such as coats, hats, gloves, canned goods, and personal care items.marshall Browning Hospital partners with nationwide prescription connection (npc) to help patients obtain medications they need but cannot afford. This initiative is paid for by the Hospital and is free to patients.marshall Browning Hospital provides a care coordination program that organizes patient care activities driven by a patient-centered focus. To support care coordination, the Hospital employs three key team members. The positions include a transitional care navigator, annual wellness nurse, and care coordinator. The staff members coordinate safe patient transitions between Hospital stays to discharge home, additional follow-up after ed visits and chronic disease care management. Annual wellness visits include a comprehensive yearly health review that helps our patients create a personalized prevention plan with their primary care provider.through a collaborative effort with community members, Marshall Browning Hospital created a community resource guide. Hard copies were provided to various agencies. It is also posted on the Hospital's website. The various agencies are listed as hyperlinks which take the viewer to the agency websites.marshall Browning Hospital hosted two meetings over the past year with community partners to discuss the mental health crisis in perry county. The first meeting provided a speaker from perry county counseling and the second meeting provided a speaker from take action today. The organizations provided an overview of their services. Both agencies provide mental health counseling as well as meeting the needs of the recovery community. (october 27, 2022 and april 25, 2023)