Morris Hospital

Great news! We are excited to share that Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers has been recognized as one of the nation’s healthiest companies, earning the Silver Well Workplace Award from the Wellness Alliance! This prestigious award honors employers who actively support their employees’ well-being and encourage healthy lifestyle choices. Through our employee wellness program, employees have the opportunity to participate in many health initiatives including a wellness incentive program, annual biometric screenings, YMCA partnership, lunch and learn programs, and the OASIS staff wellness room. This is another way we improve the health of our community!

Did you know that making healthy food choices daily can help prevent disease and improve well-being? This National Nutrition Month, we want to recognize our Nutritional Counseling team which includes dietitians Jessica and Andrea, for the important role they play in patient care. In their vital role, they assess hospital patients for nutritional needs, provide education on healthy eating, and offer outpatient nutritional counseling with a physician’s referral. Thank you to our dietitians for their commitment to improving the health of area residents!

Thank you to our staff and volunteers including the GAVC Health Occupations students and instructors who helped us screen 256 students for cardiac abnormalities today at Seneca Township High School! The Rhythm of Our Youth program, which provides area students with a free, non-invasive cardiac EKG that screen for undiagnosed heart conditions is made possible thanks to the generous donations made to the Morris Hospital Foundation.

Bowling is right up our alley! Last week we hosted the quarterly birthday celebration for our employees born in January, February, and March at Echo Lanes in Morris! Each quarter, the outing gives our employees an opportunity to experience great camaraderie with co-workers from departments all throughout the hospital and healthcare centers. This is just one of the many ways we show our employees our thanks and appreciation for the excellent work they do improving the health of our community.

Hurray! Registered Nurses from across our organization came together to capture a photo and celebrate our national recognition for RN Engagement! Thanks to our outstanding team, we earned Five-Star Excellence Awards for Fundamentals of Quality Nursing Care, Teamwork within RN Team, Teamwork Between Departments, Nurse Manager, Resources, and Professional Development Opportunities, along with a Four-Star Award for Nursing Administration. The awards are based on our 2024 employee engagement survey and how we scored compared to other organizations across the nation that use the same employee engagement survey tool. With Registered Nurses in over 50 departments, this achievement is a true testament to the nursing profession at Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers!

What a night! We were beyond honored to receive the Partners of the Year award along with Morris Hospital YMCA and the City of Morris at the Grundy Economic Development Council and Grundy County Chamber of Commerce & Industry annual dinner on March 5. The award celebrates the completion of the new Morris Hospital YMCA, which is a wonderful example of the amazing things that can happen in a community when two major, mission driven organizations and their local city government work together. We share this recognition with all of the community leaders and donors who helped make the new Morris Hospital YMCA possible.

Congratulations to Certified Respiratory Care Practitioner Anna Raikes, our March Fire Starter of the Month! Known for her unwavering positivity, calm presence, and exceptional work ethic, Anna is a true role model to her coworkers. Her ability to navigate critical situations with expertise and compassion reflect her commitment to patient care. Anna embodies the very spirit of a Fire Starter, and we are proud to recognize her outstanding contributions. Congratulations, Anna!

Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce that Morris Hospital has been named one of the “Top Large Employers” in the Will/Grundy Counties Top Workplaces Readers’ Choice Awards! Readers of the Joliet Herald-News and Morris Herald-News voted in December for the “best of the best” across 18 categories, and we are honored to be recognized as a great place to work!

Who else but a foot and ankle surgeon would be this excited over a foot cake in celebration of their birthday? Happy birthday to Dr. Kyle Pearson with Morris Hospital Orthopedics & Sports Medicine!

What an unforgettable evening of giving! We are truly touched by the incredible support from our community at the 55th Anniversary Morris Hospital Auxiliary Gala. Thanks to your generosity, proceeds from this event will help fund life-saving cardiac care programs, including the Rhythm of Our Youth screenings for area high school students and critical interventions in our catheterization lab for those facing cardiac emergencies. We are profoundly grateful for the unwavering support of our community, Medical Staff, and employees. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!