News

3/18/2019
President of Prairie Cardiovascular Promoted to Top Physician Spot at Hospital Sisters Health System
SPRINGFIELD— Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is pleased to announce that Marc E. Shelton, MD, FACC, FESC, has accepted our offer to become the vice president and chief physician executive of HSHS. HSHS has 15 hospitals and three physician practices with 230 clinics in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Dr. Shelton joined Prairie 25 years ago as an interventional cardiologist. He has been part of the HSHS family since 2008 when Prairie officially became part of HSHS. Shelton has served as the president of Prairie Cardiovascular since 2008.
 
8/22/2018
Hospital Sisters Health System Telehealth Expansion Plan Signed into Law
SPRINGFIELD, IL – Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) today announced that Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed into law Senate Bill 3049.  It will go into effect on January 1, 2019.  The measure, sponsored by Illinois Senator Andy Manar (D-Bunker Hill) and Representative Sue Scherer (D-Decatur), requires Medicaid to provide reimbursements for behavioral health telehealth services.