We are grateful to be part of a community that puts patients’ needs first, and QMG Hospital will be an important part of that.General News: First place, Northwest Herald, Man convicted in 1997 murder of Elgin toddler calls death an accident, Katie Smith second place, Dixon Telegraph, A Slap In The Face, Rachel Rodgers and Kathleen Schultz third place, DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Clerk drama returns with newly elected official, Katie Finlon and Kelsey Rettke.įeature: First place, La Salle NewsTribune, Fiesta!, Tom Collins second place, The Southern Illinoisan, SIU aviation student remembered after tragic motorcycle crash, Makayla Holder third place, The Southern Illinoisan, Why did you get the COVID-19 vaccine?, Marilyn Halstead. Serving the communities where we live and work is who we are at QMG. We have dedicated our lives to our patients. As Blessing’s CEO said in 2019 when deciding to build a new surgery center shortly after QMG’s surgery center was approved, our community wants “greater convenience, ease of access and choice when needing healthcare.” We could not agree more. We have already seen how choice and competition improve healthcare for the residents of our region. High healthcare costs are particularly problematic for those with chronic health conditions and those who are economically disadvantaged. A survey revealed that 80% of Quincy-area employers believe trending healthcare costs represented “a threat to business operations” and share our view that more competition could help lower healthcare spend.
And yet, everyone agrees that competition leads to higher quality care and lower costs.Īs the Herald-Whig reported ( Study identifies higher health care costs at Blessing, April 22), two separate studies – including one by Blessing’s own consultant – found that Blessing Hospital charges patients far more and sometimes even double other hospitals in the region. Limited options have resulted in Adams County-area residents paying disproportionately high rates for hospital care. One of the biggest concerns we have heard is that people want more affordable local healthcare. We planned the new facility in response to input from area residents regarding hospital-based care, and we are humbled by the hundreds of patients who have told the certificate of need board they want and need this hospital. Since announcing plans for QMG Hospital – a state-of-the-art, 25 med-surg bed hospital designed to improve outcomes while reducing costs – we have received overwhelming support from patients, community leaders and employers. Our next step is QMG Hospital.Įverything we do is focused on improving care for our 136,000 patients. We developed the QMG Surgery Center, which adds the state’s first outpatient cardiac catheterization lab and lowers surgical prices. The QMG Cancer Institute expanded in size and scope to improve outcomes. We take seriously the conversations we have had with members of our community over the years, and as a result, we improved the way we deliver care. Everyone should have access to high-quality, low-cost care.
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