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SPRINGFIELD – Tim Yarnik, his wife and daughter were on their way to an outing in St. Louis and planned to visit his dad, who lives in Staunton, on the way there.
His dad, Art, who’s 87 years old and lives alone, wasn’t acting himself, and his forehead felt warm. They urged him to be tested for COVID-19. Two days later, he tested positive for the virus. His fever was 103 degrees. “We were frightened for him,” Yarnik said.
Tim Yarnik reached out to a friend, who told him about a new therapy that helped COVID-19 patients. When he called Memorial Health System’s respiratory clinic, the staff told him they had a 5 p.m. opening that day and stressed the importance of not waiting another day. Yarnik’s brother-in-law drove his dad to Springfield.
By Benjamin Cox on January 18, 2021 at 3:50pm
A Passavant Area Hospital nurse was honored today for excellence in nursing. Ashley Lancaster, a registered nurse at Passavant Area Hospital, recently received the Daisy Award for excellence in nursing.
A Daisy Award winner is named each quarter at Passavant. To be honored with a Daisy Award, a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse must consistently demonstrate excellence through clinical expertise and extraordinary care. A patient or a patient’s family nominates the honoree.
According to a press release, the patient who nominated Lancaster praised her for her compassion and for her personal way of caring for patients.
By Jeremy Coumbes on January 19, 2021 at 3:31pm
Restrictions on visitors to Passavant Area Hospital are beginning to ease.
Memorial Health System announced today, as the number of COVID-19 inpatients decreases and the state lifts mitigation efforts in central Illinois, some visitor restrictions will begin to relax tomorrow, Wednesday, January 20th.
One visitor at a time for adult inpatients will be allowed between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. At all five hospitals in the Memorial Health System network, including Passavant in Jacksonville.
The hospitals will allow one support person and one additional visitor for inpatient obstetrics patients. Those two people must be the same for the duration of the stay.
Police news for Tuesday, Jan. 19
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ARRESTS, CITATIONS
• Steven D. Tucker, 30, homeless, was arrested at 9:37 p.m. Friday on a retail theft charge after being accused of taking two packages of crackers, together valued at $1.58, from Casey’s at 525 E. Morton Ave. He also was charged with burglary because of a report an hour earlier about a man going into a garage in the 800 block of Routt Street and trying to get into a car that was inside before being chased away by a resident. He also was arrested on an outstanding failure-to-appear warrant.
ACCIDENTS
• Corey W. Karr, 21, of Jacksonville was cited on a charge of failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident after the truck he was driving went out of control in the 300 block of West College Avenue at 4:57 p.m. Monday, jumped the curb, struck a tree and then hit the side of a building, which caused a window to break. Damage was estimated at $4,300.