Harrisburg Medical Center Nursing Department

Harrisburg Medical Center's nursing services range from Ambulatory Care to Behavioral Health Care. The full continuum of care encompasses the following units providing nursing care.

· Ambulatory Care
· Cardio Pulmonary Rehabilitation
· EKG
· Emergency Department
· Oncology and Infusion Unit
· Home Health
· Medical Surgical
· Operating Room/Recovery Room
· Special Care Unit/Progressive Care Unit
· Behavioral Health
(Inpatient for adults and geriatric)
(Outpatient for adults)

Employees of the nursing department have specific levels of training for the type of patient care they deliver. Staff positions include RNs, LPNs CNAs, Monitor Technicians, Unit Clerks and Psychiatric Technicians. Approximately sixty-five percent of the nursing staff are registered nurses. The staff also has specialty training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and trauma nursing for appropriate care areas.
The mission of the Harrisburg Medical Center's Nursing Department is to assist the individual sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or recovery. The nurse will work "with" the patient, rather than "for" or "on" the patient, in partnership that encourages and supports the patient's individuality and sense of control.

Medical & Surgical

The Medical-Surgical Unit is a 34-bed inpatient nursing unit. Semi-private and private rooms are offered. Special private rooms to isolate patients with infectious diseases, called isolation rooms, are also on this unit. If you have a reason to be hospitalized for a general, non-critical medical disease or surgical procedure, this is where your physician will have you admitted.

Twenty- four hour nursing care is provided by RN's, LPN's, and Nurses Aides. Visiting hours on this unit are 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. with a limit of 2 visitors per patient. Children under the age of 12 should not be visitors according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Televisions with cable service and telephones are available for each patient in their room.