Nine women launched Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital on Jan. 1, 1897, in a building the size of a large home, with eight patient rooms, an operating room, an etherizing room, three kitchens, a dining room and living quarters for the superintendent. Today, KSB is a nonprofit, 80-bed acute care medical facility providing all phases of surgery care, as well as a variety of ancillary health care services for Dixon and surrounding communities. In June 2006, the hospital opened a $3 million state-of-the-art cardiovascular lab and a new endoscopy area. In 2010, the late Dixon optometrist Thomas Lawless joined the KSB Medical Group in 2010 while retaining the his office. The Lawless Eye and Vision Center is located at 511 Palmyra St. A $16 million expansion of the outpatient surgery and emergency departments was completed in 2011. In spring 2014, a newly renovated Intensive Care Unit was opened. Also that year, the hospital partnered with Physicians Immediate Care to open a walk-in clinic on the south side of town, at 1672 S. Galena Ave. The clinic features and X-ray machine, lab testing and seven exam rooms, including a pediatric room and a trauma room. The OB and nursery staff members deliver and care for hundreds of babies a year.
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Advance EMS of Dixon, Inc. began in 1983 with one ambulance and five employees. To date, they have five ambulances and 25 employees. Advance EMS of Dixon, Inc. provides advanced life support not just to Dixon but also the surrounding communities.
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