Health Care

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.

ADVANCEEMS 815-288-6898 661ReynoldswoodRd. Dixon 24hours aday.365days ayear.

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The hospital also boasts a foot-and-ankle clinic, sleep lab, balance center, cancer center, diabetes center and speech department, among other specialties.

As one of the first home-care agencies in the state, KSB Home Health Care offers a variety of services, including skilled nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy and home health aides. In 2018 KSB merged its online patient portals for its clinic and hospital services with its clinic portal

More info app under one log-in, providing all of a patient’s electronic records in one spot. A KSB news release KSB Hospital at the time said the goal of the move was to 403 E. First St., Dixon 815-288-5531 Online: ksbhospital.com, “increase patient access to their providers ... and to allow patients to feel more in control of their health with 24/7 access to their health record. The emergency medical services department facebook.com/ksbhospi- trains paramedics and emergency medical technital/, and twitter.com/ cians. Many trainees have gone on to work for local KSBHospital fire departments and ambulance services.

Go toksbhospital.com/ KSB Corporate Health Services, established in locations/ for a list of 1996, works hand-in-hand with area businesses to KSB’s satellite locations promote employee health. As part of its extensive community outreach efforts, KSB also offers many classes and events. It owns and operates medical clinics at Commerce Towers, Edwards Clinic and Town Square Centre in Dixon, as well as sites in Amboy, Ashton, Mount Morris, Oregon and Polo.

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