Methodist is committed to ranking in the Top 5% in the U.S. in everything they do. In 2004, Methodist became the first hospital in downstate Illinois to receive the Magnet Award for Excellence in Nursing Services from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor in patient care. Methodist also received McKesson Information Solutions’ 2004 VIP Award recognizing Vision and Innovation in the use of information technology.

Methodist has long been a leader in heart care, with the area’s longest continuously running open heart program. The beautiful Methodist Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute, a new concept in cardiovascular care, puts all the services a patient needs – from diagnosis to treatment – in one convenient location, along with space for researchers and fellows, physician offices, and an interactive video conference center. The Methodist Emergency Department is home to Peoria’s largest dedicated Chest Pain Center. The HeartStat program helicopters heart attack patients to Methodist from throughout the region for immediate treatment. And in June 2005, the Methodist Heart, Lung and Vascular Institute hosts Advances in Interventional Electrophysiology: The Fifth International Symposium, welcoming electrophysiologists, cardiologists and other specialists from around the world.

In addition to its leading-edge offerings in heart care, Methodist features state-of-the-art diagnostic services. Methodist’s Open PET/CT scanner is the first in the world with the next generation of PET technology. It helps doctors pinpoint cancer in the body, even at the very earliest stage. Other uses include early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, as well as a growing number of cardiology applications. With the ultra-fast, multi-slice CT scanners at Methodist, doctors are able to look inside the heart without surgery. The new non-invasive Coronary CT Angiogram uses advanced 3-D imaging to look for fatty or calcium deposits that can lead to a heart attack.

Methodist takes a pro-active approach to health and wellness. The Methodist Wellmobile brings free screenings, including blood pressure, blood glucose, and cholesterol testing, to people wherever they work, shop or play. The Methodist MammoVan makes mammography convenient for women throughout our community. Methodist also features the most comprehensive behavioral health services in the area

Methodist Medical Group, a network of primary care and specialty physicians, is located throughout Central Illinois.