CGH Medical Center

Linda Olds-Steinert has been named the 2024 Distinguished Alumna for University of Illinois Chicago, College of Nursing – Quad Cities Regional Campus.

Carbohydrates in the form of whole, unprocessed fruits, vegetables, grains or beans are essential to our health.

One person was killed Wednesday morning when the tractor that he was driving was hit by a semitractor-trailer on Route 40 at the intersection of Route 172/Star Road south of Rock Falls, according to a news release from Whiteside County Sheriff John Booker.

The trial of a Rock Falls man accused of beating a neighbor so badly that the man died three weeks later of his injuries was postponed Tuesday morning, minutes before jury selection was set to begin.

Two plumbers working near the Rock Falls sewer plant west of town were rescued after being overcome by methane gas in a storm drain in which they were working, Rock Falls Fire Chief Ken Wolf said Monday.

A trial date is set in the Aug. 6, 2022 death of a Rock Falls man who investigators say was severely beaten by a neighbor, suffering brain damage and dying three weeks later.

AFSCME members and supporters showed up at CGH Medical Center in Sterling Tuesday night, to protest what they say is management’s refusal to come to a contract agreement – an accusation the top hospital administrator denies.

Candance Bousum recognized for her extraordinary service.

CGH Ready Care Clinic in Sterling is now offering X-rays, lab work and other services to better serve the public.

One of the lesser-known consequences of sleep deprivation is its effect on our ability to manage our body weight.

CGH Ready Care Clinic in Sterling has expanded their hours and are now offering x-rays, lab work and other services to better serve the public. A ribbon cutting was held Monday, Nov. 6, 2023 to announce the new changes and welcome in a new era.

When the U.S. ended its COVID-19 public health emergency on May 11, it changed the way hospitals are supplied with vaccine doses. CGH Medical Center's order of 50 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine currently is on backorder.

Over the next 18 to 24 months, CGH Medical Center will undergo major construction involving the entrance, lobby, admitting department, Auxiliary gift shop and the CGH Café.

In Japan they espouse the benefits of Shinrin-yoku or “forest bathing”. This practice of immersing yourself in nature in a mindful way is said to allow the stressed portions of your brain to relax.

CGH Medical Center follows radiology industry recommendations.