For more than 145 years
OSF HealthCare has been here, innovating solutions to meet your changing needs, caring for the underserved and providing opportunities for people to develop and thrive professionally.
That feeling of knowing your neighbor has you covered, no matter what your health needs are – it’s available only at OSF.
The OSF Difference
OSF HealthCare is devoted to serving with the greatest care and love. That means we never stop working to make your health care more effective, more accessible and easier to navigate. We have the most complete range of resources for your health in the Peoria area, and we’re always evolving.
Economic Impact
As Peoria’s largest employer, OSF provides competitive pay and benefits to every member of the OSF team. And with our growth comes the need for new facilities, prompting construction projects that improve services for the community and provide work for the construction trades.
As a leader in health care, OSF also attracts people to our region from all over. Whether it’s to get care they can’t get anywhere else or to learn about the latest innovations, OSF helps make the Peoria area into a destination. This helps bring revenue to local hotels, restaurants and other businesses.
As an academic medical center, OSF Saint Francis trains and teaches the health care professionals of tomorrow. We provide several residency programs through a partnership with University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria.
We also provide opportunities for those who want to further their knowledge and develop the skills needed to succeed in health care. Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing educates and trains nurse graduates to be fully prepared for success with their certification exams and in future nursing career paths.
Our History
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1876
Sister M. Frances Krasse and a handful ofSisters of the Fraternal Order of St. Francisarrive in Peoria to set up a hospital in a house on Adams Street.
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1905
St. Francis Hospital School of Nursingopens to Sisters only. Thirteen years later, the school accepts applications from lay students.
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1951
A first-of-its-kind surgery to repair the aorta of a 3-month-old is performed in Peoria
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1960
OSF Saint Francis opens the first intensive care unit in Peoria.
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1967
An OSF crew completes the firsthelicopter transportof a premature newborn in the nation.
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1972
OSF Saint Francis is designated as theregion’s trauma center.
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1973
The firstopen heart surgeryat OSF Saint Francis is performed.
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1976
The firstCT scanequipment in Peoria arrives at OSF Saint Francis.
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1980
OSF launches thechildren’s heart surgery program.
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1982
OSF圣弗朗西斯使lifesavi全国新闻ng treatment of the smallest patient – a premature baby weighing 1 lb., 12 oz.
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1984
The first use of MRI in central Illinois occurs at OSF Saint Francis.
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1985
Thefirst kidney transplantin central Illinois is completed at OSF Saint Francis.
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1987
Peoria’s first heart transplantis performed at OSF Saint Francis.
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1990
Peoria’s first伟德1946亚洲娱乐城opens at OSF Center for Health on Route 91.
Children’s Hospital of Illinoisis formed at OSF Saint Francis.
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1994
OSF PromptCare starts seeing patients.
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1998
Sisters' Community Health Care Center is opened to help the underserved in the south side of Peoria.
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2000
The Jim and Trudy Maloof St. Jude clinicis relocated to OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois.
The first procedure to use stent grafts for an aortic aneurysm in central Illinois is performed at OSF Saint Francis.
On February 15, a groundbreaking is held for RecPlex – later namedRiverPlex– a joint effort between OSF Saint Francis and the Peoria Park District.
The first transmyocardial revascularization, or TMR, in central Illinois is performed.
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2001
Gamma Knife, a groundbreaking technology for neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists, is installed at OSF Saint Francis.
The OSF Center for Health opens in north Peoria. It contains ambulatory surgery, lab, imaging, radiology, an OSF PromptCare, women's services and doctors' offices. -
2002
An OSF surgeon performs the area's firstpancreas transplant和第一kidney-pancreastransplant two days later.
Robotic-assisted surgeryis introduced.
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2010
Ten days of events surround the opening of the new OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois and OSF Saint Francis building. It’s thelargest construction projectin the history of Peoria up to this point.
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2013
Jump Simulation is establishedin partnership with theUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria.
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2017
OSF Center for Health in Pekinopens its doorsto patients.
OSF takes over the former LR Nelson Company building and renames it the Franciscan Prairie building.
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2018
Almost Home Kids– a division of OSF Children’s Hospital – opens its doors to families needing respite care or transitional care for their children with complex medical needs.
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2020
OSF OnCallextends revolutionary digital health services and 24/7 virtual care.
OSF Center for Healthon Knoxville Avenue opens in the former Cub Foods building near the OSF Saint Francis campus.
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2021
伟德betvicror下载OSF医疗持有groundbreaking forOSF HealthCare Cancer Institute. The location will be just the second center in Illinois offering proton beam therapy to treat patients, reducing treatment times, side effects and disruption in the lives of patients and caregivers.
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2022
The new Ministry Headquarters in downtown Peoriaopens for businessin January.
OSF HealthCare opens theOSF Transitional Care Hospitalin downtown Peoria under a new venture with Kindred Hospitals.