Passavant Area Hospital

Passavant Area Hospital is a licensed hospital located in Jacksonville, Illinois. The hospital employs 253 people and is staffed by a team of 60 physicians, along with 800 full and part-time employees. Passavant Area Hospital serves the residents of Morgan, Cass, Greene, Scott, and Macoupin counties in West Central Illinois. The facility, located at 1600 West Walnut, provides care to patients in a 93-bed setting. The hospital has earned several accolades, including being named one of the top two hospitals in Illinois and one of the top 10 percent in the nation for administering antibiotics 60 minutes prior to surgery. Passavant also received the Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety from HealthGrades in 2006. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JACHO) and is a member of the American Hospital Association, the Illinois Hospital Association (IHA), and the Voluntary Hospitals of America (VHA). Passavant Area Hospital achieved Magnet® Hospital status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center in May 2009.