OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s 100th anniversary celebration continues with Oct. 23 event

 

The community is invited to attend the open house event taking place from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23

OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center is extending an invitation to residents in and around the Riverbend region to celebrate the hospital’s first 100 years of their health care Ministry in Alton by hosting a celebratory open house event from 2 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.

The event is free and open to the public.

The open house takes place a little more than exactly 100 years to the date of the very first open house held by the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George celebrating the opening of the hospital on Oct. 1, 1925.

“On April 1, 1925, our first Sisters arrived in Alton and undertook six months’ worth of physical labor, community engagement, and lots of prayers to establish our health care Ministry in the Riverbend region,” says Sister M. Beata Ziegler, F.S.G.M., vice president of operations and special projects, OSF Saint Anthony’s. “The culmination of those six months of work was the completion of a remodeling project that led to opening the doors of the hospital to residents for the first open house. Our Sisters were blessed by receiving extraordinary support from residents that believed in our Mission to follow Christ unconditionally and witness to the beauty and totality of being given over to the One who has first loved us.”

The primary focus of this open house, just like the first one 100 years ago, is to:

1. showcase all OSF Saint Anthony’s programs and services, and
2. thank the Riverbend region for faith and support of its Mission of “serving with the greatest care and love.”

“Our first 100 years was sustained by the support and faith of local residents, and we want them to see and learn what OSF Saint Anthony’s offers,” says Sister Beata. “Attendees can tour the hospital and visit with our Mission Partners from more than 20 departments to learn about the work we do on a daily basis.”

Among the departments, programs and services that will be featured include (but not limited to):

• OSF OnCall (Connect on the Go; Digital Services)
• Imagining Services and Mammography Center
• The Heart Center and Cardiology Services
• The Wound Center of Excellence
• The Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George
• OSF Moeller Cancer Center
• OSF Medical Group (Primary Care; Specialty Care)
• Nursing Services
• New Vision inpatient detox program
• Women’s Health Services
• Lab Services
• Gastroenterology Services
• OSF Rehabilitation Services (Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy)
• Psychological Services
• Sleep Lab
• Surgical Services

Founded in 1925, OSF Saint Anthony’s is a 49-bed acute care hospital located serving Madison, Jersey and Macoupin counties. OSF Saint Anthony’s is part of OSF HealthCare, a 17-hospital Catholic health system serving Illinois and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, driven by a Mission to “serve with the greatest care and love.” Boasting a medical staff composed of primary and specialty care physicians and providers, OSF Saint Anthony’s health care Ministry is complimented by an array of outpatient and virtual care services. Additional services include rehabilitation services, comprehensive home care and hospice services, and an urgent care walk-in clinic. Due in part to a strategic affiliation with SSM Health, OSF Saint Anthony’s has strengthened its comprehensive health services and provides a fully integrated health care delivery system. More information on OSF Saint Anthony’s can be found at www.osfsaintanthony’s.org.

Photo courtesy OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center.

 

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About OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center: A 49-bed Rural Health designated acute care hospital in Alton, Ill., OSF Saint Anthony’s serves the residents of Madison, Jersey and Macoupin counties. It is home to OSF Moeller Cancer Center, which provides the latest diagnostic tools and treatment for patients in a relaxing environment. OSF Saint Anthony’s also provides 24-hour access to a physician-staffed emergency department, in addition to cardiovascular, neurology, pulmonology, surgical, rehabilitation services and more. OSF Saint Anthony’s is fully accredited by the Joint Commission for Healthcare Facilities, American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer, American College of Radiology, American Heart Association, IDPH and TJC Primary Stroke Center. OSF Saint Anthony’s is part of OSF HealthCare – an integrated health system with 17 hospitals in Illinois and Michigan and robust Innovation and Digital Health divisions that provide access to specialty care and remote monitoring, helping people receive the care they need close to home. OSF HealthCare is operated by The Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis.

OSF HealthCare is an integrated health system founded by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis. Headquartered in Peoria, Ill., OSF HealthCare has 17 hospitals – 11 acute care, five critical access, one continuing care – with 2,305 licensed beds throughout Illinois and Michigan. OSF employs more than 26,000 Mission Partners across 160+ locations and includes OSF OnCall, the digital health operating entity which offers a hospital-at-home. Advances in health care transformation take place through OSF Innovation and OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois, the third largest pediatric hospital in Illinois, cares for our smallest patients. In addition, OSF has two colleges of nursing; operates OSF Home Care Services, an extensive network of home health and hospice services; owns Pointcore Inc., comprised of health care-related businesses; OSF HealthCare Foundation, the philanthropic arm for the organization; and OSF Ventures, which provides investment capital for promising health care innovation startups. OSF HealthCare has been recognized by Fortune as one of the most innovative companies in the country. More at osfhealthcare.org.