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Riverside Medical Center
350 North Wall Street
Kankakee, IL 60901
815-933-1671

 

Established in 1964, Riverside HealthCare serves the south suburban counties of Chicago as a not-for-profit medical facility. Riverside currently has two medical campuses located in Kankakee and Bourbonnais.

Riverside Medical Center, a 336-bed hospital that provides a full scope of inpatient and outpatient care is sited on the Kankakee Campus. The Emergency Department is designated as a Level II Trauma Center and a Resource Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Kankakee is also home to Riverside's senior living community, which offers active independent living, assisted living, 24-hour skilled nursing care and Alzheimer's care.

Riverside is nationally recognized for its specialty programs in heart care, obstetrics, trauma, oncology, rehabilitation, geriatrics, occupational health, alcohol and chemical dependency treatment, and psychiatric services. For its heart and oncology programs, Riverside partners with Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

Riverside HealthCare's Bourbonnais Campus features the Betty Burch Bridgewater Center for Radiation Therapy, an imaging center, the Women's Diagnostic Center, an outpatient surgery center, a medically based wellness center, and physician offices. Riverside Community Health Centers offer complete family care in nine communities throughout the southern suburbs of Chicago.

Midwestern University/OPTI Program Information

Program Name:  Riverside Medical Center

Residency programs available

Number of slots

Cardiology

3

Gastroenterology

3

Internal Medicine

12

2012-2013 Salary Structure

OGME 1

$47,084

OGME 2

$48,717

OGME 3

$51,214

OGME 4

$53,051

OGME 5

$55,741

OGME 6

$57,170

Benefits

Health Insurance:
Medical
Dental
Prescription
House staff only
House staff and family
Other

 
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Malpractice insurance

Yes

Disability

Yes

CME stipend

Yes

CME leave

Yes

AOA dues

Yes

Local dues

Yes

Vacation

15/20 days

Contact Information

 

Medical Student Clerkship Rotations

Name

Rebecca Meredith

Title

Graduate Medical Education

Phone Number

815-928-6274

E-mail Address

Rebecca-meredith@riversidehealthcare.net     

Residency Program Contact Information

Name

Lisa Zipsie

Title

Director of Physician Services and Managed Care

Phone Number

815-936-6510

Fax Number

815-936-6971

E-mail Address

Lisa.zipsie@riversidehealthcare.net


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