Memorial Health Podcasts

Memorial Health Podcasts

Podcasts

Thursday, April 14, 202204/14/2022

Interview with the Easter Bunny!

Thursday, April 14, 202204/14/2022

Interview with the Easter Bunny!

Thursday, May 16, 201305/16/2013

Sondra Lessen and Kim Beggs – Health Information Online

Sondra Lessen and Kim Beggs explains patient portal and how to manage your health info online.

Thursday, May 9, 201305/09/2013

Dr. Joel Wietfeldt – Healing Chronic Wounds

Dr. Joel Wietfeldt discusses what causes chronic wounds and treatment.

Thursday, May 2, 201305/02/2013

Paula Harwood – Women’s Heart Health

Paula discusses the signs and symptoms for heart disease in women and Memorial’s free event!

Thursday, April 25, 201304/25/2013

Randy Romadka – Warm Weather Safety for Children

Randy an RN at Memorial discusses bicycle safety and much more!

Thursday, April 18, 201304/18/2013

Harry Schmidt – Memorial’s Construction Project

Harry Schmidt discusses plans for one of Memorial’s largest construction projects ever!

Thursday, April 11, 201304/11/2013

Memorial Medical Center Foundation Hospice Gala

Elena Kezelis, executive director of the Memorial Medical Center Foundation, discusses this years second annual Hospice Gala.

Thursday, April 4, 201304/04/2013

Dr. Gustavo Mosquera – Congestive Heart Failure

Dr. Gustavo Mosquera talks about what causes congestive heart failure and who is most likely to suffer from it.

Thursday, March 28, 201303/28/2013

Dr. Christopher McDowell – Fast Stroke Care

Dr. Christopher McDowell discusses what causes a stroke and how to reduce the risk of stroke.

Health & Lifestyle Headlines

1 day ago in Lifestyle, Trending

Stores keep prices down in a tough year for turkeys. Other Thanksgiving foods may cost more

The shrinking turkey population amid the ongoing bird flu outbreak is expected to cause wholesale turkey prices to rise 44% this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Despite the increase, many stores are offering discounted or even free turkeys to soften the potential blow to Thanksgiving meal budgets.

2 days ago in Agriculture, Business, Farm, IL State News, Lifestyle, Local

Thanksgiving dinner may be more affordable this year

Prices for a Thanksgiving meal for up to 10 have dropped significantly.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Holiday Guide, Lifestyle, Local

Here are holiday events around the Springfield area

A Christmas scene in Springfield.

Here are ways you can celebrate the holidays in the Springfield, IL area!

2 days ago in Lifestyle, Trending

These 6 kitchen tools can make or break your Thanksgiving dinner

It's the start of Thanksgiving week, the time when home cooks across America suddenly recognize the daunting task ahead. More than 90% of people in the U.S. celebrate the food-centric holiday and more than 1 in 4 attend meals that include more than 10 other people, according to the Pew Research Center.

2 days ago in IL State News, Lifestyle, Local

A pair of snowy owls spotted along Lake Michigan beach draws crowds in Chicago

A snowy owl rests on a pier near Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

“Their nomadic nature makes them hard to study or even figure out patterns,” Edward Warden, the society's president, said Sunday. “Where they’re going is anybody’s guess.”