Sarah Bush Lincoln

Health System with 2 hospitals across 1 state

Health System Overview

Health SystemSarah Bush Lincoln
Total Hospitals2
Commercial/Acute Hospitals2
Total Beds228
Commercial/Acute Beds228
HeadquartersMattoon, IL
Websitesarahbush.org

Hospitals by Type

Acute Care Hospital
1 hospitals
50% of health system
Critical Access Hospital
1 hospitals
50% of health system

Teaching Status

0%
Teaching
Teaching Hospitals:
Non-Teaching Hospitals: 2
Teaching hospitals serve as educational institutions for medical professionals while providing patient care.

Hospital Locations

Hospitals in this Health System

HospitalTypeBedsTeachingRecently Joined
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterAcute Care Hospital203NoNo
Sarah Bush Lincoln Fayette County HospitalCritical Access Hospital 25NoYes

Recent News

2025-05-15
Sarah Bush Lincoln (SBL) has earned Continuing Education Reaccreditation with Distinction [11]. SBL offers comprehensive specialty care, from advanced cancer treatment to expert orthopedic care and leading cardiovascular services, providing state-of-the-art, patient-centered care [19]. The SBL Heart Center offers advanced diagnostic testing, treatments, and prevention programs, including cardiac catheterization, stress testing, echocardiography, and cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation [19].
2025-05-07
Sarah Bush Lincoln will hold kidney screenings on May 23 [11, 19]. SBL and RenalCare Associates developed a vision to bring full-time nephrology services to the Mattoon-Charleston community [18]. Two RenalCare nephrologists, Drs. Chandra Kanth Chaturvedula and Sri Mahathi Priyanka Kalipatnapu, are caring for people in Sarah Bush Lincoln, with RenalCare offices located on the hospital campus and in Effingham [18].
2025-04-22
Commercial Electric of Mattoon donates to Friends & Families of SBLFCH [11, 19]. The SBL Health Foundation hosts events to help fund healthcare initiatives at the Health Center [22]. Monetary donations can be made through the Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Foundation, and time can be donated through the Sarah Bush Lincoln Volunteer Guild or Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospice [19].
2025-04-15
SBL Races for all Paces Set for June 7 [11, 19]. The 36th annual Golf Outing net proceeds support SBL's Greatest Needs [22]. Save the date for some golfing fun at Meadowview Golf Course, Mattoon on June 13, 2025 [22].

Executive Leadership

Sean Fischer

CFO VP, Finance, ACO Primary Contact

Steve Childers

Chairperson, SBL Health System & Health Center Board of Directors

Josh Bullock, Ph.D.

Vice Chairperson, SBL Health System & Health Center Board of Directors

Alan Metzger

Treasurer, SBL Health System & Health Center Board of Directors

Mike Taylor

Secretary, SBL Health System & Health Center Board of Directors

Jennifer Garrison, Ed. D.

Member, SBL Health System & Health Center Board of Directors

Dwight Pentzien, DO

Member, SBL Health System & Health Center Board of Directors, Medical Director (ACO), Member of ACO Governing Body

Nancy Wurtsbaugh

Compliance Officer (ACO)

Jody Deters

Quality Assurance/Improvement Officer (ACO)