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Hospitals and Healthcare Winnebago County (IL)

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Regional Medical Center Information

Rockford has three major regional trauma centers with two medical helicopters serving all of the following Northern Illinois Counties: Winnebago, Boone, Stephenson, Lee, Ogle, and Whiteside counties. All UHF Med Channels are also used for inbound patient reports by Rockford Fire Department and helicopters along with below.

Mercyhealth

  • WikiPedia page
  • Regional health care system with over 85 facilities serving a total of 55 communities throughout southern WI and northern IL. Operates over four core service areas: hospital-based services; clinic-based services; post-acute care and retail services; and a wholly owned and operated insurance company.
  • Rockford Memorial Hospital (Rockford Health System) merged with Mercy Health System in 2015 to become Mercyhealth. Mercyhealth operates two hospitals in Rockford: Javon Bea Hospital - Rockton (the former Rockford Memorial Hospital) and Javon Bea Hospital - Riverside. FCC licenses are still in the name of "Rockford Memorial Hospital".
  • Website
  • 464.950 RM (NFM) for Hospital Ops/Disaster WQMM715
  • 462.925 Repeater (NFM) KUX800
  • A June 2018 video shows a Mercyhealth REACT helo crew member carrying a Motorola portable (possibly an XPR-6550?). Radio would be capable of both analog and DMR modes.

Javon Bea Hospital - Rockton

  • 2400 N. Rockton Ave. Rockford, IL; Webpage
  • 463.325 468.325 WQDN509 RM JBHR Lab Ops Security / Laboratory Department FMN Business
  • 461.475 466.475 WPDC717 RM JBHR Ops 2 Room / Surgical Sanitizers [Expired 9/23] FMN Deprecated 5/7/24
  • 462.075 467.075 WPDE488 RM 203.5 PL JBHR Security Security [Expired 9/23] FMN Security
  • 462.150 467.150 WPTQ870 RM JBHR Ops 4 Operations [Expired 11/21] FMN Deprecated 5/7/24
  • 464.250 469.250 WPDE488 RM JBHR Ops 6 Operations (also 463.975) [Expired 9/23] FMN Deprecated 5/7/24
  • 452.325 457.325 WPUF764 RM JBHR EmrgCallBox Parking Emergency Call Boxes [Expired 2/22] FMN Deprecated 5/7/24

Javon Bea Hospital - Riverside

  • 8201 E Riverside Blvd, Rockford, IL; Webpage

OSF

  • Website WikiPedia
  • Not-for-profit Catholic health care organization that operates a medical group, hospital system, and other health care facilities in IL and MI. Headquartered in Peoria, IL; owned and operated by the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis.

OSF St. Anthony Medical Center (Rockford)

  • Website Facebook WikiPedia
  • Operates a Level I trauma center and the only verified by the American College of Surgeons in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area. The emergency department has 17 rooms with a total of 24 beds.
  • 163.2500 B Paging Data KNIG642
  • 460.8875 M Telemetry Data WNVI339 Expired 2011

OSF LifeFlight

  • Webpage
  • 24-hour helicopter air-medical transport system, based in Peoria, Peru, Galesburg, and Rockford, in service since June 1984
  • 12/22 - The hospital said Friday it would be discontinuing the use of its LifeFlight hangar at the Chicago/Rockford International Airport. LifeFlight would still operate out of hangars in Peru and Galesburg. Article

UW Health

  • 11/23 - Madison WI based UW Health has renamed SwedishAmerican Medical Center-Belvidere (Ill.) to UW Health Belvidere Hospital as it continues to change the name of former SwedishAmerican clinics to its own brand, WTVO reported Sept. 6. Rockford, Ill.-based SwedishAmerican merged with UW Health in April 2021, and all clinics and hospitals are rolling out new names. UW Health renamed 11 of the former SwedishAmerican clinics and a hospital in August 2023.

UW Health Swedish American Hospital and Medical Center

  • 1401 E State St / Rockford IL; Website Facebook
  • 57-bed non profit, teaching hospital. Opened 1918. Mid 1990s complete overhaul. Employees more than 350 physicians and includes an emergency department that is a level II trauma center.

UW Women and Children's Hospital

  • 1350 Charles St / Rockford IL; Webpage
  • Opened spring 2021, facility includes a birthing center, Level III NICU and clinic space

Former Frequencies

  • 462.75 Base/Pagers FM Data WNZL333
  • 453.825 458.825 WQFA605 RM SAHMC Ops 7 Health Care Operations [Expired 6/16] FMN Deprecated 5/7/24
  • 464.600 466.600 KYS682 RM SAHMC Ops 8 Operations [Expired 3/12] FMN Deprecated 5/7/24
  • 464.4125 KYS682 M SAHMC Ops 9 Operations [Expired 3/12] FMN Deprecated 5/7/24

Healthcare / Skilled Nursing Facilities, etc

Presence Saint Anne Center (Rehab and Long-Term Care, Rockford)

Rosecrance Griffin Williamson Campus - Rockford

  • 1601 University Dr Website
  • 452.957 100W Repeater with 50-100W mobiles; added 6/24 100-50W mobiles on 461.8625, 462.05, 464.4125, 466.8625, 467.05 (NFM) WQDG888}
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