General Practitioners

• Osteoporosis
  Bone density tests are recommended for all women age 65 and older, and for younger women at higher-than-normal risk for a fracture. Men may want to discuss osteoporosis screening with their doctor if they’re over age 70 or at high risk for thinning bones.
• Medical Weight Loss
  Eventually, in addition to seeing Dr. Wood, a board certified obesity medicine specialist, the patient will meet with the dietician and exercise therapist. Some patients will also meet with behavioral support, depending on their needs. At first patients will typically be seen every 2-4 weeks. Patients need not to be in the Sparta Community Hospital System to have referral to our medically supervised weight loss program.
• Stroke Rehabilitation
• Nutritional Counseling
• Pediatric Care
• Primary Care
  Care Management enables the patient’s primary care clinician to provide them with better access to comprehensive, coordinated, continuous and proactive evidence based care...
• Smoking Cessation
• Ear Infections
• Sleep Disorders
  Sleep apnea is one of the most common sleep disorders.  People with sleep apnea frequently stop breathing during their sleep. This means that the brain and the body may not be receiving enough oxygen.
• Family Practice
  Employee and family health issues can often impede an employee’s productivity. Issue specific presentations at the work-site can help employees and their families cope with non-work related health problems and solve them before they are brought to the workplace. Prevention classes in MRSA infection control can create a healthy attitude and a safe work environment.
• Emergency Care
  Sparta Community Hospital’s At-Home Health Care Administrator, Cheryl Adams, was a featured presenter at the Annual Illinois Home Care and Hospice Council Conference on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.   Adams’ presentation ‘Care Transitions – Reducing Rehospitalizations’ shared how utilizing home health agencies as a patient transition through the different levels of care will assist hospitals in reducing rehospitalizations and emergency department visits, thus impacting the agencies stance in Value Based Purchasing.
• Colonoscopy
  Involves the use of radioactive materials to help diagnose and treat a wide variety of diseases and disorders. The patient is given a radiopharmaceutical, which travels through the body, giving off gamma rays (invisible radiation). The nuclear medicine camera detects the gamma rays and creates pictures of the part of the body being studied. A fast and painless procedure, an MRI can eliminate the need for some exploratory surgery and is recognized as one of the most important contributions to medicine in this century due to its diagnostic precision and accuracy. Sparta Community Hospital also offers Cardiac Scoring, Virtual Colonoscopy and Bone density scans using our CA unit.
• Electrocardiogram
• Immunizations
  Health Promotion/Wellness and Disease Prevention, through On-Site screening and immunization program, adding value to existing wellness services offered to employees. Our staff* is available to come on-site and conduct wellness programs and add value to the services you offer your employees.

Internists

• Gastroenterology
• Urology
• Nephrology
• Endoscopy
• Lung Cancer
  Each year, more and more southern Illinoisans experience breathing related problems. With the increase in asthma, emphysema, lung cancer and COPD, Physicians, assisted by the Registered Respiratory Therapist, are working harder than ever to diagnose and treat those who suffer from chronic breathing problems. Sparta Community Hospital’s Pulmonary Services Department offers a full range of testing to help your physician best determine how to treat your particular problem.

Psychiatrists

• Mental Health

Endocrinologist

• Diabetes Care
• Endocrinology
  Endocrinology is the study of medicine that relates to the endocrine system, which is the system that controls the hormones in our body. Dr. Vanessa Williams, Endocrinologist, is specially trained to diagnose conditions related to hormone and gland issues. Dr. Williams is now seeing patients via telehealth.
• Thyroid

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  An ultrasound is a test that uses sound waves to develop images of your internal organs. These sound waves are at a frequency that is undetectable by the human ear. A devise called a transducer is used to direct the sound waves into your body. The transducer then reads those sound waves that are bounced back by your organs to create an image. These images are then used to create a “Picture” of your internal organs. The “Picture” is in real time and moves along with your internal organs. These examinations are pain free and current evidence shows no health risk from the sound waves that enter the body during this exam. Sparta Community Hospital uses two top of the line GE ultrasound units.
• MRI
  An MRI is a powerful magnetic system used in conjunction with radio waves to cause hydrogen atoms or other selected elements in the body to give off faint signals. The signals help to form visualization of your internal organs and structures. Since MRI Exams are ‘non-invasive’ there are none of the dangers associated with surgery and the exams are completely painless. MRI images typically are of fine clarity and detail, helping your physician in his or her diagnosis of potential problem areas.
• Radiology
• X-Rays
• Nuclear Medicine
• Mammography
  Because there is no waiting for a film to be developed, digital images are immediately available. This means patients spend less time in the exam room. The digital machine is fast, allowing patients less time to be in an uncomfortable position. Brightness, darkness and contrast can be adjusted and sections enlarged making reading easier, especially for patients with dense tissue. Digital images are easily stored and retrieved. Digital mammography is considered a preferred diagnostic tool for women who are either under the age of 50, have very dense or extremely dense breast tissue, are still menstruating or are perimenopausal (starting menopause), but have had a period within the previous 12 months. Talk with your doctor about having a digital mammogram.
• Computed Tomography

Surgeons

• General Surgery
  Sparta Community Hospital District offers enhanced surgical services through the expertise of a wide variety of visiting surgical specialists.  With the exception of Dr. Maxwell Hayden, DPM, all visiting specialists are independent contractors and are not agents or employees of Sparta Community Hospital District.
• Arthroscopy
• Wound Care
  Over 8 million people suffer from chronic wounds, but you don’t have to be one of them. Let the experts at Sparta Community Hospital Wound Care Center help you live a happier, healthier, wound-free life!
• Neurosurgery
  Helaine graduated from Southern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1998 and from Spring Arbor University with her Master of Science in Nursing in 2020. While attending college Helaine worked in nursing and nursing management, gaining experience in emergency, urgent care, intensive care, dermatology, and neurosurgery. She has been in nursing for 25 years.
• Arthroscopy
• Hysterectomy
• Endometrial Ablation
• Laparoscopy

Dermatologists

• Dermatology
• Cyst
• Ulcer
  Abdominal Exploration, Abdominoperineal Resection, Appendectomy, Closure – Perforated Ulcer, Emergency Surgery of Diaphragm, Gallbladder & Common Duct Surgery, Gastrostomy, Hernia Repair (Inguinal, Umbilical, Femoral, Incisional, Hiatal with Fundoplication), Intra-Abdominal Abscess, Laparotomy for Trauma, Paracentesis, Polypectomy, Small & Large Bowel Surgery, Pyloroplasty, Partial Gastrectomy and/or Vagotomy, Meckels Diverticulum
• Skin Care

Physical Therapists

• Sports Medicine
  Sparta Community Hospital’s Outpatient Therapy programs offer specialized care and treatment designed individually in our state of the art facility, “The Center”. Therapists work one on one with individual clients to develop evidence-based care plans designed to maximize each person’s potential and reach functional goals. Our licensed staff prides itself on providing quality care to not only Sparta, but to surrounding counties as well. Specialized training and continuing education are actively sought out so that programs such as Sports Medicine, Aquatic Therapy and Spine Care are top-notch in Southern Illinois. Functional Endurance and Strengthening can be achieved by training on one of our many weight training machines or our specialized Baltimore Therapeutic Equipment (BTE) work simulator machine.
• Physical Therapy
  We can teach you to cope and thrive with certain diseases or conditions. Our team of trained home health professionals can help you understand your prescribed diet and medication needs plus provide physical therapy and other health care needs you may have.
• Occupational Therapy
  Newly designed physical and occupational therapy rooms with washer/dryer, table and chairs, cabinets, weights, stairs, bath rub, automobile simulator and much more
• Flatfoot Correction
• Aquatic Therapy
  BTE therapy – The BTE functional rehabilitation systems allow you to replicate any of your patients’ real life physical tasks, precisely, in the clinic.  Why? So you can rehab them to task-specific function – getting them safely back to life, work, or sport more successfully and more comprehensively.  All with objective evaluation and progress tracking along the way.

Podiatrists

• General Podiatry
• Hammertoes
• Heel Spurs