Welcome to PEKIN, Illinois
Pekin Area Healthcare
UnityPoint Health - Pekin
One of the biggest assets Pekin offers is its very own hospital! UnityPoint Health - Pekin is a 98-bed medical center that provides advanced care and state-of-the-art diagnostic capabilities offered by few other hospitals its size. This includes a Level II Trauma Center, a Women's Diagnostic Center, state-of-the-art MRIs and CT Scan technology, and The Baby Place - which is certified by UNICEF/WHO as "baby-friendly". Only three other hospitals in Illinois and 154 hospitals in the U.S. have achieved this designation! Pekin Hospital has been serving our community since 1913 and has continued to expand and develop its services. It employs approximately 800 employees, including over 200 physicians in more than 26 medical specialties. Pekin Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and is a past recipient of the Lincoln Foundation for Excellence Silver Award.
UnityPoint Clinic at Pekin
Family practice… ear, nose and throat problems… cardiology services… school physicals and more! UnityPoint Clinic(part of Methodist Medical Group in Peoria) provides a full range of medical services both during the week and on the weekends! Lab, X-ray, EKG services and monthly cholesterol and diabetes screenings are also available.
Additional Healthcare
In addition to Pekin Hospital and UnityPoint, there is a wide selection of private practice physicians with offices in Pekin. Specialties represented include cardiology, dentistry, internal medicine, OB/GYN, optometry, pediatrics, psychiatry, surgery, urology and many others. Pekin also has several short-term and long-term care nursing homes available.
