EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. — Scott Credit Union has pledged $250,000 over the next five years in support of the new St. Elizabeth’s Hospital being built here.
The $300-million, 144-bed facility is expected to be completed in 2017.
“As an active member of the community, we realize the importance of quality hospitals and are proud to play a role in helping make a new facility a reality,” SCU CEO Scott Padak said “Scott Credit Union has enjoyed great success in the communities we serve and understand we have a responsibility to give back and support our communities whenever possible. This is another great opportunity for us to give back to the residents of St. Clair County.”
According to the hospital, it will incorporate the latest advances in design, function and patient care. The facility will include private rooms, an improved technology infrastructure, electronic health records in each patient room, a nurse call system with smartphone technology, telemetry monitoring systems and provide the ability for the medical staff to monitor patients from throughout the facility.
The new hospital’s Outpatient Registration Center will feature a plaque that recognizes Scott Credit Union for its financial support for the facility.
Scott Credit Union reported it contributed about $370,000 and its employees volunteered over 2,400 hours to a variety of local civic efforts throughout the region in 2015.