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ALTON – OSF HealthCare is making it easier than ever for patients and visitors to navigate OSF saint Anthony’s Health Center with the introduction of step-by-step directions in the My OSF mobile app. The feature provides patients and visitors with driving directions, indoor navigation and floor maps to help them confidently reach their destination. Patients and visitors can navigate from home to their appointment and back to their car after.
Launched in October 2024, My OSF was created to make it easier to find key health care resources in one convenient app. The addition of navigation features builds on this, reducing confusion and improving overall care experiences. Patients and visitors can now use navigation within the app to:
- Get driving directions from home to the hospital
- Find parking and walking directions to their check-in location
- Locate departments and rooms within the hospital
- Return to their parking spot after their appointment
My OSF navigation removes one of the biggest sources of stress for patients, finding their way around inside a hospital. Now, whether it’s a first-time visit or a routine appointment, patients can navigate to their destination in the My OSF app!
In addition to navigation, My OSF helps patients:
- Find a provider or OSF HealthCare location nearby
- Check urgent care wait times
- Start an OSF OnCall Urgent Care virtual visit
- Schedule appointments
- Access OSF MyChart
- Pay bills
- Explore career opportunities
- Discover health and wellness resources
Patients and visitors are encouraged to download My OSF to experience the new navigation features: https://osf.gz.link/app.
AboutOSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center: A 49-bed Rural Health designated acute care hospital in Alton, Illinois, OSF Saint Anthony’s serves the residents of Madison, Jersey and Macoupin counties. It is home to OSF Moeller Cancer Center, which provides the latest diagnostic tools and treatment for patients in a relaxing environment. OSF Saint Anthony’s also provides 24-hour access to a physician-staffed emergency department, in addition to cardiovascular, neurology, pulmonology, surgical, rehabilitation services and more. OSF Saint Anthony’s is fully accredited by the Joint Commission for Healthcare Facilities, American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer, American College of Radiology, American Heart Association, IDPH and TJC Primary Stroke Center. OSF Saint Anthony’s is part of OSF HealthCare – an integrated health system with 17 hospitals in Illinois and Michigan and robust Innovation and Digital Health divisions that provide access to specialty care and remote monitoring, helping people receive the care they need close to home. OSF HealthCare is operated by The Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis.
OSF HealthCare is an integrated health system founded by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis. Headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, OSF has 17 hospitals – 11 acute care, five critical access and one continuing care – with 2,305 licensed beds throughout Illinois and Michigan. OSF employs over 27,000 Mission Partners across more than 170 locations. These include OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois, the third largest pediatric hospital in the state, and OSF OnCall, its digital health operating entity that offers hospital-at-home care. Advances in health care transformation take place through OSF Innovation as well as OSF Ventures, which provides investment capital for promising health care innovation startups. In addition, OSF operates two colleges of nursing; OSF Home Care Services, an extensive network of home health and hospice services; Pointcore, Inc., which is composed of health care-related businesses; and OSF HealthCare Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the organization. OSF HealthCare has been recognized by Fortune as one of the most innovative companies in the country and by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals. Learn more at osfhealthcare.org.
