Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville, Illinois, serves the residents of Morgan, Cass, Greene, Scott, and Macoupin counties in West Central Illinois. The facility is located at 1600 West Walnut, on Jacksonville's west side. Passavant is staffed by 800 full and part-time employees and an active medical staff of 60 physicians. The hospital is licensed for 93 patient beds. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JACHO), and is a member of the American Hospital Association, the Illinois Hospital Association (IHA), and the Voluntary Hospitals of America (VHA). In 2006, Passavant was named one of the top two hospitals in Illinois and one of the top 10 percent in the nation to administer antibiotics 60 minutes prior to surgery by the IHA. Passavant also received the 2006 Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety from HealthGrades, the nation?s leading independent healthcare ratings company. In May 2009, Passavant achieved the status of a Magnet® Hospital from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.