Gateway Regional Medical Center is your community healthcare provider; a 343-bed facility with a range of health services including inpatient, outpatient, medical, surgical, emergency care and a behavioral health unit. Our team is comprised of hundreds of dedicated healthcare staff and a medical staff of more than 150 doctors. Our goal is to provide you with the best possible care that meets your individual needs. As a member of your health care team, we believe it’s important to understand all aspects of your care, that’s why we encourage you and your family to ask questions. You and your well-being, are important to us. The hospital was founded about 1900 as a private facility. It was acquired around 1920 by a Catholic priest, the Rev. Peter Paul Kaenders, Pastor of St. Mark Catholic Church in Venice, Illinois, who wanted to convert the hospital to serve the Catholic community of the region, which included a large German immigrant population.