Hospitals

Genesis Medical Center
West Campus, 1401 W. Central Park, Davenport, (319) 421-1000
East Campus, 1227 E. Rusholme St., Davenport, (319) 421-6000

The product of the merger of the former Mercy and St. Luke's hospitals, Genesis spent $23 million on campus renovations, with most of the remodeling at West Campus, where cancer services being consolidated on the first level of the medical pavilion in 9,760 square feet of remodeled space and 6,680 square feet of new construction. The pavilion's second-floor outpatient-care center will be redesigned and expanded.

On the East Campus, where Genesis completed a $1.7 million birthing center, the emergency-trauma department was remodeled to include a new drive-through ambulance garage built directly west of the existing garage, which will be converted into a new double trauma room.

Hammond-Henry Hospital, 210 W. Elk, Geneseo, (309) 944-6431

Illini Hospital, 801 Hospital Road, Silvis, (309) 792-9363

Illini Hospital joined Genesis Health System in August 1996. The arrangement allowed Genesis to offer managed-care plans that give subscribers access to nearby doctors and hospitals, no matter which side of the river they call home.

Illini also has an ``on campus'' assisted-independent-living area with an attached skilled-care unit.

Kewanee Hospital, 719 Elliott St., Kewanee, (309) 853-3361

Mercer County Hospital, 409 N.W. 9th Ave., Aledo, (309) 582-5301

In 1996, federal and state officials praised Aledo's community effort to get funding to build a medical clinic and office building adjacent to the hospital. The U.S. Department of Agriculture made a 30-year loan to the non-profit Mercer Foundation for Health to build a 7,454-square-foot clinic to house the Mercer County Health Department and the hospital's Aledo Medical Associates Clinic.

Trinity Medical Center
7th Street Campus, 500 John Deere Road, Moline, (309) 779-5000
West Campus, 2701 17th St., Rock Island, (309) 779-5000

North Campus, Kimberly at Marquette, Davenport, (319) 391-2020.

The former 150-bed Davenport Medical Center has a new name, Trinity North, as Trinity Regional Health System takes over. The purchase is a coup for Trinity officials, who have been working to increase the health system's presence in the Iowa Quad-Cities. Trinity Regional Health System and New American Healthcare Corp., which owned Davenport Medical Center, announced that the purchase of DMC would be effective in August 1999.

Trinity Medical Center is the result of mergers between a number of formerly independent hospitals. The former Moline Public and Lutheran hospitals merged to form United Medical Center, then later merged with Franciscan Medical Center in Rock Island to form Trinity.

In late 1997, the medical center moved into its new 7th Street Campus at 7th Street and John Deere Road, Moline, The campus features an ambulatory-surgery center with seven operating rooms and a planned 20-bed unit for post-surgical recovery care. The recovery center has the only beds on campus; Trinity is taking advantage of technological progress in surgery and other medicine to send most patients home to their own beds, or even right back to work. The outpatient campus also includes an emergency treatment center.

Trinity's West Campus in Rock Island also has seen recent construction. The campus has been expanded and renovated to accommodate inpatient services, intensive care, pediatrics, obstetrics and trauma care.

The century-old former East Campus in Moline has been closed and sold.

Trinity also operates Women's Health Centers in Davenport and Bettendorf and Trinity Home Care in Davenport. It also is part owner of Work Fitness Center and Mississippi Medical Plaza, also in Davenport.

Blood centers

The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center provides blood and blood products to 10 hospitals in a 10-county region. Volunteer blood donors may donate at five sites: 3425 E. Locust St., Davenport, 359-5401, and 3450 38th Ave., Moline, (800) 747-5401, as well as Muscatine, Iowa City and Burlington.

Transportation

Rail

The nearest Amtrak passenger-train depot is in Galesburg, about a 45-mile drive from the Quad-Cities. Call (800) 872-7245.

Airports

The major airport serving the area is the Quad City International Airport, at Airport Road and Interstates 280 and 74, Moline; for general information, call 757-1530.

Located on 2,300 acres, the airport serves northwestern Illinois and northeastern Iowa travelers with 76 flights per day. Five airlines offer service to major hub airports across the United States:

• AccessAir, (887) 462-2237.

• American/American Eagle, 764-7773 or (800) 433-7300.

• Northwest Airlink, 757-1530 or (800) 225-2525.

• Trans World Airlines/TW Express, (800) 221-2000.

• United Express, (800) 241-6522.

Davenport Municipal Airport, 9010 Harrison St.; general information, 326-7807.

Located on 750 acres, the airport opened in 1948. It operates with two runways. Its special feature is the yearly Quad-City Air Show. The airport is used by corporate aircraft and as a reliever airpost for the Quad-City International Airport in Moline.

Mass transit

• Bettendorf Transit System, 4403 Devils Glen Road, Bettendorf, Iowa 52772; 344-4085.
• Citibus of Davenport, Iowa, 788-7954
• Metro Link (Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District), 2929 5th Ave., Rock Island, Ill., 61201; (309) 788-3360

• Airport Service, Metro Link, Moline, 757-1531
• Buddy Boy Cab Co., 1120 15th Ave., East Moline, 755-5266
• Lucky Cab, 509 12th, Rock Island, 788-8386
• Max's Cab Co., Davenport, 324-9000
• Metro Cab, 633 17th St., Rock Island, 786-1500
• Silvis Cab, 1120 15th Ave., East Moline, 755-5235

Bettendorf Chamber of Commerce
1780 Grant St.
Bettendorf, Iowa 52722
(319) 355-4753

Davenport Chamber of Commerce
112 E. 3rd St.
Davenport, Iowa 52801
(319) 322-1706

Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce
622 19th St.
Moline, Ill. 61265
(309) 762-3661

Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce
1819 3rd Ave.
Rock Island, Ill. 61201
(309) 788-6311

Aledo Chamber of Commerce
Aledo, Ill. 61231
(309) 582-5373

Geneseo Chamber of Commerce
200 N. State
Geneseo, Ill. 61254
(309) 944-2686

Milan Chamber of Commerce
110 W. 10th Ave.
Milan, Ill. 61264
(309) 787-3144

Convention and Visitors Bureau

Quad City Convention and Visitors Bureau
1900 3rd Ave.
Rock Island, Ill. 61204-3097
(309) 788-7800 or (800) 747-7800

POST OFFICES

Illinois

Andalusia -- 124 2nd Ave. E., 798-2110, Zip 61232
Barstow -- 18617 1st Ave., 496-2610, Zip 61236
Carbon Cliff -- 118 3rd St., 792-3163, Zip 61239
Coal Valley -- 121 E. 22nd Ave., 799-5357, Zip 61240
Colona -- 900 1st St., 792-2895, Zip 61241
East Moline -- 805 16th Ave., 755-5066, Zip 61244
Geneseo -- 120 W. 1st, 944-2560, Zip 61254
Hampton -- 619 2nd Ave., 755-4773, Zip 61256
Milan -- 111 W. 3rd., 787-2414, Zip 61264
Moline -- 514 17th St., 764-5628, Zip 61265
Orion -- 1012 4th St., 526-8065, Zip 61273
Rapids City -- 135 13th St., 496-2593, Zip 61278
Rock Island -- 2633 11th St., 788-2065, Zip 61201