General Description

Franklin Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital (CAH) located in Benton, Illinois, in Franklin County. In
the early 1950s, the residents of 11 out of 12 townships in Franklin County voted to create a
hospital district per Illinois statute. In 1955, the Franklin Hospital began operation with 115
beds. Franklin Hospital partners with SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital in nearby Mt.
Vernon, Illinois, to offer county residents access to their network of physician specialists.

TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS MAINTAINED BY THE HOSPITAL

The types of public records maintained by the Hospital and available for inspection include the
following:

GENERAL

Board meeting schedules, board minutes and resolutions, policies and procedures,
legal notices, employee names, titles, dates of employment, official bonds,
records of ownership of real or personal property, and contracts.

FINANCIAL

Annual budgets, tax levies, audit reports, bills or invoices issued and received by
Hospital, receipts for revenue.
Note: Exemptions under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act may allow the non-disclosure of
some parts of public records maintained by the Hospital.

NOTICE OF PROCEDURE FOR REQUESTING RECORDS

Requests for public records must be in writing and may be submitted through the fill-in form on
the Hospital website or by sending an email or letter to:

Attn: Rhonda Boehne
FOIA Officer
Franklin Hospital District
201 Bailey Lane
Benton, IL 62812
(618) 435-9690
rhonda.boehne@franklinhospital.net

The Hospital will provide electronic records when possible. No fees shall be charged for the first 50 pages of black and white, letter or legal-sized copies requested. After the first 50 pages, the fee for black and white, letter or legal-sized copies shall be 15¢ per page.
Actual cost will be charged for other documents not of standard size and for the recording
medium (e.g. compact disk, tape, DVD). The Hospital may waive or reduce fees if the person
requesting the records states the specific purpose for the request and indicates that a waiver or
reduction of fees is in the public interest.

Administration:

Jim Johnson, Chief Executive Officer
Rikki Bonthron, Chief Financial Officer
Terri Hermann, Chief Nursing Officer

Locations

Main Hospital, Family Health Clinics
201 Bailey Lane
Benton, IL 62812
618-439-3161

West Frankfort Family Health Clinic
309 W. St. Louis Street-Suite B
West Frankfort, IL 62896
618-932-2200