Illinois SR 269: MEMORIAL-JOSEPH CANADY

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SR0269LRB104 13223 LAW 25390 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to 

3congratulate Edgar J. "Ed" Curtis on the occasion of his 

4retirement as president and chief executive officer of 

5Memorial Health on March 31, 2025; and

6 WHEREAS, Ed Curtis, a Springfield native, was the first 

7person in his working-class family to attend college; he 

8pursued a career in nursing in 1970 at a time when 3% of the 

9nation's nurses were male, earning a Bachelor of Science in 

10Nursing from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; and

11 WHEREAS, Ed Curtis began working as a registered nurse on 

12a medical/surgical floor at Memorial Hospital in Springfield 

13in 1975; after 15 years, his career led him to holding a series 

14of management jobs and earning a Master of Business 

15Administration from the University of Illinois 

16Urbana-Champaign; he was named senior vice president and chief 

17operating officer of Memorial Health in 1993, and he became 

18president and CEO of Memorial Health in 2008; and

19 WHEREAS, Ed Curtis, as president and CEO of Memorial 

20Health, was responsible for the five-hospital health system 

21and the City of Springfield's largest private employer for the 

22past 17 years; while at the helm, he was responsible for 

SR0269- 2 -LRB104 13223 LAW 25390 r

1approximately 7,200 employees and a $1.6 billion-a-year 

2organization, consisting of Memorial's hospitals and other 

3sites in Springfield, Decatur, Jacksonville, Taylorville, and 

4Lincoln; and

5 WHEREAS, Ed Curtis' tenure was characterized by growth and 

6ongoing partnerships with other entities in the local health 

7care industry, including HSHS St. John's Hospital, Southern 

8Illinois University