Poison Control Hotline
- Address:
- Regional: 222 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1900, Chicago, IL 60606
- Phone:
- 1-800-222-1222
- Web Site URL:
- www.mchc.org/ipc
- Counties
- Bureau
- Carroll
- Lee
- Ogle
- Whiteside
- Other (See Remarks)
- Purpose:
- To save lives and reduce illness from poisoning from the quick action of calling the emergency number.
- Remarks:
- Call right away if an individual is suspected to have been poisoned. The representatives also provide immediate life-saving information about suicide attempts, medication errors, chemical spills, occupational exposures, drug interactions, and pet poisoning. The 24-hour telephone guidance for poisoning emergencies is provided free of charge. The service is backed by board-certified physician toxologists, nurses, pharmacists, and other poison specialists. The specialists follow each case, which involve frequent call-backs, until all signs and symptoms have been resolved and leaving the patients and family reassured.
- Services Provided
- Animal Shelters
- Health/Immunizations/Disease Support Organizations
If this information is out-of-date or incorrect, please email any changes to servicesdirectory@svcc.edu.