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			 In her role, Oesterlein runs tests on all kinds of specimens 
			including blood, urine, stool and other body fluids. 
 Born and raised in Germany, Oesterlein knew from the young age of 14 
			that she wanted to work in a medical lab. After graduating with her 
			degree in August 2000, she began her career at the Department of 
			Virology at the University of Wuerzburg in Germany. After a short 
			time at a hospital that specialized in liver disease, she returned 
			to the University of Wuerzburg where she worked in the molecular 
			biology department as lab manager and researched antibiotic 
			resistance and sepsis.
 
			 
			She enjoys her role at ALMH and takes pride in being an ALMH 
			employee. 
			
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 “Every day I am impressed by how community-oriented ALMH is, and 
			how much the community supports the hospital. Also, I work with a 
			great group of professionals who do their best everyday, from the 
			emergency room physicians to the volunteers,” said Oesterlin.
 ALMH is a 25-bed critical access hospital located at 200 Stahlhut 
			Drive in Lincoln, Illinois and is an affiliate of Memorial Health 
			System. ALMH employs over 315 in a variety of roles. For more 
			information about ALMH, visit ALMH.org.
 
				 
			[Angela Stoltzenburg, MBAMarketing and Community Partnerships Manager
 Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital]
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