Peggy Kirk, Nancy Paridy named new leads of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab announced last week that Peggy Kirk and Nancy Paridy will lead the organization.
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Oct 4, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab announced last week that Peggy Kirk and Nancy Paridy will lead the organization.
Oct 4, 2021 | Insurance, Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Massachusetts-based Devoted Health will bring its Medicare Advantage plan to Illinois next year, the company announced last week.
Oct 4, 2021 | coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories, Vaccination
Illinois has surpassed 25,000 COVID-19 deaths, the state’s Department of Public Health reported Friday.
Oct 1, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories
SSM Health will implement a new minimum wage of $15 per hour throughout the system, starting Oct. 10.
Oct 1, 2021 | Prescription Drugs, Top Stories
Illinois is set to receive $56.7 million from Centene Corp. to resolve an investigation into whether the company submitted inaccurate billing requests as a pharmacy benefit manager for the state, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Thursday.
Oct 1, 2021 | Long Term Care, On The Record, Top Stories
Health News Illinois convened a panel of experts this week to discuss the future of long-term care in the state, including the impact of COVID-19, workforce issues and rate reform. […]
Sep 29, 2021 | Press Releases
With approval from the University of Illinois Board of Trustees to purchase a recently closed clinical building at 5525 S. Pulaski Road, the University of Illinois Chicago and its health care system, UI Health, will move forward with plans to increase access to comprehensive health care in Chicago’s Gage Park and West Elsdon communities.
Read MoreSep 29, 2021 | Press Releases
Oak Street Health, a network of value-based primary care centers for adults on Medicare, is expanding access to more older adults with today’s opening of its new State Street center at 2420 State Street in East St. Louis, Illinois.
Read MoreSep 29, 2021 | coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Top Stories, Vaccination
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,375 new COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths on Tuesday.
Read MoreSep 29, 2021 | Top Stories
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Tuesday reported the first human case of rabies in nearly 70 years.
Sep 29, 2021 | coronavirus, Mental Health, Top Stories
The Illinois State Board of Education announced Tuesday it's providing $100 million in grant funding for partnerships between school districts and community organizations to address trauma experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sep 29, 2021 | coronavirus, Top Stories, Vaccination
Chicago is averaging below 400 new daily COVID-19 cases for the first time in nearly two months, Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady said Tuesday.
Sep 29, 2021 | HNI Stories, Long Term Care, Nursing homes, Top Stories
Panelists stressed the need to hold providers accountable Tuesday, as stakeholders continue to debate an overhaul of how long-term care providers are paid.
Sep 28, 2021 | Press Releases
Rush University System for Health, a national leader in patient care excellence, and DispatchHealth, the leading provider of the broadest and most complex level of in-home medical care, are introducing a new, innovative partnership to bring high-quality, in-home medical care to health care consumers across the Chicago area. The partnership is focused on expanding care delivery options and giving patients access to convenient acute health care in the home at a lower cost.
Read MoreSep 27, 2021 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital plans to discontinue its 23-bed obstetric services, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Sep 27, 2021 | Legislature, Top Stories
Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, said last week that a repeal of parental notification for abortion services may be on the docket when lawmakers return to Springfield later this year for the veto session.