Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City plans to discontinue its obstetric services, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Moline, will co-chair a new congressional caucus aimed at addressing social determinants of health.
Rush University Medical Center said Monday it will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the latest health system in Illinois to set a vaccine mandate.
Chicago officials will consider a mask mandate and other restrictions if COVID-19 cases start eclipsing 200 a day, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Monday in a wide-ranging New York Times interview.
Gov. JB Pritzker took action Friday on over a dozen healthcare-related bills.
The Chicago Department of Public Health said Friday it is tracking an increase of Legionnaires’ cases over the past month, following a three-fold increase over recent years.
Over $5.8 million in federal aid is heading to 118 rural health clinics in Illinois.
The union representing 200 nurses at Community First Medical Center in Chicago will stage a one-day strike Monday over concerns of unfair labor practices and patient safety.
Twenty-six of the state’s 102 counties are in the “warning” zone for increased COVID-19 activity, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
While Illinois has fared better than others when it comes to the most recent spike in COVID-19 cases, officials said they have growing concerns about the rise in cases and hospitalizations in certain regions.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,993 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, the highest single-day total since early May.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Thursday a plan increasing access to hormonal contraceptives through pharmacists.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed a law he said will make Illinois a national leader in telehealth services.
MATTER, the global healthcare innovation hub headquartered in Chicago, and YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, a social enterprise committed to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all, have launched the Health Equity Innovation accelerator program to support entrepreneurs with solutions that advance health equity.
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The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 958 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday and 10 more deaths.
Illinois could receive $790 million as part of a $26 billion national settlement with drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson and three companies that distributed opioid painkillers, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Wednesday.
