Rush Oak Park Hospital is planning to discontinue its skilled nursing care inpatient unit, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Nurses at the University of Illinois Hospital returned to work after a weeklong strike, with both sides optimistic that an agreement is close.
Illinois is now averaging 52,000 COVID-19 tests per day, the highest in the Midwest and among the best in the nation, Gov. JB Pritzker said Monday.
There were 1,477 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Illinois on Monday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 275,735.
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There were 2,120 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Illinois on Friday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 270,327.
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Monitoring wastewater may be the best way to control future outbreaks of COVID-19, said Aaron Packman, a professor at Northwestern University and environmental engineer who specializes in the surveillance of wastewater.
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Walmart plans to open two healthcare facilities in the Chicago market this fall, the company announced Thursday.
Illinois has some of the highest rates of deaths and COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities out of states recently analyzed by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Chicago officials laid out a five-year plan Thursday aimed at addressing the growing life expectancy gap between Black Chicagoans and other residents.
CVS Health today announced plans to add more than 2,000 new COVID-19 drive-thru test sites at select CVS Pharmacy locations across the country to support the company’s ongoing efforts to increase access to testing and help slow the spread of the virus.
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There were 2,056 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Illinois on Thursday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 268,207.
The Illinois Department of Human Services has launched a new pilot program intended to provide fresh produce to encourage healthy living on the south side of Chicago.
Azithromycin, a commonly prescribed antibiotic being investigated as a potential treatment for COVID-19, can cause potential cardiac events if taken with other drugs, according to a new report from the University of Illinois Chicago.
Illinois’ health system ranked 25th overall in the nation, according to a recent report from the Commonwealth Fund.
Illinois is continuing to see improvements in its COVID-19 metrics, Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday, including in two regions where additional restrictions were put in place to mitigate the spread of the virus.
There were 1,941 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Illinois on Wednesday, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 266,151.
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