Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra told lawmakers last week the agency’s focus in the coming year will be on upgrading the state’s public health infrastructure.
CVS Health announced earlier this year that Sinai Chicago was one of three initial partners of a new initiative to address barriers to care in underserved communities across the country.
Illinois will distribute more than 60,000 air purifiers to schools across the state to help reduce the transmission of respiratory viruses, the Department of Public Health announced Thursday.
Department of Healthcare and Family Services Director Theresa Eagleson told lawmakers Thursday that preparing for the end of the Medicaid program’s continuous enrollment policy is a top focus in the coming year.
Northwestern Medicine said Wednesday it will start a new clinical program to provide double lung transplants to select patients with stage 4 lung cancer.
Lawmakers are set to consider a proposal that will codify certain executive orders issued during the COVID-19 pandemic for individuals entering the healthcare workforce.
Illinois will launch a full-year campaign to inform Illinoisans of the impending end of the Medicaid program’s continuous enrollment policy.
The University of Chicago Medicine this week launched walk-in urgent care services at its Dearborn Station location.
Edward-Elmhurst announced this week it has joined the Chicagoland Children’s Health Alliance, a step the health system said will help it expand its pediatric subspecialty care.
Gov. JB Pritzker joined more than a dozen other Democratic governors Tuesday in calling on eight of the country’s largest pharmacies to clarify how they will protect access to medication abortion.
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park plans to discontinue its four-bed pediatric unit, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Illinois will soon mandate 40 hours of paid time off under a law signed Monday by Gov. JB Pritzker.
Federal health officials recommend those at risk of severe illness from COVID-19 take precautions in 26 Illinois counties, according to data released last week.
Illinois’ top doctor laid out his goals last week on how health agencies can become “modern and resilient” to address public health’s most pressing issues.
This week saw state leaders formally launch a new center aimed at improving the recruitment, education and training of behavioral health professionals.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois’ parent company, Health Care Service Corporation, has been fined $605,000 for violating the state’s network adequacy law, the Illinois Department of Insurance announced Thursday.
