Illinois will receive $5.38 million from a $117 million settlement with Universal Health Services.
Cook County is on track to double its opioid-related deaths from last year, officials announced Tuesday.
Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday he and health officials continue to monitor Illinois’ COVID-19 metrics, though he gave little clarity when asked what would have to happen before the state reintroduces restrictions.
There were 883 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Illinois on Monday, bringing the state’s total number to 154,799 confirmed cases.
The state’s Medicaid managed care rolls grew by nearly 22,000 in April.
Chicago-based Oak Street Health has filed paperwork to sell shares to the public.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said everything is on the table - including the reimplementation of restrictions - if there continues to be an “uptick” in the number of young people who are contracting COVID-19.
Sinai Health System is seeking approval for a new medical office building at its Ogden Commons project, according to two new applications with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
The weekly number of COVID-19 deaths at Illinois’ long-term care facilities continues to drop, though Illinois’ overall COVID-19 metrics have risen over the past week.
The transfer of thousands of children under the care of the Department of Children and Family Services to Medicaid managed care is set to finally begin in September.
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Illinois is at a “critical need” for blood donations, Margaret Vaughn, the government affairs director for the Illinois Coalition of Community Blood Centers, told Health News Illinois this week.
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Roughly 200 workers at Chicago’s Loretto Hospital announced Thursday they will strike on July 20 if they are unable to reach a new contract.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said a plan unveiled Thursday on how the city can economically recover from the COVID-19 pandemic will provide a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to address inequity issues.
Seven Illinois hospitals were among the top 100 in the nation, according to a ranking recently released by IBM Watson Health.
Arlington Heights’ Northwest Community Healthcare plans to merge with NorthShore University HealthSystem, the two organizations announced Wednesday.
Gov. JB Pritzker called on the federal government to implement a national face covering mandate and to outline a containment strategy for the COVID-19 pandemic in testimony before a congressional committee on Wednesday.
