Lewis and Clark Community College nursing students may have an easier time earning their bachelor’s degree thanks to a new agreement with the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Read MoreWith health disparities continuing to negatively affect Chicago area mortality rates, safety net hospitals facing closures and Illinois’ Medicaid program still going through many changes with insurers both exiting and entering the market, area primary care providers are more challenged than ever to make sure patients don’t get lost in the system and lose out on the critical care and support services they need.
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Twenty-one Illinois hospitals received five stars in the updated Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s quality star ratings.
Communication challenges between first responders and healthcare providers during last April’s chemical spill in Lake County led to greater exposure to the toxic gas, according to a report last week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers has officially joined OSF HealthCare, the companies announced this weekend.
Dr. Ted Bender was recently named president of UnityPoint Health – UnityPlace. UnityPoint joined forces last year with behavioral health providers the Human Service Center and the Tazwood Center for Wellness to form the Peoria-based nonprofit, which has a focus on substance use disorders.
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A youth advocacy group has asked the state to delay its transfer of children under the care of the Department of Children and Family Services to managed care until an audit can be done to ensure a smooth transition.
The United State’s first person-to-person transfer of novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Illinois, health officials announced Thursday.
DuPage Medical Group is seeking state approval for two projects totaling more than $60 million, according to applications filed this week with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Illinois’ senators are asking federal agencies for more information on their response to the novel coronavirus outbreak in China.
While highlighting several measures passed over the past year, Gov. JB Pritzker was light on healthcare details Wednesday as he laid out his goals for the coming spring session.
Midwest Orthopaedic Center and UnityPoint Health have opened a new orthopedic hospital in Peoria, the companies announced Tuesday.
No data was compromised after Cook County Health sent some personal information on thousands of individuals to a third-party vendor, a spokeswoman for Cook County Health said Tuesday.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul has joined 19 other attorneys general in challenging two abortion laws in Missouri.
The parent company of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois is eliminating 400 middle management positions, including some in Illinois.
The Department of Public Health fined more than 70 nursing homes during the fourth quarter of 2019, totaling just over $1 million.
