Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago and Egyptian Health in Eldorado are each receiving up to $16 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to better coordinate physical and behavioral health needs for kids.
The city of Chicago will create a new coordinator to help connect residents with city and community trauma-response services, one of several steps Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday to "better align" the city’s mental health services.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois has selected HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.
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Mercyhealth plans to establish a $5.3 million sub-acute care unit at Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton in Rockford, according to an application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
More community involvement is needed to address violence in Chicago and its impact on public health, a panel of experts said this week.
Chicago Lakeshore Hospital was sued this week by the Cook County Public Guardian over allegations that several children were abused while receiving mental health services there and in the state’s protective custody.
An appeals court ruled Wednesday that the Affordable Care Act's requirement that people buy health insurance is unconstitutional, but it asked a lower court to further analyze how much of the law can still stand.
The OSF HealthCare Foundation based in Peoria, Illinois, has been included in the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) 2019 High Performer’s list.
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Two Illinois congressional members have introduced a plan to streamline how quickly generic insulin products can come to the market.
Illinois communities and agencies are receiving more than $11.2 million from the federal Department of Justice to combat the opioid epidemic, according to a recent statement.
Eight Illinois hospitals were named among the top 120 in the country, according to a report released Tuesday by The Leapfrog Group.
Five Illinois communities have been awarded $2.1 million each to improve children’s mental health.
The federal government would impose a fee on e-cigarette manufacturers and importers to help fund prevention programs under a plan proposed by two Illinois lawmakers. The plan, sponsored by Sen […]
Civica Rx announced last week plans to ship eight injectable medicines to its health system and hospital members through its partnership with London-based Hikma Pharmaceuticals.
Federal health officials have expanded the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period through early Wednesday morning.
African-American women in Chicago are six times more likely to die from pregnancy-related conditions than white women, according to a recent report from the Chicago Department of Public Health.
