University of Chicago study raises questions on workplace wellness programs
A recent report by the University of Chicago found that workers who participate in wellness programs at work exercise and manage their weight better than non-enrollees.
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Apr 22, 2019 | Education, Top Stories
A recent report by the University of Chicago found that workers who participate in wellness programs at work exercise and manage their weight better than non-enrollees.
Apr 22, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has joined Melrose Park officials in their effort to keep Westlake Hospital open.
Apr 22, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Pediatricians are pushing Gov. JB Pritzker to reverse a rule that they say is causing children in low-income families to miss necessary vaccinations.
Apr 22, 2019 | Press Releases
Dr. Christopher McDowell, an emergency medicine physician with SIU Medicineand the medical director of the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation, will be the firstrecipient of a newly created endowment for emergency medicine.
Apr 22, 2019 | Press Releases
CHICAGO, IL – Sinai Health System is opening a new hybrid short stay observation unit at Mount Sinai Hospital to serve both adult and pediatric patients. The opening of the […]
Apr 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Shawn Vincent took the helm at Loyola Medicine in November after holding a series of executive level jobs at Augusta University Health in Georgia and Tennessee-based HCA Healthcare. In January, […]
Apr 19, 2019 | Medicaid/Medicare, Top Stories
Illinois’ Medicaid managed care rolls fell 1.3 percent in February, bringing the total down to 2,091,826.
Apr 19, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
The Illinois Supreme Court issued a stay Thursday evening that will keep Melrose Park's Westlake Hospital open.
Apr 17, 2019 | Press Releases
For the second year in a row, OSF HealthCare has been named one of the best employers in the country for 2019 by Forbes magazine
Apr 17, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
Hospital Sisters Health System named EJ Kuiper CEO of St. John’s Hospital in Springfield.
Apr 17, 2019 | Legislature, Top Stories
Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation is partnering with local agencies on an apprenticeship partnership aimed at boosting the healthcare workforce in the Metro East area, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday.
Apr 17, 2019 | Health Tech, Top Stories
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has reported that a temporary shortage of breathing tubes is related to the February shutdown of the Sterigenics sterilization facility in Willowbrook.
Apr 17, 2019 | Hospitals, Top Stories
A Cook County judge has found Pipeline Health in contempt, a week after the court ordered the company to keep Melrose Park’s Westlake Hospital open until May 1.
Apr 16, 2019 | Press Releases
Eleven research projects are sharing nearly $810,600 in funding through the Jump ARCHES research and development program.
Apr 15, 2019 | Federal Government, Top Stories
Four Illinois congressional lawmakers introduced legislation recently that would create a public option for the Affordable Care Act exchange.
Apr 15, 2019 | Opioids, Top Stories
The Illinois Department of Human Services has received $15 million in federal dollars to further combat the opioid crisis.