Northwest Community Outpatient Surgery Center in Des Plaines seeks to add general surgery to its services, according to a recent application from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Recruiting and retaining state workers at places like human services facilities remains an administrative priority, a top official from Gov. JB Pritzker’s office said Monday.
Federal health officials recommend those at risk of severe illness from COVID-19 take precautions in six Illinois counties, according to data released last week.
Illinois will receive nearly $85,000 as part of a multi-state settlement with a Chicago-based telehealth company over alleged misrepresentation of the safety and effectiveness of its vision tests, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said Friday.
Seventy human services providers in Illinois will receive more than $14 million in state funding for facility upgrades and accessibility, officials announced Friday.
At a Health News Illinois event this week in Chicago, a panel of experts outlined the steps they are taking to implement value-based care contracts at their organizations, the potential cost savings and what the ultimate goal is for the the system.
Illinois has offered providers advances on Medicaid payments to ensure they will be able to offer patients abortion medication “as long as possible,” Gov. JB Pritzker said Thursday.
The University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Medicine said Wednesday it plans to launch a new initiative to increase equity in medical education, which includes offering full scholarships to half of its incoming class this fall.
Illinois will receive $67.6 million as part of a multi-state, $462 million settlement with e-cigarette manufacturer JUUL Labs over its alleged marketing of nicotine products to minors.
The Chicago Children’s Advocacy Center will receive $1 million to expand mental health services, Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin announced Tuesday.
Thirteen members of Illinois’ Democratic Congressional delegation joined more than 200 colleagues Tuesday to challenge a federal ruling that could restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone.
Three former executives of Chicago-based Outcome Health were convicted Tuesday for defrauding customers and investors.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced last week he has filed a lawsuit against more than 30 manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as “forever chemicals,” that was used in a fire-suppressing foam.
Nearly $3.2 million in fines were issued to 197 nursing homes during the fourth quarter of last year, according to data from the Department of Public Health.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined nearly two dozen colleagues Tuesday to challenge a federal ruling that could restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone.
Federal health officials recommend those at risk of severe illness from COVID-19 take precautions in 14 Illinois counties, according to data released last week.
