Representatives from Planned Parenthood joined lawmakers and advocates this week in Springfield to raise awareness of the rise in harassment and violence against patients and providers.
Nurses at Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet walked off the job Thursday as part of a two-day strike, their third strike at the facility in seven months.
Members of the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus joined advocates Wednesday in demanding that Gov. JB Pritzker's administration do more to ensure that Black-led organizations receive funds to treat HIV and AIDS.
Democratic senators seek to expand insurance coverage for fertility preservation and infertility treatment, under a package of bills unveiled Wednesday.
A bevy of Illinois Democrats have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a ruling reinstating restrictions on medication abortion after federal regulators determined they were medically unnecessary. Gov. JB […]
The owner of Dr. Bill's Learning Center in Chicago and Oak Park has been found guilty of defrauding Illinois out of more than $1.2 million in Medicaid funds, Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Tuesday.
Advocates told lawmakers Tuesday that progress is being made to address staffing at long-term care facilities, but more work needs to be done.
Carle Health recently told state regulators it plans to discontinue cardiac catheterization at Proctor Hospital in Peoria.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago said Monday they do not have a timeline for when their network systems may come back online, after taking them down nearly a week ago due to a cyberattack.
Waukegan officials said Monday that the recent decision to pull the trauma center designation from Vista Medical Center East puts the health and well-being of residents in Lake County at risk.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois announced today the opening of its Blue Impact℠ grant application process, which will award $3 million to community organizations in fiscal year 2025, beginning July 1. Interested not-for-profit organizations are invited to submit a letter of interest by Feb. 9.
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Blessing Health System plans to add pain management services at its Quincy surgery center, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Illinois’ overall respiratory illness level is continuing to decline, the Department of Public Health said Friday.
Rosalind Franklin University plans to use $8.1 million in state funds to help build a “virtual health system” and expand its simulation center to better train healthcare workers.
Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan has lost its trauma center designation. The Department of Public Health confirmed that the designation was revoked Friday “due to (the hospital’s) absence of […]
OSF HealthCare plans to reopen the former St. Margaret’s Health hospital in Peru this April, returning health services to a region that saw two hospital closures in 2023.
