Northwestern Medicine said Thursday it plans to build an advanced outpatient care center on Chicago’s south side. The 120,000-square-foot facility in the Bronzeville neighborhood would include primary care, specialty care, […]
Gov. JB Pritzker this week signed into law a plan to change how nursing homes are funded in Illinois.
As of Tuesday, 1,261 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, up 98 from Monday and up 123 from the prior week.
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The Chicago Department of Public Health plans to work with other agencies this summer to improve trauma-informed mental health skills in neighborhoods most impacted by violence.
Parental notification for minors seeking abortion services is no longer required in Illinois.
Provider groups are praising a recently signed law that regulates nurse staffing agencies operating in Illinois.
Blessing Health System has requested a legal review on the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board’s recent approval of Quincy Medical Group’s plan to construct a 28-bed, small-format hospital.
As of Monday, 1,163 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, up four from Sunday and down 36 from the prior week.
Illinois’ healthcare industry needs to attract new professionals at all levels of experience to replace its retiring workforce, according to a report released Tuesday by a state task force.
Rush University System for Health will open an outpatient center in Chicago’s West Loop this fall, it announced Tuesday.
Read MoreThe Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program announced today that Jennifer Radtke, BSN RN, a nurse at Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet was awarded the Ron W. Lee, M.D. – Excellence in Pediatric Care Community Service Award.
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Gov. JB Pritzker signed off Tuesday on a plan to reform how nursing homes are funded in Illinois.
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COVID-19 cases continue to fall in Illinois, though the number of counties at a “high” risk level continues to grow, according to data from the Department of Public Health.
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Describing the recent string of shootings in Chicago and across the country a “public health crisis at the forefront of pediatrics," leaders at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago last week called on lawmakers to take action on gun control.
About 255 COVID-19-related deaths could have been prevented during the initial waves of the virus had vaccine coverage been more equitable, according to a report released late last week by the University of Chicago Medicine.
Gov. JB Pritzker late last week signed a wide-sweeping Medicaid omnibus that extends continuous eligibility, eases access for long-term care members, expands coverage for undocumented adults and more.
