The Department of Children and Family Services has repeatedly failed to ensure children under its care receive appropriate medical checkups and immunizations, according to a state audit released Thursday that criticized various aspects of the agency’s performance.
Advocate Aurora Health announced this week it is joining forces with Atrium Health, a 40-hospital health system serving North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
As of Tuesday, 861 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, up 15 from Monday and up 41 from the prior week.
Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora is planning a $21.3 million modernization of its facility, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
More than 3,800 Illinoisans are estimated to have died of drug overdoses in 2021, according to data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Gov. JB Pritzker joined abortion advocates Wednesday to urge members of Congress to codify Roe v. Wade and protect access to abortion services nationally.
While COVID-19 cases continue rising, the Chicago Department of Public Health said Tuesday they are still far from entering a “high” risk of community spread.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed off Tuesday on a legislative package that includes a new pilot program to have social workers and mental health professionals join police on calls to assess if a person is experiencing a mental health crisis.
Thirty-three of 116 Illinois hospitals studied by the Leapfrog Group received top marks on patient safety, according to a report released Tuesday.
Illinois will have received an estimated $2.1 billion in fiscal relief by the time an enhanced Medicaid match available due to the federal public health emergency is expected to end, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis released Tuesday.
Advocate Aurora Health said Wednesday it’s joining forces with Atrium Health, a health system serving North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
Advocate Aurora Health CEO Jim Skogsbergh said Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic helped its Wisconsin and Illinois operations come together.
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Medicaid Administrator Kelly Cunningham said Monday the Department of Healthcare and Family Services is preparing for the implementation of nursing home rate reform.
Chicago officials announced Monday it will launch a new fund to support area residents and out-of-state women seeking abortions in the city.
Four community health centers in Illinois are set to receive $800,000 total in federal funds to improve school-based health services.
Gov. JB Pritzker signed off Friday on several healthcare bills.
