Lawmakers making progress on potential abortion-related legislation, says Pritzker – Health News Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday that lawmakers are making progress on potential legislation to address access to abortion services in Illinois.
Lawmakers making progress on potential abortion-related legislation, says Pritzker – Health News Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday that lawmakers are making progress on potential legislation to address access to abortion services in Illinois.
COVID-19 metrics see slight downtick – Health News Illinois
As of Sunday, 1,331 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, up 53 from Saturday and down 36 from the prior week. Of the patients in the hospital, 146 were in intensive care units, up six from Saturday and up two from the prior week. Twenty-one percent of Illinois’ ICU beds were available, up 1 […]
Cook County Health board approves nearly $4 billion tentative budget – Health News Illinois
The Cook County Health Board of Directors signed off last week on a nearly $4 billion budget for the coming year.
Report finds racial disparities for digital health access in Chicago – Health News Illinois
Black and Latinx parents in Chicago are less likely to have access to high-speed internet and the digital health that comes along with it, according to a study released last week by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.
Ophthalmology practice owner plans $3.4 million surgery center in Oakbrook Terrace – Health News Illinois
An ophthalmology practice operator wants to build a $3.4 million surgery center in Oakbrook Terrace, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
IDPH: Illinois continues downward COVID-19 trend last week – Health News Illinois
Illinois’ COVID-19 metrics continued to trend downward last week, according to Department of Public Health data.
Illinois abortion clinics see surge of out-of-state patients – Health News Illinois
Initial estimates that tens of thousands of out-of-state patients would come to Illinois for abortion services following the overturn of Roe v. Wade are coming to fruition, officials said Friday.
Three Illinois organizations receive nearly $4.9 million to train healthcare navigators – Health News Illinois
Three Illinois organizations are set to receive nearly $4.9 million in federal money to train and certify navigators to help uninsured consumers find affordable and comprehensive health coverage in the coming Healthcare.gov open enrollment period.
Memorial Health’s Marsha Prater on academic partnership to address workforce – Health News Illinois
The recently announced partnership between Memorial Health and Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing to expand the latter’s reach into Springfield aims to address the healthcare workforce shortage.