Pritzker tests positive for COVID-19 – Health News Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Review board approves new 44-bed youth mental health hospital in West Peoria – Health News Illinois
A $29.3 million child and adolescent behavioral health center in West Peoria received the green light Tuesday from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
COVID-19 metrics continue rise – Health News Illinois
As of Sunday, 1,387 Illinoisans were in the hospital with COVID-19, up 42 from Saturday and up 135 from the prior week. Of the patients in the hospital, 151 were in intensive care units, down one from Saturday and up 17 from the prior week. Twenty percent of Illinois’ ICU beds were available, down 3 […]
Managed care rolls slightly rose in May – Health News Illinois
The state’s Medicaid managed care rolls saw a small increase during May, according to recent data from the Department of Healthcare and Family Services.
Pinnacle Fertility plans nearly $12.2 million surgical center in Chicago – Health News Illinois
Florida-based Pinnacle Fertility plans to build a nearly $12.2 million ambulatory surgical treatment center in Chicago, according to a recent application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board.
Illinois congressional members introduce plan to improve nationwide air monitoring – Health News Illinois
New legislation from members of Illinois’ congressional delegation seeks to improve the national air monitoring system that detects potential toxic air pollutants.
Illinois seeing rise in COVID-19 cases, areas of ‘high’ community levels – Health News Illinois
Illinois’ COVID-19 metrics rose over the past week, according to data from the Department of Public Health, as new subvariants become more dominant. The agency reported 33,066 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 last week, a 20 percent increase from the prior week. Fifty-nine more Illinoisans died. The new cases bring the state’s total to […]
Illinois launches 988 number for mental health crises – Health News Illinois
Illinois officials said they are ready to roll out 988, the new number for those experiencing mental health crises to get connected with help.
On the record with AARP Illinois’ Philippe Largent – Health News Illinois
Philippe Largent began this March as state director of AARP Illinois, the leading advocacy group for the state’s senior population.
Fifty Illinois counties now at ‘high’ community level of COVID-19 – Health News Illinois
Nearly half of Illinois’ 102 counties are now at the level where masks are recommended in indoor public spaces, according to data released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.