Chicago extends food delivery program for disabled residents – Health News Illinois
The city of Chicago is extending a food delivery program for disabled residents in the Austin neighborhood for another six months.
OSF using AI to predict death – Health News Illinois
Researchers with OSF HealthCare’s innovation arm developed an artificial intelligence model that can help predict which patients are more likely to die soon after a hospital admission.
HSHS CFO out – Health News Illinois
Kimberly Hodgkinson, chief financial officer and senior vice president for Hospital Sisters Health System, is no longer with the system.
IDPH: Summer COVID-19 wave may have crested – Health News Illinois
A summer COVID-19 wave may have already crested in Illinois.
Pritzker shuffles key health aides – Health News Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker announced a shake-up of some of his top health aides Friday.
Lt. Gov. Stratton talks healing-centered approach toward trauma – Health News Illinois
Policymakers are set to begin work on a state task force centering around taking a healing-centered approach toward trauma.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville breaks ground on health science building – Health News Illinois
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville broke ground Thursday on a $105 million health science building that will bring its nursing and pharmacy schools under one roof.
Pritzker sounds off on Missouri’s gender-affirming care ban – Health News Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker sounded off Thursday on Missouri’s recently enacted ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors.
Chicago launches pilot program to turn artists into community health workers – Health News Illinois
The city of Chicago announced Wednesday the launch of a new pilot program to have artists apprentice in community clinics and become certified community health workers.
Health groups join call for Biden to allow Illinois to sponsor work permits for migrants – Health News Illinois
Healthcare leaders are among those joining Gov. JB Pritzker and other policymakers in requesting that President Joe Biden’s administration ease work restrictions for asylum seekers and other long-term undocumented workers.