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OSF Saint Katharine Center for Health Celebrates One Year in Sterling
OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Center for Health in Sterling is celebrating its first anniversary in October, marking a year of significant growth in providers, specialty services, and access to care for residents throughout Sterling, Rock Falls, and the surrounding communities. When the clinic opened on October 13, 2025, it became...
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Rockford Fire Department’s Mobile Integrated Health team earns national award for behavioral health work
The Mobile Integrated Health program operates through a partnership between the Rockford Fire Department, UW Health SwedishAmerican and community behavioral health and social service organizations.
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New Services, New Physicians, Refreshed FVO
Change is a constant in life, and there’s plenty of it recently at Fox Valley Orthopedics (FVO) and its clinics in Geneva, Elgin, Algonquin, Barrington, Yorkville, Huntley and Aurora. It’s all an effort to ensure high-quality, cost-effective orthopedic care in the suburbs, says Dr. Vishal Mehta, FVO president and...
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Mercyhealth to build new emergency department, clinic in Wisconsin
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Friendship Bench, a global mental health initiative built around talk therapy, is coming to Rockford
ROCKFORD — An international mental health initiative that uses trained volunteers to provide talk therapy on benches around the community is coming to Rockford. The Winnebago County Health Department is preparing to launch a local version of the Friendship Bench, which started in a small town in Zimbabwe before being replicated in communities across the world.
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OSF HealthCare welcomes Cassie Miscevic, APRN
OSF HealthCare is pleased to welcome Cassie Miscevic, APRN, to the Gastroenterology team. Miscevic earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Chamberlain University and is board-certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. As an advanced practice registered nurse, she provides compassionate, patient-centered care with a clinical focus on gastroenterology.
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Construction begins on Crusader Women's Health in Rockford
ROCKFORD, IL — Crusader Community Health kicked off construction of its newest clinic Oct. 2 at 1201 E. State St. in Rockford. Crusader is in the process of building its new Women's Health clinic at the site of a former Walgreens that Crusader purchased in March for $3.5 million. Crusader Women's Health will open to patients in early summer 2027. The 14,500-square-foot facility will feature 20 exam rooms. The architects on the project are Hagney Architects. Construction is being handled by Scandroli Construction. The $11 million project is in the demolition stage with construction expected to start in about two weeks. According to Crusader, women’s health providers, including certified nurse midwives, advanced practice nurses, and OB-GYN physicians and their teams for care, will continue to be located at each of Crusader’s sites, including Broadway. Corina Curry is the editor of the Rockford Register Star. This article originally appeared on Rockford Register Star: Construction begins on Crusader Women's Health in Rockford
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Crusader marks start of next chapter with construction of women’s health center in downtown Rockford
ROCKFORD — Crusader Community Health on Friday celebrated the start of work on what will be its first specialty practice focused on women’s health. Scandroli Construction Co. started work in mid-September on the future Crusader Women’s Health on East State, which is taking over a 14,500 square foot former Walgreens drug store at 1201 E. State St. in downtown. The new facility is expected to open in summer 2027.
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Healthcare summit explores ways to recruit doctors to rural Illinois communities
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‘One of the most contagious diseases’: Doctor warns of measles risks amid dropping vaccination rates
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Hospital Quality Care at Joint and Vascular Institute!
Rockford, Ill (WTVO) — We’re hanging out at Joint and Vascular Institute in Rockford with Mikin Patel, MD, MBA and Expert Leading Researcher in HAE!. Mikin grew up in Rockford but did all of his training in Chicago!. Mikin says he found that within the hospital setting, where...
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CGH Hometown Pharmacy Brings Convenient, Connected Care to the Community
CGH Medical Center knows that quality care doesn’t end when a patient leaves the hospital or one of their clinics. That’s why they’re proud to welcome patients, employees and community members to the new CGH Hometown Pharmacy, opening Wednesday, September 23rd at 4 W. 3rd Street in Sterling. CGH Hometown Pharmacy is open to everyone – you do not need to be a CGH patient.
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Core Questions: What to Ask Before a Hospital Stay
Several years ago, Dr. Neel Karne was sitting in the waiting room of an East Coast hospital, waiting for his father to come out of spine surgery. “I think my dad was in there for 2 hours,” Karne recalls. “We were all freaking out because it was taking longer than expected. They wouldn’t give us any answers.”