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CBS Chicago

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Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan placed on bypass for all ambulances

Vista Medical Center East is now on bypass for all ambulances by order of the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Waukegan, IL · 2d

NBC Chicago

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Bridgeport residents dispute report dismissing impacts of proposed Amtrak yard

A new study suggests a proposed Amtrak maintenance yard in Bridgeport would not have an adverse impact on the thousands of residents there, but questions remain in the minds of residents and officials. The study was released by the Federal Railroad Administration on Friday. The report concluded that the impact...

Chicago, IL · 1d

Main Street Dollars

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UChicago Medicine AdventHealth’s Bolingbrook, GlenOaks, Hinsdale and La Grange hospitals leave UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage networks Jan. 1, 2027 in a mutual decision

UChicago Medicine AdventHealth’s four hospitals in Bolingbrook, GlenOaks, Hinsdale and La Grange will be out of network for UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans on Jan. 1, 2027. UnitedHealthcare says the two sides “made the mutual decision to end” their Medicare Advantage network relationship, which covers individual plans and group retiree plans. Members of those plans who […]

La Grange, IL · 3d

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2 Legionnaires’ Disease Cases Linked to Evanston Hotel

Two confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been linked to the Hilton Garden Inn North Shore in Evanston, Illinois, after health officials detected Legionella bacteria in the hotel’s hot tub water system. Both individuals had visited the hotel’s pool and hot tub areas in August 2026. The...

Evanston, IL · 2d

The Money Overview

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Chicago-area Medicare enrollees can keep Endeavor Health in network in 2027 through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Essence Healthcare, Humana, UnitedHealthcare or Original Medicare

Chicago-area Medicare enrollees who want Endeavor Health hospitals and doctors in network for 2027 have five ways to do it: Original Medicare, or a Medicare Advantage plan from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Essence Healthcare, Humana or UnitedHealthcare. Endeavor says Aetna Medicare Advantage plans are the one carrier leaving its network, beginning Jan. 1, […] The post Chicago-area Medicare enrollees can keep Endeavor Health in network in 2027 through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Essence Healthcare, Humana, UnitedHealthcare or Original Medicare appeared first on The Money Overview .

Chicago, IL · 3d

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Home care industry lauds new law

(CAPITOL CITY NOW) – In 2027 the youngest baby boomers turn 63, and the oldest turn 81. And demand for care services is through the roof. Steiner, owner of the Right at Home franchise in Grayslake, has a vested interest in a new law requiring assisted-living facilities to refer people to licensed home care companies such as his, as opposed to unlicensed, or “grey market” providers.

Grayslake, IL · 2d

Block Club Chicago

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Block Club South Side Health & Wellness Fest Celebrated Groups Working To Fix Health Disparities

CHATHAM — Hundreds of South Siders came out on Saturday to not just participate in but celebrate healthy living and wellbeing across the South Side at Block Club Chicago’s first South Side Health and Wellness Fest in Chatham. From a fun run/walk through the neighborhood to medical screenings...

Chicago, IL · 23h

Naperville Community Television (NCTV17)

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Unionization vote succeeds for nurses at Edward Hospital

A vote of support from 65% of registered nurses working at Endeavor Health Edward Hospital in Naperville means RNs there are now part of a union. The nurses cast their unionization ballots on Nov. 5, indicating the majority of the 1,200 workers employed in this capacity wanted to join National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United.

Naperville, IL · 2d

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Lurie Children’s Receives State Approval for Proposed Downers Grove Hospital, Outpatient Center

Officials from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Illinois announced its Certificate of Need application for a proposed pediatric hospital and outpatient center in Downers Grove has been approved by the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board. The proposed hospital will be Lurie Children’s first...

Downers Grove, IL · 1d

NBC Chicago

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Suburban hospital limits who's allowed in emergency room due to rise in respiratory illnesses

A suburban Chicago hospital announced plans to limit support people waiting in its emergency room as respiratory virus cases climb. Silver Cross Hospital on Thursday issued an alert saying "patients in the Emergency Department are limited to one support person in the waiting room at this time." The move was...

Chicago Metropolitan Area, IL · 4d

chiefhealthcareexecutive.com

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Inside the C-suite: Health system leaders on AI, access and a tough 2027

Chief Healthcare Executive interviewed leaders from Providence, Northwell, Intermountain Health, Kaiser Permanente, Mayo Clinic and more, on the pressing issues facing their systems and health care as a whole. Health system leaders are heading into 2027 facing Medicaid cuts, workforce strains and growing pressure to show real results from artificial...

Chicago, IL · 2d

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59-Unit Tower Proposed for Old Kindred Hospital Site on Edgewater's Sheridan Road

6150 N. Sheridan Rd. — Approximate Site of Nearby 40-Unit Project. A vacant five-story building that once housed Kindred Hospital on North Sheridan Road in Edgewater could soon become a 59-unit residential development, with private balconies, a rooftop deck and a parking garage tucked behind the structure. The hospital closed in 2024, leaving the site at 6124-6144 North Sheridan Road empty ever since.

Chicago, IL · 4d

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Altgeld Gardens Gets New Health and Nutrition Center After Years Without a Grocery Store

TCA Health celebrated the ribbon cutting of its new Nutrition and Wellness Center in Altgeld Gardens, a two-story facility designed to bring a food pantry, teaching kitchen, café, and community health resources to a South Side neighborhood that has gone without a full-service grocery store for years. The celebration,...

Chicago, IL · 6d

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New multispecialty clinic opens at Holy Cross Hospital

A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Multispecialty Clinic at Holy Cross Hospital took place on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Located adjacent to the hospital’s newly renovated south lobby, the clinic brings multiple specialty services together in one centralized location, creating a more seamless patient experience. Beginning Monday, Nov. 2,...

Chicago, IL · 6d

ABC 7 Chicago

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Chicago hospital files for bankruptcy days after closing maternity ward

Just days after closing its maternity ward, Roseland Community Hospital has filed for bankruptcy.

Chicago, IL · 5d

MyStateline.com WTVO WQRF

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Illinois Gov. Pritzker unveils ‘Day One Agenda,’ urges Congress to act on healthcare, wages and costs

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker unveiled a federal policy agenda titled 'Fighting for Illinois: The Day One Agenda' aimed at addressing healthcare costs, wages, and education funding ahead of the new Congressional session.

Illinois · 6d

CBS Chicago

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Cook County Health offering free flu, COIVD vaccines ahead of holiday season

Cook County Public Health is offering free flu and COVID vaccines ahead of the holiday season.

Cook County, IL · 7d

CBS Chicago

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Roseland Community Hospital files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Roseland Community Hospital on the South Side of Chicago has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Chicago, IL · 6d

The Money Overview

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UChicago Medicine AdventHealth’s Hinsdale, La Grange, GlenOaks and Bolingbrook hospitals leave UnitedHealthcare and HealthSpring Medicare Advantage networks on January 1, 2027

Four UChicago Medicine AdventHealth hospitals in Chicago’s western suburbs, in Hinsdale, La Grange, GlenOaks and Bolingbrook, will be out of network for UnitedHealthcare and HealthSpring Medicare Advantage plans on January 1, 2027. Members who use those hospitals have until the fall enrollment window closes to decide whether to keep the plan or move. That window […] The post UChicago Medicine AdventHealth’s Hinsdale, La Grange, GlenOaks and Bolingbrook hospitals leave UnitedHealthcare and HealthSpring Medicare Advantage networks on January 1, 2027 appeared first on The Money Overview .

La Grange, IL · 17d

WTTW - Chicago PBS

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Chicago-Area Mothers Struggle to Find Care as Labor and Delivery Units End Services

Chicago-area maternity services are becoming fewer and farther between. On Saturday, the maternity ward at Roseland Community Hospital, a safety-net hospital on Chicago’s Far South Side, shut its doors. It comes just weeks after Prime Healthcare cut obstetrics care at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Mercy Medical Center...

Chicago, IL · 8d