Illinois Hospitals Are Doing More

IHA’s 2019 Federal Advocacy Agenda, Healthy Communities, identifies actions Congress can take to ensure access to quality, affordable healthcare in Illinois, including strengthening the Affordable Care Act, ensuring fair and adequate reimbursement from Medicare and Medicaid, and reducing the costs of prescription drugs. Join IHA in advocating for public policies that advance healthcare.

Get a front-row seat to the latest advances in rural healthcare at the 2019 IHA Small & Rural Hospitals Annual Meeting at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. BE HERE: Innovations in Rural Healthcare showcases creative solutions to common challenges in rural healthcare, including emergency preparedness, the opioid crisis and healthcare consumerism. Join use for the 1½-day meeting on June 20-21.

Addressing Illinois' Opioid Epidemic

IHA led an effort to develop opioid prescribing guidelines to assist clinicians in treating patients with acute and chronic pain in the emergency department. Last year, hospital emergency departments saw a 66 percent increase in opioid overdose visits.