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• After dropping hospital bed metric, all Illinois regions move quickly out of Tier 3 mitigations
• Astra Pauses Covid Vaccine Trial After Unexplained Illness
• Avoid Toxic Drug Combinations This Flu Season
• Biden administration to buy 200 million more doses of Covid vaccine
• Biden signs burst of virus orders, vows “Help is on the way”
• Biden Takes the Reins, Calls for a United Front Against Covid and Other Threats
• Black, Latino Chicagoans trail whites in COVID-19 vaccinations
• Bradley University orders all students to quarantine for 2 weeks due to coronavirus cases
• CDC Officials Say Schools Can Re-Open During Pandemic — But Precautions Are Crucial
• City moves to next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations but supply falls far short of need
• Christopher Jessup Joins Illinois Health and Hospital Association
• Cook County Launches COVID-19 Vaccine Website, 1st Mass Vaccination Site
• Here are the executive orders signed on President Joe Biden’s first day
• Hospitals, Doctors and Nurses Plead: “Don’t Let Your Guard Down. Keep Your Mask Up”
• How Chicago-Area Hospitals Plan to Administer COVID Vaccine in Phase 1B
• How St. Alexius became a pioneer in COVID-19 treatment after second U.S. case landed there
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 13
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 14
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 15
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 19
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 20
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 21
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 25
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 26
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 22
• Illinois Health and Hospital Association Elects New Board
• Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems Infuse MORE THAN $100 BILLION ANNUALLY Into the State’s Econom
• Illinois Regulators Reject Plans For Outpatient Center That Would Replace Mercy Hospital
• 'Interest' bill should be vetoed
• Karen Teitelbaum to Chair 2021 Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
• Leading Business and Health Care Groups Urge Safe Holiday Celebrations
• Mitigtations scaled back in several regions
• Next phase of vaccinations begins Monday, but state warns shots are still scarce
• Norwegian American Hospital Changes Name to Humboldt Park Health
• Pence delivers coronavirus task force report to Biden
• IHA Statement on Governor Pritzker's Action Today to Mitigate COVID-19 Surge
• Jordan Powell Joining IHA to Lead on Health Policy and Finance
• MAPS PSO Presents Patient Safety Champion Award to DuPage Medical Group
• IHA Chief Says Vaccine Delivery ‘on Track' to Illinois County Health Departments
• Pfizer ships fewer Covid vaccine vials to U.S. after Trump FDA label change
• Princeton Leaders Sign Off On Hospital Ownership Change
• Sangamon County health department to focus on ages 85 and up in next COVID-19 vaccine round
• State online portal gives information on COVID-19 vaccination sites
• State COVID-19 positivity rate continues to drop
• Statement from IHA Re: Hospital and Healthcare Transformation – Senate Bill 1510
• Statement from IHA Re: Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch
• Coronavirus patients still had lung damage, breathlessness, weeks after leaving hospital: report
• Coronavirus Positivity Rate Declines Across Most Of Illinois
• COVID-19 cases rise in U.S. Midwest and Northeast, deaths fall for third week
• Doctors studying why obesity may be tied to serious COVID-19
• Edward Hospital's Coronavirus Numbers Back In Double Digits
• Healthcare Providers, Advocates Urge General Assembly to Protect Telehealth
• IHA Letter re: Graduated Income Tax Proposal
• The US can vaccinate up to 85% of US adults and begin a return to normal by fall, Fauci says
• 'Tumultuous' year for hospitals results in 55% drop in median operating margin
• Half a million US children have tested positive for coronavirus
• House calls for the homeless with OSF street nursing program
• IHA Opinion: Hospitals Committed to Serving Everyone
• Illinois DPH: 1,392 new COVID-19 cases, including 7 additional deaths
• Illinois Poison Center Leader Named President-Elect of AAPCC
• Lawsuit seeks halt to planned strike of University of Illinois Hospital nurses
• Lowest positive COVID-19 test rate since July ‘definitely encouraging,’ but officials give warning
• Mental Health Providers Take Steps To Meet Growing Need During The Pandemic
• More than half a million healthcare workers don't have health insurance
• NPR Poll: Financial Pain From Coronavirus Pandemic 'Much, Much Worse' Than Expected
• Pharma CEOs Counter Trump By Promising Safety Over Shortcuts In Coronavirus Vaccine Development
• Pritzkers highlight impact of pandemic relief fund as private fund winds down
• Senate to vote Thursday on GOP coronavirus bill
• Sturgis Motorcycle Rally linked to 20% of US coronavirus cases in August: researchers
• UChicago's Center For Asian Health Equity Awarded $4.25M CDC Grant To Prevent Colorectal Cancer
• IHA Statement on IDPH Emergency Rules on Face Coverings
• IHA Statement on Health Disparities
• Illinois Hospital and Health Systems Showcase Quality Improvement Initiatives
• Illinois Business and Healthcare Groups Encourage Use of Face Masks to Save Lives, Protect Jobs
• Health Care Organizations Speak Out Against Legal Challenge to Stay-at-Home Order
• Help Us Help You: A Message From Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems During COVID-19 Pandemic
• Hospitals Take Huge Financial Hits Because Of COVID-19
• Illinois Hospitals Issue Plea for Medical Supplies
• Holiday Plants Are Not on the Menu
• Illinois Health and Hospital Association Elects New Board
• Illinois’ Rural Hospitals Celebrate National Rural Health Day
• IPC Cleaning Product Exposures Up 30%
• MAPS PSO Presents Patient Safety Champion Award to a Rush Copley Medical Center Employee
• IHA Honors Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems for Quality Initiatives with Significant Impact
• Is That a Mouse In Your House?
• Doctors Argue Plans To Remedy Surprise Medical Bills Will ‘Shred’ The Safety Net
• MAPS PSO Releases White Paper on Top 10 Patient Safety Issues for 2020
• Medicaid managed care reforms signed into law
• Please Do Not Eat Disinfectant
• State Of Illinois’ Coronavirus Hotline Fields Myriad Of Calls With Questions, Concerns
• Summer Plants: Safe or Not?
• Comprehensive Medicaid Managed Care Reform Legislation Will Strengthen Illinois Medicaid Program
• IHA Innovation Challenge: Partners in Progress Award Presented
• Illinois Hospital Leaders to Showcase Quality Improvement Initiatives at the State Capitol
• Illinois Hospital Leaders Urge Legislative Action on Needed Medicaid Managed Care Reforms
• Karen Harris Named IHA Senior Vice President and General Counsel
• March is Illinois Poison Prevention Month
• IHA Elects New Board
• IHA Statement on Texas District Court Ruling on the ACA
• IHA's Longest Serving Employee Retires
• Illinois Poison Center Warns About "Silent Killer" in Homes
• MAPS PSO Presents Patient Safety Champion Award
• Sarah Macchiarola Named IHA Vice President, Federal Government Relations
• Statement from A.J. Wilhelmi Re: Illinois Supreme Court Ruling in Oswald v. Beard
• Statement from A.J. Wilhelmi: Federal Approval of Redesigned Hospital Assessment Program
• With Schools Starting Online, Vaccinations Head for Recess