Topics In Press Release

• 2 Dead, at Least 17 Hospitalized in Series of Drug Overdoses in Chicago
• A Conflicting Series of Rulings Leaves Westlake Patients and Staff Members More Bewildered than Ever
• 'Already in Crisis:' Report says Medicaid Funding Shortfalls Causing Nursing Homes to Close
• Americans Getting More Inactive, Computers Partly to Blame
• Americans Overwhelmingly Want Federal Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills
• Amid Opioid Prescriber Crackdown, Health Officials Reach Out to Pain Patients
• As Health Insurance Prices Soared, 'The State was Powerless to Stop it.'
• At 100 Days, Pritzker Excited, Hopeful on Agenda
• BroMenn Rebuilds Therapy Gym into Simulated Home
• CMS Announces New Primary Care Payment Models Aimed at Greater Shared Risk
• CMS Proposes Updates to Hospital Wage Index, Payments for Emerging Therapies
• Cook County Health Cuts Ribbon on Outpatient Center in Arlington Heights
• Editorial: Put Patients First in the Fight Over the Closing of Westlake Hospital
• Elmhurst Hospital President Named to Board of Global Organization
• Family of Chicago Woman Killed by Superbug Says Hospitals Should Warn Patients of Outbreaks
• FDA OKs 1st Generic Nasal Spray of Overdose Reversal Drug
• Feds Issue New Warning to Doctors: Don't Skimp Too Much on Opioid Pain Pills
• For Your Safety, Let Hospitals - Not Politicians - Decide Workloads for Nurses
• Graham Hospital School of Nursing Ranked One of Best
• Health Care Laws Protect Citizens from Whims of Corporations
• Comprehensive Medicaid Managed Care Reform Legislation Will Strengthen Illinois Medicaid Program
• High-Deductible Health Policies Linked to Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment
• Hospital Association Research Suggests Teen Suicide Risk Linked to Managed Care
• Hospital Group Questions Study Showing Nurse Staffing Minimums Save Money
• Hospitals Chafe Under a Medicare Rule that Reduces Payments to Far-Flung Clinics
• Hospitals Oppose New Nurse Staffing Mandates Proposal
• Hospitals Stand to Lose Billions Under 'Medicare for All'
• House Dems to Hold Hearing on 'Medicare for All' Next Week
• IDPH Rolls Out Mobile Health Units to Increase Measles Vaccination Rates in Illinois
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 12
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 15
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 16
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 17
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 18
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 19
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 22
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 23
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 24
• IHA Daily Briefing: April 3
• IHA Innovation Challenge: Partners in Progress Award Presented
• Illinois Health Officials Seek to Build Vaccine Stockpile to Combat Measles
• Illinois Hospital Leaders to Showcase Quality Improvement Initiatives at the State Capitol
• Karen Harris Named IHA Senior Vice President and General Counsel
• Kim Foxx Allowed to Join Fight to Save Westlake Hospital
• Many Clinicians Feel Unprepared to Treat Behavioral Health Conditions
• March is Illinois Poison Prevention Month
• Marijuana Bill Will Likely be at Top of the Agenda for Illinois Lawmakers After Break
• Marking a Century - OSF St. Luke Makes 100th Birthday Official
• McConnell Introducing Bill to Raise Age to Buy Tobacco to 21
• Medicare, Social Security Face Shaky Fiscal Futures
• Medicine's Racist Past Makes Many African-Americans Wary of Giving Blood
• National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Year-Round in Naperville
• Needed: More African-American Blood Donors
• Nurse Staffing Ratios Could Save Illinois Hospitals $1.4B, Study Finds
• OSF HealthCare Expands Downtown Plans, Moves Ahead on Headquarters Work
• Paris Hospital Named to Top Critical Access List
• Patrick Kennedy Asks Illinois Lawmakers to Oppose Marijuana Legalization
• Physician Shortage: The Numbers Keep Climbing, Now Estimated at 122K by 2032
• Program Seeks to Close Gap Between Opioid Users' Hospital Visits and Long-Term Treatment
• Republicans Offer Health Care Bills to Protect Patients (and Themselves)
• SSM Health Introduces New Medical Laboratory Technician Program
• State's Attorney Joins Fight to Keep Open Westlake Hospital
• 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
• $95.3 Billion: The State Economic Impact of Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems
• 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
• Trump Administration Releases 2020 ACA Rules
• Trump Touts Progress in Combating the Opioid Crisis but Skeptics Remain
• Two-Wave U.S. Flu Season is Now the Longest in a Decade
• U of C, Advocate Health Care Announce Joint Violence and Trauma Care Effort
• U.S. Awards $350M in Research Funds to Fight Opioid Epidemic
• U.S. Measles Cases Hit Highest Mark in 25 Years
• Undaunted by Trump's ACA Threats, Centene Plans to Forge Ahead
• Voice of the People: Urge Lawmakers to Reject HB2604 (Nurse Staffing Ratios)
• Voice of the Reader: Nursing Ratios Should be Driven by Needs
• West Side Health Care Group Awarded $3 Million Grant
• Westlake Controversy Shows Where Hospitals are Headed
• Westlake Hospital Owners Agree to Keep Operating; Critical Hearing Slated for Next Week
• Westlake Hospital Standoff Highlights Tough Choices in Health Care