Topics In Press Release

• 18 vulnerable Chicago neighborhoods. 10 leading health systems. One powerful goal.
• Advocate Aurora staff take their vaccine pleas to YouTube
• All hands on deck: OSF office workers train for duties at hospital, walk-in clinics
• Avoid Toxic Drug Combinations This Flu Season
• Beware of Fake Prescription Pills This Summer
• Black Americans more likely to change negative views of COVID-19 vaccines
• Christopher Jessup Joins Illinois Health and Hospital Association
• Dr. Ezike: Have to learn to 'co-exist' with COVID-19
• Edward Hospital President and CEO addresses latest COVID 19 surge
• Family of girl, 7, formerly hospitalized with COVID encourages vaccination: 'Scariest moment ever'
• FDA ends for now use of two monoclonal antibodies, spurring a halt in federal shipments of the covid
• First public health survey of new dads to help improve outcomes for entire family
• Health-Care Virus Standard Close to Nine Months Away, OSHA Says
• Hearing into Illinois’ problem-plagued child welfare agency set for Friday
• Hospital chaplain uses Army veteran experiences to help nurses during pandemic
• How many health care workers are vaccinated? It’s anyone’s guess.
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 13
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 14
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 18
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 19
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 20
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 21
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 24
• IHA Daily Briefing: Jan. 25
• Illinois dentists report worker shortages due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Illinois’ Rural Hospitals Celebrate National Rural Health Day
• Local hospital to receive assistance from relief workers
• Marijuana edibles spurring rise in pot-related overdose calls to Illinois Poison Center
• Need for blood and plasma donations continue to increase
• New mental health hotline coming to Illinois
• NorthShore uses telehealth to take vitals and examine heart, lungs and ears from afar
• Omicron may cut future severity of coronavirus, study shows
• Omicron surge appears to have peaked in Illinois, but officials urge continued caution as hospitals
• OSHA withdraws workplace mandates for COVID-19 vaccines, tests
• Pediatric cannabis-exposure calls to Illinois Poison Control increased 243% since 2019
• Post-Covid-19 global nursing workforce challenges ‘too big to be ignored’
• Researchers recommend clinical trials for CBD to prevent COVID-19 based on promising animal data
• IHA Health Equity Action Day: Media Advisory
• IHA Launches the Racial Equity in Healthcare Progress Report
• Illinois emergency rule requires hospitals, health care facilities to track staff vaccination record
• Lisa (Weichman) Harries Joining IHA to Lead on Health Equity
• MAPS PSO Presents Patient Safety Champion Awards to FHN Memorial, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest
• Hospitals, Doctors and Nurses Plead: “Don’t Let Your Guard Down. Keep Your Mask Up”
• Illinois Health and Hospital Association Elects New Board
• Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems Infuse More Than $100 Billion Annually Into State’s Economy
• Illinois Poison Center Unveils New Website
• Karen Teitelbaum to Chair 2021 Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
• Leading Business and Health Care Groups Urge Safe Holiday Celebrations
• March Is Illinois Poison Prevention Month
• 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
• Statement from IHA Re: Hospital and Healthcare Transformation – Senate Bill 1510
• Statement from IHA Re: Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch
• Healthcare Providers, Advocates Urge General Assembly to Protect Telehealth
• IHA Letter re: Graduated Income Tax Proposal
• IHA Opinion: Hospitals Committed to Serving Everyone
• Illinois Poison Center Leader Named President-Elect of AAPCC
• 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?
• MAPS PSO Releases White Paper on Top 10 Patient Safety Issues for 2020
• 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
• Telehealth Legislation Protects Virtual Healthcare Beyond COVID-19 Pandemic
• Three ICU beds left for 800,000 people? COVID-19 patients swamping Will, Kankakee Co. hospitals
• Upcoming report from Northwestern Medicine gives clues about how long COVID-19 symptoms can linger