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• 16 drugs vulnerable to shortages after US drug company closed
• 18 vulnerable Chicago neighborhoods. 10 leading health systems. One powerful goal.
• 3 years, 4 million cases, more than 36,000 deaths: Numbers shape Illinois’ dismal COVID-19 story
• About 15M could fall off Medicaid rolls with end of COVID emergency: KFF survey
• As Alzheimer’s burden grows, ability to care for US seniors faces critical challenges, report says
• As Dangerous Fungus Spreads at Alarming Rate, Where Do Things Stand in Illinois? Top Doc Explains
• Avoid Toxic Drug Combinations This Flu Season
• Biden admin lays out Medicare drug negotiation process
• Beware of Fake Prescription Pills This Summer
• Beware of 'Silent Killer' in Homes: IPC Urges Residents to Purchase Carbon Monoxide Detectors
• Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification
• Biden, divided Congress seek common ground on health care reforms
• Chicago Health Officials To Begin Testing Wastewater For Polio
• Child growth and development hampered by PFAS in blood, study says
• DEA issues alert about widespread threat of xylazine
• Deadly fungal infection spreading at an alarming rate, CDC says
• Drug shortages are rising and pose a national security risk, new report warns
• End of Covid Emergency Will Usher in Changes Across the US Health System
• EPA proposes first standards to make drinking water safer from ‘forever chemicals’
• Dr. Thomas Shanley Elected to Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
• How a shortage of biomedical technicians could affect hospitals
• IHA Daily Briefing: March 10
• IHA Daily Briefing: March 13
• IHA Daily Briefing: March 14
• IHA Daily Briefing: March 15
• IHA Daily Briefing: March 16
• IHA Daily Briefing: March 17
• IHA Daily Briefing: March 20
• IHA Daily Briefing: March 21
• IHA Daily Briefing: March 22
• IHA Daily Briefing: March 9
• IHA Health Equity Action Day Is May 13
• IHA part of coalition to urge reforms to Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act
• IHA Statement on Gov. JB Pritzker’s 2023 State of the State, Budget Address
• IHA to Host Small & Rural Hospitals Annual Meeting
• IHA, ICAHN to Celebrate National Rural Health Day on Nov. 17
• IHA’s Annual Meeting Highlights Ways to Innovate, Strengthen Rural Healthcare
• Illinois Health and Hospital Association Names Gerald "J.P." Gallagher Board Chair
• Illinois Health Officials Warn of Rise in Strep Infections After 5 Pediatric Deaths Reported
• Illinois House Majority Leader Greg Harris Receives Outstanding Leadership Award
• Illinois Poison Center Joins National Effort to Raise Awareness About Poison Dangers
• Illinois' Poison Center Offers Safety 'Tricks' to Prevent Poisoning This Halloween
• Illinois Poison Center: Keep Cannabis Edibles Out of Reach of Children
• Illinois’ Rural Hospitals Celebrate National Rural Health Day on Nov. 17
• IPC Offers Tips to Help Families Celebrate Summer Safely
• IPC Warns Public of Fake Prescription Pills, Drug Substitutions as Fentanyl Use Rises
• Labor costs to be biggest single issue for healthcare going forward, S&P says
• Media Advisory: IHA Health Equity Action Day Is May 13
• Hospitals, Doctors and Nurses Plead: “Don’t Let Your Guard Down. Keep Your Mask Up”
• IHA Health Equity Action Day: Media Advisory
• Illinois Health and Hospital Association Elects New Board
• IHA Launches the Racial Equity in Healthcare Progress Report
• Illinois Hospitals and Health Systems Infuse More Than $100 Billion Annually Into State’s Economy
• Karen Teitelbaum to Chair 2021 Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
• Illinois Poison Center Unveils New Website
• Leading Business and Health Care Groups Urge Safe Holiday Celebrations
• IHA Statement on Governor Pritzker's Action Today to Mitigate COVID-19 Surge
• Jordan Powell Joining IHA to Lead on Health Policy and Finance
• March Is Illinois Poison Prevention Month
• MAPS PSO Presents Patient Safety Champion Award to DuPage Medical Group
• IHA Chief Says Vaccine Delivery ‘on Track' to Illinois County Health Departments
• Medical debt is devastating Illinois families, a new report shows
• Midwest Alliance for Patient Safety PSO announces 2022 Patient Safety Champion Awards
• Pediatric hospital beds are in high demand for ailing children. Here’s why
• Shortage of prostate cancer drug worries physicians
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Ted Rogalski Chairs 2022 IHA Board of Trustees
• Telehealth Legislation Protects Virtual Healthcare Beyond COVID-19 Pandemic
• The "KidneyMobile" Visits Southern Illinois Next Week
• Tick-borne illness babesiosis is spreading in the US, CDC report shows
• Too few antibiotics in pipeline, World Health Organization review warns
• Tracy Bauer Elected to Illinois Health and Hospital Association Board
• US warns about fake, dangerous pills being sold in Mexico