Pritzker signs bill that aims to protect 340B drug discount program
Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday that aims to place protections around a drug discount program that hospitals and other healthcare providers say they rely on to...
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Fraud convictions of former Outcome Health executives upheld by appeals court
A three-judge panel for the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday affirmed a jury’s decision to convict two former Outcome Health executives on multiple counts of fraud.
Northwestern and Rush tie for best hospital in Illinois, rank among top 20 in country
Two Chicago hospitals — Northwestern Memorial and Rush University Medical Center — are again tied for best hospital in the state and rank among the top 20 in the nation,...
Proposed settlement would sell West Suburban and Weiss hospitals to Insight, pay current CEO as consultant
An owner of West Suburban and Weiss hospitals is asking a judge to enforce a settlement agreement that would see the hospitals sold to Insight Health Systems.
Community leaders press Gov. JB Pritzker to help reopen West Suburban and Weiss hospitals
A group of faith and community leaders are pushing the governor’s office to step in to help reopen Weiss Memorial Hospital and West Suburban Medical Center – as a battle...
Endeavor’s Northwest Community Hospital gains approval for $175M cancer and neurological care center
Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital hopes to move forward with plans to build a new, $175 million cancer and neuroscience center.
Cook County shatters air quality record, EPA data shows, as dangerous wildfire smoke envelops region
Residents warned to stay inside as fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota reaches hazardous levels.
‘Unheard voices’: Chicago museum exhibit focuses on story of Filipino nurses in the US
Filipino nurses have long had a sizable presence in American healthcare but the reasons behind that and their experiences have not often been discussed.
Northwestern performs rare quadruple-organ transplant on woman who previously had lung transplant
A recent operation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital was potentially the first of its kind in the country — a quadruple organ transplant performed on a person who had already had...
Health insurers propose double-digit-percentage price increases for Illinois exchange plans
For 2027, the state’s largest health insurer, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, is proposing an average price increase of 14.9% across its exchange plans.