Health Care
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Winchester House nursing home residents all to be moved into replacement todayJul 09, 2020 5:22 am - After more than 150 years, a new era in skilled nursing for Lake County residents will begin today with the opening of a new facility to replace the age-old Winchester H...
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$40 million 'high end' senior living facility gets approval in ElginJul 09, 2020 5:10 am - A project is moving forward in Elgin for a $40 million "high end" senior living facility with amenities like a pub with daily happy hour, a full-service spa, a putting g...
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Walgreens ends buybacks, cuts jobs as profit misses; shares fall
Jul 09, 2020 1:00 am - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. plans to cut about 4,000 jobs in the U.K. following a sharp drop in its business there and suspend stock buybacks, as the coronavirus pande...
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Walgreens dives into primary care with clinic expansionJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - Walgreens will squeeze primary care clinics into as many as 700 of its U.S. stores over the next few years in a major expansion of the care it offers customers. The Deer...
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Northwest Community Healthcare inks merger deal with NorthShoreJul 08, 2020 1:00 am - Long rumored, Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community Healthcare on Wednesday announced it has inked a merger agreement that will end its independent status after 61...
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37 more dead from COVID-19 as Pritzker announces new federal aid for hospitalsJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - State health officials announced Tuesday that 37 more Illinois residents have died from COVID-19 and 587 more were infected. That brings the state's death toll to 7,063 ...
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DuPage Medical Group names new CEOJul 07, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage Medical Group has tapped the former CEO of UnitedHealthcare to lead the Downers Grove-based physicians group. Steve Nelson, 62, takes the helm of the state's larg...
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Local health centers get COVID-19 emergency grants from Delta Dental of Illinois FoundationJul 06, 2020 11:00 pm - Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable arm of Delta Dental of Illinois, has awarded $1 million through its emergency grant program to 20 Federally...
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Northwest Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine Joins Illinois Bone & Joint InstituteJul 05, 2020 11:00 pm - DES PLAINES, Ill., July 6, 2020 - Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (IBJI), one of the largest independent, physician-owned orthopedic practices in Illinois, welcomes Nort...
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Wanted: An all-out effort to build nursing numbers in IllinoisJul 03, 2020 1:00 am - A recent think tank report has concluded that when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in late winter, a severe nursing shortage already existing in Illinois hospitals meant the s...