Health Care
-
Vetter’s $163 million expansion plan moves forward in Des PlainesMar 17, 2025 9:08 pm - A German pharmaceutical company’s $163 million plan to expand its facility in Des Plaines got a tentative go-ahead from the city council Monday.
-
‘A sprint and a marathon at the same time’: Public health care workers describe early pandemic challengesMar 15, 2025 12:30 pm - Though trained to deal with a variety of situations, it quickly became apparent the snowballing coronavirus was unlike anything Patti Corn, emergency response coordinator, or Sara Zamor, associate director of prevention, or their colleagues at the Lake County Health Department had faced.
-
Health director’s retirement is latest administrative turnover in Arlington HeightsMar 14, 2025 3:24 pm - James McCalister, director of health and human services in Arlington Heights, is retiring after a 38-year career, marking the latest administrative turnover at village hall.
-
Get vaccinated March 25 in Park RidgeMar 13, 2025 10:48 am - You can get vaccinated against influenza, COVID-19, shingles and other diseases on March 25 at Maine Township hall.
-
Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director
Mar 13, 2025 8:56 am - The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
-
Ascension hospitals share strengths of new smaller system with Schaumburg business communityMar 11, 2025 2:21 pm - Though Schaumburg has no hospital within its borders, leaders of the three Ascension hospitals that directly serve the community spoke to the Schaumburg Business Association Tuesday about the strengths of their smaller health care system.
-
Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case
-
Ascension Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates recognized for 5-star qualityMar 07, 2025 3:50 pm - Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital in Hoffman Estates was recently recognized as a 5-Star overall quality of care award recipient for inpatient behavioral health services in its Center for Addiction Medicine and Older Adult Unit by PRC, a leader in the healthcare intelligence space.
-
Men in Nursing: Chamberlain University in Addison leading the chargeMar 07, 2025 12:42 pm - On Tuesday, March 4, Chamberlain University’s Addison campus celebrated its 17th anniversary, where the co-presidents of the school’s Men in Nursing organization, Kelechi Ebiringah and Alberto Folch, led a student appreciation event.
-
Local physician outlines who’s at risk from Texas measles outbreak and what we should doMar 03, 2025 5:07 pm - A measles outbreak in a Texas community deliberately avoiding the vaccine should be little threat to any others where herd immunity is maintained by having at least 95% of the population vaccinated, a local physician says.