Health Care
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Ascension confirms hack, disruption impacts health records, put some hospitals on diversionMay 09, 2024 9:34 am - Ascension health care confirmed a cyberattack Thursday and said it was “working around the clock,” to restore offline systems, including patient records. The hack was dis...
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Public sector labor shortage hurts vital services and communities, not faceless bureaucratsMay 07, 2024 5:34 am - Illinois is facing a severe shortage of workers in key public service roles. The shortage partially is due to a robust labor market. Although Illinois’ unemployment rate ...
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Kane County Health Department taking proposals to the behavioral health systemMay 06, 2024 3:30 pm - In December 2023, the Kane County Board allocated nearly $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act federal pandemic recovery funding to the Kane County Health Department to...
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Local law enforcement agencies find success in crisis intervention teams, trainingMay 04, 2024 5:15 am - On April 9, Lake County sheriff’s deputies responded to the home near Deerfield of a man in a mental health crisis and armed with a gun. A caller had dialed 911 and feare...
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Rev. Scott Mitchell retires after 36 years of leadership at SamaraCareMay 03, 2024 8:44 pm - SamaraCare, a leading nonprofit provider of mental health services in Naperville, announces the retirement of its president and CEO, the Rev. Dr. Scott Mitchell, after an...
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Greater Family Health announces leadership change; CEO to retire, COO to step inMay 01, 2024 3:01 pm - CEO Bob Tanner retiring; COO V. Guadalupe (Lupe) Fonseca to step in as CEO. Greater Family Health, the fifth largest Community Health Center in the state of Illinois...
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Florida's 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
May 01, 2024 12:44 pm - BOCA RATON, Fla. — Florida's ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some docto...
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Foster care is a labor of loveMay 01, 2024 10:25 am - This May, Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois (LCFS) recognizes National Foster Care Month, a time to acknowledge foster parents, family members, volunteers, mentors, policymakers, child welfare professionals and other members of the community who help children and youth in foster care feel safe, loved and find permanent homes.
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U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift, AP sources say
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EPA rule bans toxic chemical that’s commonly used as paint stripper but known to cause liver cancerApr 30, 2024 8:21 am - WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint str...