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Sherman Hospital president: 'Patients getting the care they need' amid anesthesiologist shortage
Oct 14, 2021 5:19 PM - Two days after doctors asked the Elgin Board of Health for help in getting answers from Advocate Sherman Hospital about the ongoing anesthesiologist shortage, the hospital president said she wanted to "set the record straight" during Wednesday's Elgin City Council meeting. -
Walgreens to expand venture into primary care clinics
Oct 14, 2021 2:38 PM - Deerfield-based Walgreens Boots Alliance Thursday said it has agreed to make a $5.2 billion investment in Chicago-based VillageMD to accelerate the opening of at least 600 Village Medical at Walgreens primary care practices in more than 30 U.S. markets by 2025 and 1,000 by 2027. -
Constable: Blood, pus and tears, but 'Dr. Mercy' loves her patients
Oct 14, 2021 5:37 AM - In the new TLC dermatology-based reality series, "Dr. Mercy," surgeon Mercy Odueyungbo, who has a practice in Lombard, treats the mental side as well as the physical side of patients who come to her seeking life-changing operations.
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Caravel Autism Health to open two more suburban centersOct 13, 2021 2:34 PM - Caravel Autism Health, a leader in the diagnosis and treatment of children on the autism spectrum, has announced plans to add new centers in Crystal Lake and Rolling Meadows.
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'An ongoing disaster': Doctors urge Elgin officials to intervene in Sherman's anesthesiologist shortage
Oct 12, 2021 4:53 PM - Elgin's Board of Health is recommending that Advocate Aurora Health be compelled to update Elgin city leaders during every council meeting about the ongoing shortage of anesthesiologists at Sherman Hospital until the issue is resolved. -
Schaumburg microbiology company to study germ resistanceOct 8, 2021 2:36 PM - Schaumburg-based International Health Management Associates said it has begun a surveillance program to further the development of new antifungal agents and monitor the development of antifungal resistance.
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Former Condell nurse charged with reckless conduct, endangering safety of a patient
Oct 6, 2021 9:35 PM - A former nurse at Advocate Condell Medical Center was charged Tuesday with two counts of reckless conduct for endangering the safety of a patient, according to a news release from Libertyville police. -
Construction on Crystal Lake hospital to finish ahead of schedule
Oct 5, 2021 6:03 PM - Construction at the new hospital in Crystal Lake is moving along faster than expected, the Mercyhealth hospital system said Tuesday, announcing that it expects the facility to be complete in early 2023.
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Oak Point University opens Oak Brook campus
Oct 5, 2021 2:41 PM - Oak Point University, formerly Resurrection University, welcomed its first class to a new campus in Oak Brook after expanding to two schools in nursing and health sciences. -
J&J seeks US clearance for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses
Oct 5, 2021 9:05 AM - Johnson & Johnson has asked U.S. regulators to allow booster shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward shoring up protection in more vaccinated Americans
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