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Lyndsay Jones/Lyndsay JonesCalled "Roadmap to Grow Illinois' Rural Health Workforce," the plan has been in the works for more than a year, Durbin said, and prioritizes recruitment and incentives for working in rural areas, as well as expanding educational programming at colleges and universities. -
Courtesy/Experts in rural health care say significant, systemic changes are needed across a litany of issues — public and private insurance reimbursement rates, malpractice rates and staffing among them — for rural hospitals to survive.
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The winter storm that arrived on Thursday could strain Bloomington-Normal hospitals that already are close to capacity. -
The McLean County Health Department reports two more COVID-related deaths, including a man in his 60s and a man in his 80s. COVID cases and hospitalizations are steady in McLean County.
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McLean County remains at medium COVID transmission. The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) on Friday reported two more COVID-related deaths.
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Chestnut Health Systems and the McLean County Center for Human Services plan to coordinate care for their clients by placing staff at each other's facilities and sharing electronic medical records.
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New coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are on the rise, compared with the last time the county released COVID data on Nov. 18.
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Scientists at the Peoria Ag Lab have been working to develop a healthier alternative to butter. They want to replace saturated fats with plant-based and other natural oils that mimic the taste and texture of butter.
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About 1 in 6 McLean County residents smokes. Public health administrators challenge smokers to try to kick the habit for at least one day.
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RSV is not uncommon and health care authorities say most children will have gotten a cases of the virus before they're 2 years old, but a Bloomington-Normal pediatrician said the trend has been toward older children having more serious issues with the virus.
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The McLean County Health Department (MCHD) on Friday reported the death of a man in his 70s. He's the county's 403rd COVID-related death since the start of the pandemic.
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A New York-based for-profit company would be the majority owner of OSF HealthCare's planned psychiatric hospital in Peoria. The company was cited for multiple health and safety violations at a similar facility in Washington state.
