Health Care

Primary care is where people go when they have symptoms of an unknown illness or for an annual physical. Providers in Bloomington-Normal want to make sure people know their main doctor can also provide mental health support.

The state will likely be short 6,200 doctors by 2030. Meanwhile, over 12,000 state residents have an international medical degree they can’t use.

Court filings in the federal bankruptcy case of a Bloomington retirement community show its debt is nearly six times higher than the value of its property.

A Bloomington-Normal man said his organization's work to fight malaria around the world has proven effective. Now, he said the Trump administration threatens that progress.

The Community Health Care Clinic in Normal is now accepting applicants who make up to 250% of the Federal Poverty Level, or FPL. Previously, applicants had to make up 185% of the FPL.

The Community Health Care Clinic's new executive director said one of her priorities is to raise awareness of the primary care provider.

Heartland Community College has signed up 26 new apprentices to learn and train with businesses in the region, while getting paid. During National Apprenticeship Week, Heartland is spotlighting more than 60 active apprenticeships to boost the regional workforce.

The McLean County Board of Health is looking to area health nonprofits for proposals on how it should help budget the $1.8 million it intends to set aside for mental health and substance abuse initiatives in 2025.

Chestnut Health Systems in Bloomington, Lifelong Access in Normal and the Regional Office of Education [ROE] plan to open a space in downtown Bloomington by 2026 that will offer services like dental hygiene, food support and counseling — all primarily for youth.

In the final days of their spring legislative session, Democrats in the General Assembly advanced measures aimed at expanding and protecting aspects of maternal and women’s health care.