OSF Healthcare

OSF HealthCare has launched a remote patient monitoring program for people with RSV. It's similar to the model the hospital system leveraged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hospitals are facing a capacity crunch just in time for the holidays. That's due to respiratory viruses, but COVID-19 isn't the biggest driver of hospitalizations this winter. Instead, medical officials say an earlier-than-usual onset of RSV, coupled with an influenza wave, are packing emergency departments to capacity.

A Bloomington attorney is helping parents who lost their children to state protective services based on false allegations. Alan Novick says the road to exoneration is long and costly.

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.

OSF HealthCare will only cover fertility treatments for married, opposite-sex workers. That's according to a new report from Bloomberg Law. Reporter Shira Stein says sexual orientation falls under federal anti-discrimination laws, but OSF's status as a religious employer adds some legal uncertainty.

OSF Healthcare has launched an equity initiative to address disparities in care.

Since the masks came off most of society, a lot of people have been coughing, sneezing and getting aches and fever. And that's not counting those who get COVID-19. Last year, flu was almost non-existent. Lockdowns, masks, and other pandemic precautions meant people didn't make each other sick.

Nurses caring for COVID patients must grieve their losses, over and over again.

Sherri Schlatter says the skyrocketing cost of insulin can lead to patients skipping critical doses.

Low vaccination rates, human behavior, and viral mutations may mean COVID-19 will never disappear. That's according to many experts, including OSF HealthCare Chief Operating Officer Mike Cruz.