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'Miracle On 79th Street': Auburn Gresham's Healthy Hub Opens, …

WEBA UI Health Clinic and Urgent Care Center will provide medical, dental, and mental health care and pharmacy services to thousands of new patients.

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$8 Million City Plan Expands Access To Mental Health Care In West …

WEBThe funding — which adds up to $8 million spread across 32 organizations — is aimed at creating a safety net of mental health services to make sure all residents …

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As New Owners Take Over Former Mercy Hospital, Activists Who …

WEBInsight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago in the Near South Side on June 4, 2021. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Insight Chicago bought the hospital, …

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These South And West Side Neighborhoods Have Been Hardest …

WEBThe city’s cumulative impact assessment, released this week, identifies numerous South and West side neighborhoods as areas most impacted by industry and …

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How Medical Volunteers Can Help Migrants Arriving In Chicago

WEBThe Mobile Migrant Health Team, a volunteer group of physicians, public health experts and medical school students, has also been providing health …

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$24 Million Humboldt Park Health Wellness Center Receives …

WEBA rendering of the facility, planned for 2933 W. Division St. Credit: Chicago Department of Planning and Development. HUMBOLDT PARK — City commissioners …

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Thresholds Health Brings Free Medical Care, Substance Use …

WEBAUSTIN — The West Side has a new nonprofit health center that will include treatment for substance use disorder and other issues to address gaps in health care …

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Ogden Commons Will Bring Affordable Housing, Accessible …

WEBNORTH LAWNDALE — When COVID-19 swept across the city, it fell especially hard on Black communities on the South and West Sides. But those health …

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After Year Of Pandemic, West Side Health Collaborative Credits …

WEBWEST SIDE — As West Siders have struggled through the coronavirus pandemic, a group of neighborhood health organizations supported food pantries and …

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'Living Room' Coming To West Side Will Be An Alternative To The …

WEBRELATED: Drop-in Mental Health Center Opens On West Side To Give Peer Support To People In Crisis The living room at I AM ABLE is expected to open in early …

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A North Side Mental Health Crisis Team Has Assisted 94% Of …

WEBThe Rogers Park-based group’s First-Response Alternative Crisis Team provides an alternative to calling 911 during a mental health emergency. “We just want …

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Friend Health's Woodlawn Center Opens This Month, Bringing …

WEB“It is our intent that this beautiful facility will serve as a hub for community well-being — a place where the people of Woodlawn and the South Side of Chicago come …

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New West Side Outpatient Care Center At Ogden Commons Will …

WEBOne Lawndale Community Care and Surgery Center, run by Sinai Chicago at Ogden Commons, 2652 W. Ogden Ave., will begin accepting patients in early 2022. The …

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Drop-in Mental Health Center Opens On West Side To Give Peer …

WEBAUSTIN — A new mental health facility on the West Side will allow people experiencing a crisis to stop in anytime to get support from peers who have struggled …

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Study Confirms What South Siders Said For Years: A Trauma …

WEBThe largest recorded improvement was in South Shore’s ZIP code, 60649, where trauma patients reached a hospital nearly nine minutes faster, on average.

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New Mercy Hospital Owners Face ‘Deplorable’ Conditions And …

WEBInsight Chicago’s deal to buy Mercy Hospital was finalized last month. Now, the new owners are working to rejuvenate a 169-year-old hospital that nearly closed.

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High-End Wellness Club Opens In River North Despite Pandemic: …

WEBDubbed Bian, the sprawling riverfront space aims to provide a holistic, coordinated approach to wellness by offering the services of fitness instructors, …

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After Decades Of Disinvestment, Black And Latino Leaders Want …

WEBThis story was originally published by Borderless Magazine. Sign up for its newsletter to learn the latest about Chicago’s immigrant communities. SOUTH SHORE …

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Ngozi Ezike, Illinois' Health Leader During COVID Crisis, Stepping …

WEBCHICAGO — Dr. Ngozi Ezike, who became the face of Illinois’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic and a calming presence for many, is stepping down from her …

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Opioid Overdose Deaths In Cook County Continued At Near …

WEBThe Cook County Medical Examiner’s office recorded 1,540 deaths from opioid overdose in 2023, and is still reviewing more than 400 cases that it expects will …

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Roseland Medical District Will Take Time — But Could Transform …

WEBROSELAND — An expanded Roseland Community Hospital and more medical services are coming to the Far South Side as part of the Roseland Medical …

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Chicago Officials Confirm Tuberculosis Cases At Migrant Shelters

WEBCHICAGO — Chicago officials have confirmed a “small number” of tuberculosis cases at city-run migrant shelters Wednesday afternoon — once again …

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