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IL state board approves closure of 70 beds at Rockford hospital

Web0:03. 1:26. ROCKFORD — Members of the Illinois Health Facilities & Review Board agreed to allow Mercyhealth to close 70 surgical beds on its Rockton …

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RSV and other respiratory viruses placing strain on Illinois hospitals

WebChris Green: 815-987-1241; [email protected]; @chrisfgreen. Hospitals statewide are in a "health system crisis" due to a spike in hospitalizations from …

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Here's how Rockford hospitals fared on patient care, safety

Web0:04. 0:51. ROCKFORD — A national watchdog organization released its latest grades for patient care and hospital safety for hospitals across the …

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New Rockford Regional Health Council leader promotes health …

WebChris Green is a Rockford Register Star general assignment reporter. He can be reached at 815-987-1241, via email at [email protected] and Twitter @chrisfgreen. …

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Rockford Memorial Hospital through the years

WebRockford Hospital, which opened in in 1855, was the city's first hospital. By 1913, the hospital outgrew its 11-patient capacity in a made-over home at South Court …

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Pritzker announces healthcare reform campaign with Rockford stop

WebGov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton made a third stop on a statewide health care reform campaign Tuesday at OSF St. Anthony Hospital in Rockford. The …

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Winnebago County experiencing record number of COVID-19 cases

WebROCKFORD — The Winnebago County Health Department announced 588 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, the highest number of cases reported in a single day …

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Report: Obesity rate in Rockford area among highest in the state

WebWinnebago County's obesity percentage rose from 29% in 2012 to 38% in 2022, an increase of 9%. Only ten counties of the state's 102 saw a higher increase than …

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Your turn: Health care landscape is changing, and so must we

WebThis strong history of providing exceptional care for our community was readily apparent during the recent challenges of COVID-19. Our health care leaders, …

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Illinois, Wisconsin abortion rights advocates team up to open clinics

Web0:26. ROCKFORD — A group of Wisconsin abortion rights activists are working to partner with Rockford residents to open the Rockford Family Planning Center, …

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Provider shortage a detriment to Rockford's mental health landscape

WebLack of health care providers. Timothy Carter, 28, of Cabery, Illinois, is accused in the March 24 slaying of Jason Jenkins, an 18-year-old Rockford student who …

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UW Health debuts new mobile health unit in northern Illinois

Web0:04. 0:50. ROCKFORD — UW Health is bringing healthcare directly to patients with its first ever mobile health unit in Rockford. The mobile health unit is a …

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Your turn: Workplace violence against healthcare workers …

WebA.J. Wilhelmi is the president and CEO of the Illinois Health and Hospital Association. With offices in Chicago, Naperville, Springfield, and Washington D.C., IHA …

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Get to know Sandra Martell, new public health administrator

WebROCKFORD — Sandra Martell is new at the helm of the Winnebago County Health Department. She replaced Mike Bacon, who retired from the agency after 17 …

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SwedishAmerican Hospital, other locations to take on UW Health …

Web1:26. ROCKFORD — After six years of being recognized as a division of UW Health, SwedishAmerican Health System announced Thursday that the Rockford-based …

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WSJ/Realtor.com ranks Rockford metro area as top housing …

WebWhat is market demand doing to housing prices? According to the report, the median listing price of a home in the Rockford metro area in March was $235,000, a …

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Pritzker signs Illinois reproductive rights expansion

WebPeter Hancock. Capitol News Illinois. SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday expanding access to abortion and other reproductive health …

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Illinois’ abortion referral law challenged in Rockford federal court

WebThe first day of a three-day bench trial started Wednesday in United States District Court in Rockford where abortion-rights plaintiffs are challenging an Illinois law …

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Your turn: Rosecrance therapists providing hope and healing

WebTo process their emotions. To know that someone cared and could help them start to heal. Rosecrance therapists answer the call every day they come to work. But …

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Rockford residents struggle to understand deadly stabbings

WebAfter two days of cloudy skies and rain, the sun was starting to come out Wednesday afternoon over Rockford, and Charles Spivey was thinking of taking a walk …

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Barbara Bortner sent to prison in $3M Mercyhealth fraud scheme

Web1:26. A former Mercyhealth vice president was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for conspiring with an Illinois man to steal more than $3 million from the …

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