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New and improved West Side mental health facility opens

WEBState Rep. La Shawn Ford (8 th) said the new facility is “renewing the way we see mental health. I don’t know anyone here who can’t use [a visit to the Living …

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West Side health organization touts pandemic initiatives, looks …

WEBThe West Side United (WSU) community organization held its 5th Annual Virtual Community Convening on March 18 to review how it helped the community since …

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West Sub to be sold again after Pipeline Health finds new buyer

WEBWest Suburban Medical Center is changing ownership once again. Pipeline Health announced March 10 its plans to sell the Oak Park hospital to the Michigan …

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Helping West Siders improve their health through housing

WEBCommunity health worker Angel Sanders vividly recalls what her client Sonya Hughes said when she helped her apply for housing assistance. “I’m gonna thank …

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Amid pandemic, West Side mental health nonprofit ramps up …

WEBAmid an increase in opiate addiction, the East Garfield Park-based Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center, 9 S. Kedzie Ave., is ramping up its …

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A path to health equity

WEBAustin is Chicago’s largest community area with nearly 100,000 people but it only has two grocery stores. Lincoln Park, on the other hand, has ten grocery stores for …

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Mayor Lightfoot calls racism a public health crisis

WEBLightfoot said the declaration will be backed by city-led initiatives to address social factors that overwhelmingly account for health disparities, including lack of …

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Our challenge: What numbers reveal about Black maternal health …

WEBThe racial disparity in maternal deaths hits hard. In Cook County, 52 women have died since December 2014, and Black women made up 61 percent of these deaths …

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New CEO upbeat about prospects for West Sub

WEBWest Sub’s former CEO, Barbara Martin, left the hospital the day Resilience took over, according to Prasad. Irene Dumanis remains CEO of Weiss but is now also …

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Dr. Rashad Saafir, on tackling mental health

WEBDr. Rashad Saafir, a licensed clinical psychologist, is the president/CEO of the Bobby E. Wright Mental Health Center at 9 S. Kedzie in Garfield Park. He came to the …

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New Austin healthcare center offers wide range of physical, mental

WEBThey put the health center into the building’s first-floor office space. Thresholds Health opened to Thresholds clients last September, and it opened its doors …

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Loretto paid millions to biz’s formed by ousted COO’s pals

WEBIn Loretto’s third top payment to an “independent contractor,” the hospital paid $980,000 for “behavioral services” to Metropolitan Behavioral Associates Inc. of …

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Nonprofits’ Aspire Center gets $7.25 million city recovery grant

WEBThe Westside Health Authority’s efforts to turn the former Emmet Elementary School, 5500-5536 W. Madison St., into a job training center and a …

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Mount Sinai making push to add more Black and Brown doctors

WEBSinai Health System, which owns and manages Mount Sinai Medical Center in North Lawndale, is currently trying to recruit more Black and Brown medical residents. …

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Ogden Commons to start taking patients in early 2022

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. …

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Sinai Chicago offering free rides for patients

WEBAll residents in Sinai Chicago’s service area who need to get to any of the medical system’s hospitals, clinics or offices for any procedure, check-up or health …

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Circle Family Healthcare Network files for bankruptcy

WEBCircle Family Healthcare Network, a faith-based community health center that has operated on the West Side for 36 years, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier …

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Nonprofit moves wellness center to Oak Park

WEBThe relocated health center is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., and on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Unlike …

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Pipeline and Resilience reach sales agreement for West Suburban, …

WEBThe agreement between Pipeline and Resilience is bifurcated. While Resilience will take over the operations for both hospitals early next month, the two …

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