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IL state board approves closure of 70 beds at Rockford …

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

WEBThe grades were released by the non profit organization The Leapfrog Group . The hospitals are graded on 32 measures, including problems with surgery, …

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RSV and other respiratory viruses placing strain on Illinois …

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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Mercyhealth shifts locations of inpatient, outpatient care …

WEB0:05. 0:26. ROCKFORD — Mercyhealth will soon shift inpatient care services and surgeries to its Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside on the city's far east side and …

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Winnebago County experiencing record number of …

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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New Rockford Regional Health Council leader promotes …

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 …

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

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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Provider shortage a detriment to Rockford's mental …

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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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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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

WEBSaying that patients are being hit with unexpected roadblocks to treatment, Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton made a third stop on a statewide health …

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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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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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SwedishAmerican Hospital, other locations to take on UW Health …

WEBFROM NEWS REPORTS. 0:02. 0:26. ROCKFORD — After six years of being recognized as a division of UW Health, SwedishAmerican Health System announced …

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Your turn: Rosecrance therapists providing hope and healing

WEBOur community is still recovering from recent events, and will be for quite some time. As longtime board members for Rosecrance Behavioral Health, we feel pride …

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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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Rockford University to host talks around mental health at MLK event

WEBThe MLK State of the Mind Address is free and open to the public. Chris Green: 815-987-1241; [email protected]; @chrisfgreen. Rockford University, local …

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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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815 Dental Studio: Changing the face of dentistry in the Rockford …

WEBA Rockford-area dental office is changing the face of dentistry is more ways than one. Dr. Alissa Anthony took over Schoening Dental Care a little more than two …

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Mercyhealth CEO Javon Bea fires VP, details kickback allegations

WEBA consultant is being hired to conduct a review of the health system's vendor management and invoice procedures, Bea said. Bea said Mercyhealth will …

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

WEB0:26. 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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