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Credit crunch forces Illinois hospital with 'A' bond rating to delay expansion

Just over a year ago, the two-hospital BroMenn Healthcare System in Normal, Ill., was moving along with plans to construct a new, 79,000-square-foot patient tower at its main BroMenn Regional Medical

Ill. nursing homes mix elderly with mentally ill, criminals

Yesterday, FierceHealthcare detailed the conclusions of a GAO report contending that the number of unsafe nursing homes in the U.S. could be four times higher than the number of homes CMS has

Biden, Sebelius, Blumenthal announce funding for EMR extension centers, HIE

Vice President Joe Biden, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and national health IT coordinator Dr. David Blumenthal are in Chicago today to announce $1.2 billion in federal grants to promote EMR use

SPOTLIGHT: IL encourages HIV testing with text messages

The Illinois Department of Public Health's Center for Minority Health Services is turning to texting as a way of encouraging people to get tested for HIV and AIDS. Residents of the Land of Lincoln

More pluses than minuses in eventful week for retail clinics

So, it looks like retail clinic news has been a matter of two steps forward, one step back. For example, Cigna has just announced that it would pay for care delivered at another retail clinic chain,