For the 2024 performance year, the Illinois Rural Community Care Organization has announced that Morrison Community Hospital was named IRCCO’s “Best Overall” for both Quality and Annual Wellness Visits. Morrison was also honored as a co-recipient of the “Best in Quality” award.

“We have a community that is working hard – and many are working multiple jobs – to make ends meet. But it’s still not enough,“ said Sarah Oprzedek, president and chief executive officer of United Way of Will County.

“It’s about connecting, not correcting.” Those five words encapsulate the just unveiled “Mistaken Orders” program in Kankakee.

The CGH Health Foundation is proud to announce the unveiling of its brand-new Donor Wall, now on display in the CGH Medical Center lobby directly across from the gift shop.

The new facilities are designed to improve response times for cardiac emergencies.

In this Talk Line interview, Nurse Practitioner Ashlie Snowden from Morrison Community Hospital discusses her role, the patients and communities she serves, and how she coordinates care when more advanced treatment is needed.

Expansion and upgrades are once again the words for Riverside Healthcare as work is underway on the $28-million upgrade to its behavioral health department.

The Leapfrog Group once again has awarded Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox its 22nd consecutive “A” Hospital Safety Grade for patient safety.

OSF HealthCare will move its inpatient obstetrics and intensive care services from Ottawa to Peru by Dec. 3, 2025 - a faster timeline than many in the community expected.

Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital kicked off its annual food drive early this year, and extended the collection period by two weeks.

The Leapfrog Group has awarded Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville and Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington with an “A” rating for excellence in patient safety on its fall 2025 patient safety report card.

Gurnee Place Memory Care is excited to provide free pies to health care professionals from 2 to 4 p.m. Nov. 24.

Despite drawing a large public turnout, OSF HealthCare’s consolidation plan cleared its final hurdle on Tuesday night - a decision that local officials said left them disappointed and worried about the future of care in Ottawa and surrounding towns.

OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center is proud to join healthcare organizations across the country in recognizing National Rural Health Day on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, set aside to honor the dedicated pros and organizations serving the health needs of rural communities.

The IDPH state board voted to approve OSF’s consolidation plan on Tuesday night in Bolingbrook, despite a strong effort from communities on the east side of La Salle County.

National Rural Health Day is Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. Rochelle Community Hospital is the only facility of its kind in Ogle County and the only hospital in a 30-minute radius of Rochelle.

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers have been recognized with an A grade from the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Group for the third grading period in a row.

The two-year CEO of Kankakee St. Mary's Hospital, Otis Story, resigned Friday and a new interim CEO has been named.

Suburban healthcare provider ranked among nation's best and has been in Joliet since 2015.

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board will meet Tuesday, Nov. 18, to vote on OSF HealthCare’s consolidation plan and whether or not St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa can keep its obstetrics and intensive care units open.

Annual program remembers those lost, offers support and highlight new treatments at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12.

Healthgrades has recognized Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet for “exceptional clinical performance."

Brian Skraba, 39, a Marine veteran who served from 2004 to 2008 – including one deployment to Iraq – is currently working on his doctorate in nursing.

Jeffery Downs, an emergency technician at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, gave three reasons why felt called to service.

A ribboncutting ceremony was held Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, for the new location of Essential Infusions Plus at 310 N. Main St. in Rochelle.

Following more than a year of preparation, staff training, and system testing, CGH Medical Center in Sterling has completed one of the most significant technology upgrades in its history, according to hospital officials.

From Capitol News Illinois: Terminally ill adults in Illinois may have the option to take life-ending medication prescribed by a physician under a bill passed by the Illinois legislature last week during its fall session

100 Women Who Care of Will County held its big check presentation on Oct. 29 for Team Nicholas, a group working to provide hospitalized children with gifts year round.

Northern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital upgrades Surgery Suite, adding second robotic system.

Rochelle Community Hospital is proud to join communities across the country in celebrating National Rural Health Day on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.

Silver Cross Hospital has announced it will host a Diabetes Fair in support of American Diabetes Month on Wednesday.

Dermatique Laser and Skin in Geneva recently celebrated its 20th anniversary as a medical spa and laser clinic.

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb recently celebrated its 2,000th successful robotic-assisted surgery.

The Kane County Health Department has launched a new public education campaign, "Your Health, Your Choice," to provide information about respiratory illnesses like COVID-19, RSV and the flu and their vaccines.

As town halls fill with frustrated voters and no clear Republican plan emerges, the issue appears to be gaining political strength heading into next year’s midterm elections

Rochelle Community Hospital hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, for the ongoing expansion of its Health and Wellness Building.

Ready for what comes next: DeKalb District 428 school nurses, staff talk pandemic lessons as winter viral illness season returns

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center is reminding women that early detection is key to saving lives.

A grand opening and ribboncutting ceremony were held Oct. 22, 2025, for Davis Family Health and Trim IV Infusions at their new location at 450 Coronado Drive in Rochelle.

Daniela Echeverri joined Riverside Healthcare’s team of heart and vascular providers.

A St. Anne woman has spearheaded a drive to collect pop tabs for Comers Children's Hospital in Chicago and has already donated more than 1 million tabs.

The government shutdown has reopened debate on what has been a central issue for both major political parties in the last 15 years: the future of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act

The OSF Saint Katharine Center for Health in Oregon will offer a walk‑in flu shot clinic on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, at 1307 W. Washington St.

OSF HealthCare’s recent offer to keep a limited ICU in Ottawa hinged on the city endorsing its broader consolidation plan, a condition city officials rejected as unfair and unacceptable

The Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC) could run out of funding if the government shut down continues, but so far has not seen disruptions in Will County.

The Hammond-Henry Hospital Board of Directors and Administration has announced Dr. David Cook is joining the staff at its Colona Clinic on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, in Colona.

From Capitol News Illinois: The premium hike is the result of a federal budget change that was included in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” That provision ends the enhanced tax credits that subsidize the cost of premiums for people who meet income guidelines.

No Kings protests in Will County drew large crowds n Joliet and Bolingbrook on Saturday.

Silver Cross Hospital's new $20 million, 20,000-square-foot health care facility in Lemont – which will replace the existing structure – is scheduled to open in the fall of 2026,

OSF HealthCare will proceed with its plan to consolidate intensive care unit (ICU) and inpatient obstetrics (OB) services from its Ottawa hospital to the facility in Peru, the hospital announced Friday