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Illinois Receives Approval From Biden Admin For School-Based Health Services Expansion

Thursday, April 20 by WROY-WRUL News

SPRINGFIELD – The Biden Administration has approved a Pritzker administration proposal to expand the Illinois School-Based Health Services program, which will bring in additional federal matching funds to provide covered services for Medicaid-enrolled students across the state, including critical... Read More.

FMH Home Health Named 2022-2023 HHCAHPS Honors Recipient

Friday, April 7 by WROY-WRUL News

Fairfield Memorial Hospital’s Home Health Agency has been recognized as a 2022-2023 HHCAHPS Honors recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a leading provider of web-based home health and hospice software, billing and coding services, CAHPS surveys and advanced analytics. This prestigious annual review recognizes agencies that continuously... Read More.

Report Finds ‘code of silence’ at mental health facility where staff abused and neglected patients

Friday, November 11 by Jc Tinsley

courtesy of Capitol News Illinois & MOLLY PARKER with Lee Enterprises MidwestThis article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Lee Enterprises, along with Capitol News Illinois.Several employees at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center attempted to cover up a brutal... Read More.

Hamilton Memorial Hospital District to Launch New Epic Electronic Health Record in September

Monday, September 12 by Jc Tinsley

It’s been a journey of more than a year, including planning, building the new system, transferring data, training, testing, and more, as Hamilton Memorial Hospital District officially moves to a single, integrated Epic electronic health record (EHR) system on September 17, 2022. Epic, the EHR... Read More.

Retired Teachers Group Sues Illinois over Looming Health Insurance Cost Changes

Tuesday, January 25 by Jc Tinsley

From IRN (Illinois Radio Network)... The latest lawsuit over post employment benefits for public sector retirees highlights for some the taxpayer burden that must be addressed with constitutional reforms. The Illinois Retired Teachers Association is suing the state, challenging the planned reduction of $100 million in... Read More.

CoViD Surge Continues Across Region According to Latest Numbers from Health Department

Thursday, January 6 by Jc Tinsley

A Saline County resident is the latest to lose their life due directly to CoViD-19 or from complications surrounding the virus. The latest numbers released today show the continued surge in cases throughout the tri-county area. In Saline County, officials are reporting 78 new... Read More.

Spike in CoViD Cases Reported by Egyptian Health Department Following Extended Holiday Weekend

Tuesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

After a large number of new CoViD-19 cases announced for the period of December 29th – January 2nd, the Egyptian Health Department tallied another large one day total for Monday, January 3rd. New cases totaled 244 across the tri-county region over the 5 day... Read More.

Friday CoViD-19 Numbers with Monday Information Update from Deaconess and Egyptian Health on Boosters

Monday, September 20 by Jc Tinsley

As a grim milestone is reached, new CoViD-19 cases continue to be tallied throughout southeastern Illinois. It was announced Friday that 1 in 500 Americans have now died from CoViD-19 or complications due to the coronavirus. Over at Deaconess in Evansville, hospitalized patients number... Read More.

Egyptian Health Reports 166 New Coronavirus Cases Over Holiday Weekend

Tuesday, September 7 by Jc Tinsley

Nearly 100 new CoViD-19 diagnoses have been added to the roll in Saline County alone over the weekend. A total of 166 new cases have been announced by Egyptian Health Department officials, that number coming out Monday afternoon and representing new cases from over... Read More.

CoViD-19 Update from Egyptian Health Department

Monday, August 30 by Jc Tinsley

Twenty one new cases of CoViD-19…those, the latest numbers from the Egyptian Health Department for White County. The report came out Friday and included 3 children under the age of 10 plus 9 teenagers. Gallatin County added 8 new cases on Friday afternoon and... Read More.

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