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1. Illinois Regulators Approve Sale of Two Resurrection Hospitals to For-Profit Vanguard
(Matching tags: acquisition,Illinois,Chicago,Resurrection Health Care,Vanguard Health,West Suburban Medical Center,West Lake Hospital) The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board has approved the sale of two Chicago-area hospitals owned by Resurrection Health Care to for-profit Vanguard Health Systems, according to a report ...
2. Illinois' Dr. John Warner Hospital Names New CEO
(Matching tags: CEO,Illinois,hospital,John Warner Hospital,Earl Sheehy,Saunders Medical Center) Dr. John Warner Hospital in Clinton, Ill., has named Earl Sheehy as its new CEO, according to a report on Pantagraph.com.
3. New Outpatient Center in Illinois to Meet Challenges of Healthcare Reform
(Matching tags: Illinois,construction,outpatient center,St. Johns Hospital) St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Ill., is building a $6.9 million outpatient center to meet changes under healthcare reform, such as an increase in patient volume and new payment structures, according ...
4. Illinois Hospitals Get Graded on New Report Card Website
(Matching tags: Illinois,Department of Health,hospital report card,website) Patients can now learn about the quality of care provided at Illinois hospitals on a new website hosted by the Illinois Department of Health. ...
5. Illinois' Rockford Health to Explore Merger with OSF Healthcare
(Matching tags: merger,Illinois,OSF Healthcare,Rockford,Rockford Health System) Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare System and Rockford Health System are exploring a merger in which OSF would acquire Rockford Health, according to a report by the Rockford Register Star.
6. Memorial Hospital in Illinois Building $24M Orthopedic & Neurosciences Center
(Matching tags: Illinois,expansion,Memorial Hospital) Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill., is building a $24 million Orthopedic & Neurosciences Center, scheduled to open in late 2011, according to a report by the Belleville News-Democrat.
7. Groundbreaking Held for New Illinois Hospital
(Matching tags: Illinois,surgery center,groundbreaking,Good Samaritan Hosptal) A groundbreaking was held in Mt. Vernon, Ill., for the new Good Samaritan Hospital. The project is expected to cost $237 million and includes an adjoining medical office building and surgery center, according ...
8. Chicago Area Hospitals Prepare for Rulings on Tax-Exempt Status
(Matching tags: hospitals,charity care,Illinois,tax-exempt status,Northwestern Memorial,Childrens Memorial) Several large Chicago-area hospitals have requested decisions from the Illinois Department of Revenue on the tax-exempt status of several new construction and expansion projects, in light of the state ...
9. Swedish Covenant CEO Mark Newton Fulfills Promise to Pay Withheld Wage Increases
(Matching tags: Mark Newton,operational effeciencies,pay freeze,Swedish Covenant,Chicago,Illinois) As the recession began to bite into hospitals early last year, CEO Mark Newton of Swedish Covenant Hospital in Chicago made a familiar request. Rather than order layoffs, he asked employees to forgo their ...
10. Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation Names New CEO
(Matching tags: CEO,Illinois,Larry McCulley,Southern Illinois Healthcare) Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation, based in Sauget, Ill., has named Larry McCulley as its new president and CEO, according to a report of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. ...
11. St. Joseph's Hospital in Illinois Hires Mark Klosterman as New President and CEO
(Matching tags: Illinois,Hospital Sisters Health System,Mark Klosterman) Hospital Sisters Health System in Springfield, Ill., has named Mark Klosterman president and CEO of St. Joseph's Hospital, an 85-bed hospital in Breese, Ill., according to a report in the St. Louis Business ...
12. Specialty Hospital in Central Illinois About to Open
(Matching tags: Illinois,Specialty Hospital,Methodist Medical Center) The Greater Peoria Specialty Hospital officially opens on May 1, according to a report by the Peoria Journal Star.
13. Illinois' Mercer County Hospital Names New CEO
(Matching tags: Illinois,Mercer County Hospital,Ted Rogalski) Ted Rogalski has been named CEO of Mercer County Hospital in Aledo, Ill., effective April 18, according to a report by the Quad City Times.
14. Illinois Employee Association Challenges Vanguard's Plans to Purchase Two Non-Profit Hospitals
(Matching tags: acquisition,Illinois,Detroit Medical Center,Vanguard,AFSCE Council 31,opposition) ... from non-profit Resurrection Health Care to for-profit Vanguard Health Systems, claiming the company cannot afford the Illinois purchases as well as the proposed purchase of Detroit Medical Center, according ...
15. City Council Considers Sale of Dr. John Warner Hospital
(Matching tags: Illinois,Dr. John Warner Hospital,Clinton) The Clinton (Ill.) City Council is considering selling its city-owned Dr. John Warner Hospital, according to a report by the Pantagraph.
16. Cook County Health System Considers Partnership With University of Chicago Medical Center, Would Require $52M in Upgrades
(Matching tags: Illinois,Chicago,University of Chicago,Provident Hospital) The Cook County (Ill.) Health & Hospitals System is exploring a partnership of its Provident Hospital, located on Chicago's south side, with University of Chicago Medical Center, according to a report ...
17. CEO of Illinois' Provena Health Defends Representative's Reform Vote
(Matching tags: healthcare reform,CEO,Illinois,Provena Health) Jim Witt, president and CEO of Mokena, Ill.-based Provena Health, is supporting his U.S. Congressman's vote in support of federal health reform, according to a report by the Daily Herald.
18. Illinois' St. John's Hospital Hopes for Turnaround With $162M Surgery Expansion
(Matching tags: Illinois,expansion,St John Hospital) St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Ill., is asking for state approval of a $162 million expansion, the largest in its history, according to a report in State Journal-Register.
19. Former Physician-Owned Hospital in Illinois to Undergo $20M Upgrade
(Matching tags: physician-owned hospital,Illinois,renovation,Hopedale Medical Complex) The 25-bed Hopedale (Ill.) Medical Complex, opened as a physician-owned hospital 55 years ago, is about to start a $20 million upgrade replacing 90-95 percent of the hospital, according to a report by ...
20. CEO of Hospital Sisters Facility in Illinois Resigns
(Matching tags: CEO,Illinois,resignation,St. Elizabeths Hospital) Kevin Shrake has resigned as president and CEO of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, Ill., part of the Hospital Sisters Health System, according to a report by the St. Louis Business Journal.
21. Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Provena's Tax Exemption
(Matching tags: hospitals,charity care,Illinois,Supreme Court,property tax exemption) In a case that has been watched closely by tax-exempt hospitals around the country, the Illinois Supreme Court ruled the state was justified in stripping Provena Covenant Medical Center of its state property ...
22. Illinois' Northwest Community Hospital to Acquire Physician Practice
(Matching tags: merger,Illinois,Northwest Community Hospital,Affinity Health) Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Ill., and Affinity Healthcare, a multi-specialty physician practice in Riverwoods, Ill., have signed a letter of intent to merge, according to a report ...
23. Iowa's Genesis Health Extends Contract with Illinois Hospital
(Matching tags: Illinois,Iowa,Mercer County Hospital,Genesis Health Systems) Davenport, Iowa-based Genesis Health Systems has extended its contract with Mercer County Hospital in Aledo, Ill., and will manage the hospital for one more year, according to a report by the Quad-City ...
24. Edward Hospital in Illinois Names New CFO
(Matching tags: Illinois,CFO,Vince Pryor,Edward Hospital,Naperville) Edward Hospital in Naperville, Ill., has named Vince Pryor as its new CFO and senior vice president of finance, according to a report by the Naperville Sun.
25. Illinois' SwedishAmerican Health Partners with University of Wisconsin Health
(Matching tags: Wisconsin,Illinois,affiliation,SwedishAmerican,UW Health) Rockford, Ill.-based SwedishAmerican Health System and Madison, Wis.-based UW Health have announced an affiliation agreement, according to a joint news release from the organizations.
26. State of Illinois Approves Carle Hospital's Acquisition of Clinic
(Matching tags: merger,Illinois,sale,Carle Clinic,Carle Foundation Hospital) Illinois' Health Facilities Services and Review Board has approved a plan by Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill., to acquire Carle Clinic, according to a report by WCIA 3 News. ...
27. Clinton, Ill., Hospital Names Interim CEO
(Matching tags: CEO,Illinois,Sally Waite,John Wood,Carolyn Peters,Julie North,Dr. John Warner Hospital) Dr. John Warner Hospital in Clinton, Ill., has named Sally Waite as its new interim CEO, according to a report by the Pantagraph.
28. Interim CEO, Chairwoman of Illinois' Warner Hospital Resign
(Matching tags: CEO,Illinois,resignation,John Warner Hospital,chairwoman) John Wood, interim CEO, and Carolyn Peters, chairwoman of the board of directors, resigned their positions at Dr. John Warner Hospital in Clinton, Ill., according to a report in the Bloomington Pantagraph. ...
29. CEO of Illinois' Iroquois Memorial Hospital Resigns
(Matching tags: Illinois,Iroquois Memorial Hospital,Stephen Leurck) Stephen Leurck, CEO of Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka, Ill., has resigned, according to a report by the Daily Journal.
30. Former Illinois Psychiatric Hospital Executive Sentenced for Role in Kickback Conspiracy
(Matching tags: Medicaid,Illinois,sentence,kickbacks,Rock Creek Center) The former operations chief of a psychiatric hospital in Lemont, Ill. received a 15-month prison sentence for his role in a Medicaid kickback scheme, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.
31. CEO of Illinois' Provena St. Joseph Resigns
(Matching tags: Illinois,William Brown,Provena St. Joseph,Stephen Scogna) William Brown, president and CEO of Provena St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin, Ill., will resign at the end of the month, according to a report by the Daily Herald.
32. Illinois Announces Medicaid Managed-Care Pilot
(Matching tags: Medicaid,Illinois,managed care,Medicaid pilot) The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has issued a request for proposals seeking two managed care organizations to provide Medicaid covered services to some 40,000 individuals in suburban ...
33. Illinois Supreme Court Rejects Medical Malpractice Caps
(Matching tags: Illinois,tort reform,Supreme Court,malpractice caps,ruiling) In a setback for physicians and hospitals, the Illinois Supreme Court nullified the state's medical malpractice law, ruling that a cap on non-economic damages enacted in 2005 by the state legislature is ...
34. Northwestern Memorial HealthCare Acquires Suburban Chicago Hospital
(Matching tags: acquisition,Illinois,Lake Forest Hospital) State regulators have approved Northwestern Memorial HealthCare's acquisition of 215-bed Lake Forest Hospital in Grayslake, Ill., in exchange for agreeing to rebuild the hospital within 10 years, according ...
35. Illinois' Hammond-Henry Hospital Approves $21.5M Expansion Project
(Matching tags: Illinois,construction,Hammond-Henry Hospital) Hammond-Henry Hospital in Geneseo, Ill., has received approval from its board to begin a $21.5 million capital project that would include renovation, demolition and expansion for the hospital, according ...
36. New Illinois Law Exempts Billing and Collections From Fee-Splitting Law
(Matching tags: Illinois,McGuireWoods,Kimberly Kannensohn,coding and billing,fee splitting law) It is illegal in a number of states for physicians to pay a percentage of collected fees to billing and collections companies, a practice known as "fee splitting," but the prohibition has been widely ignored ...
37. Two More States Mandate External Review of Insurance Denials
(Matching tags: Illinois,Idaho,denied claims,review) New laws in Idaho and Illinois give patients the right to independent review of health insurance benefit denials, accordant to a report by American Medical News. ...
38. Proposed Illinois Law Would Significantly Increase Surgery Center, Hospital Licensing Fees
(Matching tags: Illinois,McGuireWoods,Julie Sullivan,SC2593,surgery center license,fee,hospital bed license) A bill has been introduced in the Illinois Senate that would significantly increase the cost of licensing fees for ambulatory surgical facilities and hospitals in Illinois, according to Julie Sullivan, ...
39. Hopedale Medical Center in Illinois to Add $23M Wing
(Matching tags: hospitals,Illinois,expansion,Hopedale Medical Center) Illinois regulators have given Hopedale (Ill.) Medical Center permission to build a $23 million wing, according to a report by the Pekin Daily Times. ...
40. University of Illinois Chicago Medical Center Halts Expansion Plans
(Matching tags: Illinois,UIC Medical Center) The University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago has halted its plans to construct a $450 million medical campus on the city's Near West Side, according to a report by the Sun-Times. ...
41. Merger Complete Between Two Illinois Health Systems
(Matching tags: merger,Illinois,Advocate Health,BroMenn) Oakbrook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care has completed its acquisition of Normal, Ill.-based BroMenn Health, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.
42. SSM Moves Ahead With Two Postponed Replacement Hospitals
(Matching tags: Illinois,construction,Missouri,SSM Health Care,replacement hospitals) Citing improved finances, St. Louis-based SSM Health Care is moving forward with building two replacement hospitals that had been put on hold last spring, according to a release from SSM Health Care.
43. Illinois Supreme Court Delays Ruling on Medical Malpractice Damages Cap
(Matching tags: Illinois,medical malpractice,damage caps) The Illinois Supreme Court has delayed its ruling on a case regarding the constitutionality of a medical malpractice damages cap, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune. ...
44. Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Plans Replacement Hospital
(Matching tags: Illinois,Chicago,replacement facility) The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago has bought land near its downtown Chicago site to build a replacement hospital, according to the Chicago Tribune.
45. Southern Illinois Hospital to Build New Campus
(Matching tags: Illinois,new campus) St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital in Mt. Vernon, Ill., has announced that it will begin construction on a new campus next year, according to WSIL News.
46. Illinois Hospital to Acquire Clinic for $250M
(Matching tags: merger,Illinois,Carle Clinic,Carle Foundation Hospital) Physicians at Carle Clinic in Urbana, Ill., have voted to accept a $250 million offer by Carle Foundation Hospital to acquire the clinic, according to a report by the News-Gazette.
47. New $325M Replacement Hospital Opening Outside of Chicago
(Matching tags: Illinois,opening,replacement,Sherman Hospital) Sherman Hospital in Elgin, Ill., is about to move into a new $325 million replacement hospital a few miles away, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune.
48. New Category of Stand-Alone EDs Taking Root in Illinois
(Matching tags: Illinois) Since the Illinois passed legislation allowing stand-alone EDs last year, at least three such sites have opened in the state, according to a report by the Chicago Tribune. ...
49. Resurrection Health Care Sells 2 Hospitals, Outpatient Center to Vanguard
(Matching tags: Vanguard Health System,Resurrection Health Care,sale,Illinois,hospitals) Chicago-based Resurrection Health Care signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell two hospitals and its outpatient center to Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanguard Health System, according to news reports. ...
50. CEO and CFO Fired at Illinois Hospital for Violating Company Policy
(Matching tags: St. Josephs Hospital,firing,CFO,Illinois,CEO) St. Joseph's Hospital in Breese, Ill., has fired CEO Lowell Jones and CFO Dennis Herzig for allegedly violation company policy, according to a report in the Belleville News-Democrat.

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