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Healing Communities: Illinois Hospitals Are Bringing Care To Communities
Monday, Apr 28, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] When it comes to stroke care, getting patients to the hospital within the “golden hour” increases their chances for survival and reduces their risk of long-term brain damage, when treated with a clot-busting drug called TPA. What if that hour could be cut in half by bringing the “hospital” to the patient? Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital is doing just that with its Mobile Stroke Unit. This specialized ambulance serves DuPage County’s half a million residents over 150 square miles. The Mobile Stroke Unit is also a prime example of how Illinois hospitals are making needed healthcare accessible to communities, in this case reaching patients within a critical time frame and administering TPA in the ambulance for optimal health outcomes. Other hospitals across the state are similarly meeting the need for accessible care through such initiatives as a women’s wellness center, a mobile van providing mammograms, community health screenings, programs to address youth mental health and more. While most known for the services provided within their facilities, hospitals know healthcare shouldn’t stop there. For healthy communities, care must also be offered in the community. Learn more about how Illinois hospitals are healing communities.
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Powering Illinois’ Energy And Economic Future
Monday, Apr 28, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] What if Illinois could expand its energy grid, attract AI and emerging tech companies to the state, and provide over 60,000 new jobs with no impact on communities or the environment? SOO Green makes it possible. Built along existing rail corridors, this underground transmission project will deliver 2,100 MW of low-cost reliable power making the electric grid more resilient in the face of extreme weather while unlocking billions in economic investments for Illinois. The SOO Green Advantage:
• 60,000+ new jobs • Lower energy costs for families and businesses • $26 billion in economic benefits statewide • $9.8 billion in health benefits by reducing emissions With SOO Green all ratepayers will enjoy a more reliable grid, protection from rising energy costs, and a stronger economy for Illinois. Learn more at www.soogreen.com.
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Public Pressure Mounts For Nursing Home Accountability On Care And Safe Staffing
Monday, Apr 28, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] In recent weeks, advocates for quality senior care have been joined by concerned lawmakers in an escalating and increasingly public call to ensure public funding is used to address the longstanding short staffing crisis in Illinois nursing homes. In a March 12th S-T op-ed, SEIU Healthcare Executive VP Erica Bland noted that the COVID-19 crisis “revealed the true extent and human cost of the understaffing crisis.” The crisis, she said, has not improved. Then, on April 8th, SEIU released a new report on the state of long-term care in Illinois and was joined by lawmakers, Alzheimer’s Association and AARP for a Blue Room press conference. The report detailed the failure of the industry to address longstanding short staffing: despite $15 billion in public funding over the past five years—including hundreds of millions intended to support staffing—1 in 5 nursing homes still fail to meet the legal minimum staffing standards. The report caught the attention of the media, with coverage by Crain’s, FOX, NBC, CBS in Chicago, Springfield’s WICS, and other outlets. A follow up press conference on April 17th provided an example of the impact of short staffing at an individual facility, Southpoint Nursing Home, and gained additional coverage in Chicago on FOX and NBC—and a lengthy WVON interview. The growing public concern about short staffing sends a clear message. It’s time to pass HB2507 to ensure public funding goes to care and not to profit.
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When RETAIL Succeeds, Illinois Succeeds
Monday, Apr 28, 2025 - Posted by Advertising Department [The following is a paid advertisement.] Findings of a recent economic study were clear — the retail sector is a cornerstone of the state’s economy and crucial to our everyday lives. Retail in Illinois directly contributes more than $112 billion in economic investment annually – more than 10 percent of the state’s total Gross Domestic Product. Retailers like Armando in Champaign enrich our economy and strengthen our communities. We Are Retail and IRMA showcase the retailers who make Illinois work.
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