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New short-term rehab centers in Lisle, Aurora aim to 'break the traditional mold'
Sep 21, 2020 2:55 PM - Two new short-term medical rehabilitation centers in the suburbs are aiming to "break the traditional mold" of skilled nursing facilities, company leaders say. -
Need for minority organ donors is acute, says suburban group matching recipients
Sep 21, 2020 6:18 AM - Racial and ethnic minorities make up nearly 60% of those waiting for life-saving organs in the United States, but only a third of registered donors, according to Itasca-based Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network.
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Foundation awards 16 grants to aid dental careSep 20, 2020 5:05 PM - The Naperville-based Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation has awarded more than $255,000 to 16 nonprofit and community organizations, including ones in Aurora, Elgin and St. Charles, to work to improve children's oral health across the state.
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14th Congressional race: How Underwood, Oberweis differ on health care
Sep 18, 2020 5:30 AM - Lauren Underwood and Jim Oberweis, the candidates for Illinois' 14th Congressional District seat, have different views on health care. -
Virtual Reality Immerses Northwestern Medicine Clinicians in Realistic Training Simulations While Remaining Physically Distant
Sep 18, 2020 2:48 PM - Hands-on training for clinicians usually requires the medical team to surround a patient. However, with COVID-19 recommendations encouraging physical distance as much as possible, the professional development team at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill. and Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva, Ill., is using of a virtual reality (V/R) system for simulation training. Teams of nurses, doctors and clinical staff are donning V/R headsets that immerse them in realistic treatment scenarios. Hand held controllers allow the team to perform assessments and interact with a virtual patient who can be programmed to have just about any medical condition and a full range of symptoms. -
Best of the Best: Commitment to high quality care earns Northwest Community Healthcare honor
Sep 17, 2020 11:48 AM - Rooted in its mission to improve the health of the communities it serves and to meet individual health care needs, it's no surprise that Northwest Community Healthcare won the Daily Herald Readers' Choice Best of the Best -- Best Hospital Award in 2020. -
Winfield's president plans to veto downtown redevelopment deal with CDH
Sep 17, 2020 8:36 AM - Winfield Village President Erik Spande says he will veto Town Center redevelopment plans with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. But Spande's veto could be overruled by trustees who have a majority on the board. -
Baxter reaches deal to distribute kidney diagnostic testSep 16, 2020 2:25 PM - Baxter International Inc. said Wednesday it has reached a deal to distribute a new kidney injury test in the U.S. and Europe, following regulatory approval and launch in both markets.
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U.S. outlines sweeping plan to provide free COVID-19 vaccines
Sep 16, 2020 1:39 PM - The government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for COVID-19 available for free to all Americans, assuming a safe and effective shot is developed, even as top health officials faced questions about political interference with virus information reaching the public.
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Dr. Bruce E. Cohen to lead orthopaedic groupSep 15, 2020 3:02 PM - Dr. Bruce E. Cohen, an orthopaedic surgeon from North Carolina, has been named president of the Rosemont-based American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society.
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