Hospitals across the Midwest are bracing for cuts to services and staff in the wake of funding changes created in President ...

We identified obstetric service status for every rural and urban short-term acute care hospital in every US state. During 2010–22, seven states had at least 25 percent of hospitals close their ...

Bipartisan Senate bill by Baldwin and Ernst would provide $75 million over five years to fund mental health resources for ...

U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) is warning that the reconciliation bill will devastate rural communities in Illinois, while ...

Access to obstetric care declined across the US, especially in rural areas, with more than 7 states seeing more than 25% of hospitals lose obstetric services from 2010 to 2022.

We know that Black women are up to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.

A new study finds over a quarter of hospitals in seven states shut down obstetric services from 2010 to 2022, with rural ...

City officials are cheering the lifting of the "no drink" alert for Mattoon's tap water and praising the teamwork that the ...

To earn voter trust, Illinois leaders must tackle the affordability crisis with bold ideas — from public groceries to broader ...

The massive tax cut legislation passed by the House and Senate this week will dramatically upend health care in America. The ...

Under a bright summer sky and in front of more than 200 guests, Southern Illinois Healthcare (SIH) formally broke ground June ...

"We often say Illinois’ greatest natural asset is its soil. That’s not just rhetoric — it’s reality. Our soil feeds families, ...