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Mount Sinai making push to add more Black and …

WebSinai Health System, which owns and manages Mount Sinai Medical Center in North Lawndale, is currently trying to recruit more Black and Brown medical residents. Dr. Gina Walton, Sinai Health’s vice …

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New and improved West Side mental health facility opens

WebState Rep. La Shawn Ford (8 th) said the new facility is “renewing the way we see mental health. I don’t know anyone here who can’t use [a visit to the Living …

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A path to health equity

WebAustin is Chicago’s largest community area with nearly 100,000 people but it only has two grocery stores. Lincoln Park, on the other hand, has ten grocery stores for …

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Amid pandemic, West Side mental health nonprofit ramps up …

WebAmid an increase in opiate addiction, the East Garfield Park-based Bobby E. Wright Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center, 9 S. Kedzie Ave., is ramping up its …

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Helping West Siders improve their health through housing

WebCommunity health worker Angel Sanders vividly recalls what her client Sonya Hughes said when she helped her apply for housing assistance. “I’m gonna thank …

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State, local leaders visit new Austin behavioral health center

WebOn May 4, state and local leaders visited the new state-of-the-art facility where Healthcare Alternative Systems, 4734 W. Chicago Ave., provides substance use …

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New Austin healthcare center offers wide range of physical, mental

WebThey put the health center into the building’s first-floor office space. Thresholds Health opened to Thresholds clients last September, and it opened its doors …

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Community input wanted for new Lurie Children’s Hospital health …

WebHealth center could bring physical and mental health services for Austin youth, yet project partners want to hear from residents first. by Francia Garcia …

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State may invest $5M to renovate Malcolm X. Learning Center

WebLa Shawn K. Ford, 8 th District state rep which covers Austin, announced the House is considering a $5 million appropriation to support renovation costs of Malcolm X. …

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Health and Wellness

WebHealth and Wellness. Produced in collaboration with the OPRF Chamber of Commerce’s Community Health and Wellness Fair, this guide showcases the …

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West Sub to be sold again after Pipeline Health finds new buyer

WebWest Suburban Medical Center is changing ownership once again. Pipeline Health announced March 10 its plans to sell the Oak Park hospital to the Michigan …

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New CEO upbeat about prospects for West Sub

WebWest Sub’s former CEO, Barbara Martin, left the hospital the day Resilience took over, according to Prasad. Irene Dumanis remains CEO of Weiss but is now also …

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Dr. Rashad Saafir, on tackling mental health

WebDr. Rashad Saafir, a licensed clinical psychologist, is the president/CEO of the Bobby E. Wright Mental Health Center at 9 S. Kedzie in Garfield Park. He came to the …

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Advanced wound healing center comes to North Lawndale hospital

WebThe first Center for Advanced Wound Healing opened in October on the third floor of Holy Cross Hospital, 2701 W. 68th St., in the Marquette Park neighborhood. …

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Nonprofits’ Aspire Center gets $7.25 million city recovery grant

WebThe Westside Health Authority’s efforts to turn the former Emmet Elementary School, 5500-5536 W. Madison St., into a job training center and a …

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Ogden Commons to start taking patients in early 2022

WebOne Lawndale Community Care and Surgery Center, run by Sinai Chicago at Ogden Commons, 2652 W. Ogden Ave., will begin accepting patients in early 2022. The …

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Nonprofit moves wellness center to Oak Park

WebThe relocated health center is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., and on Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Unlike …

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Sinai Chicago president to resign

WebKaren Teitelbaum. Karen Teitelbaum, the president and CEO of the North Lawndale-based Sinai Chicago health system, will be leaving her position by the end of …

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Pipeline and Resilience reach sales agreement for West Suburban, …

WebThe agreement between Pipeline and Resilience is bifurcated. While Resilience will take over the operations for both hospitals early next month, the two …

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