After years of self-acknowledged profligacy, hospitals, doctors and health insurers say there is a strong effort under way to bring medical costs under control. Their goal is to slash the rate of growth in the nation’s $2.7 trillion health care bill by roughly half to keep it more in line with overall inflation.
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A bill passed by the Illinois Senate earlier this month will make recess mandatory in schools statewide if Gov. Pat Quinn and the House follow suit and sign off on the plan.
Last Chance to have fun for a great cause– the performing arts!!!! Gala 2012: A Mod Musical Evening Benefits The Music Theatre Company
Join The Music Theatre Company for performances of your favorite songs by Chicago’s finest music theatre artists. Enjoy the upbeat stylings of Dr. Mark and the Sutures while browsing through their wide array of silent auction items, including Chicago Bears and Blackhawks memorabilia, private golf outings, and a priceless excursion to the Metropolitan Opera in […]
This diabetes education, treatment and awareness program is a community health initiative at its best, Committed to providing greater access to comprehensive diabetes care and education for medically underserved patients in Lake County, the Auxiliary at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital, through its annual appeal, has donated nearly $700,000 to this initiative. To donate, contact The […]
Opening night reception of Bradley S. Weiss’ photo exhibition at Chicago’s Mars Gallery benefiting Rush University Medical Center to thank and honor their Movement Disorder Group & Neurosurgical Teams for treating Brad’s Parkinson’s Disease and giving him his life back! Music by The Sidecars, a jazzy sound with a south American edge. Catering by Highland […]
Wednesday, April 18 2012, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.Equinox Fitness Club, 799 Central Avenue Tel: 847-926-5003 Join The Auxiliary of NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) at Highland Park Hospital for “Wine, Cheese and Wellness: An Evening of Integrative Medicine & Women’s Health.” Leslie Mendoza-Temple, MD, Medical Director of NorthShore’s Integrative Medicine Program, and Patricia Piant, MSTOM, […]
I loved everything about this new restaurant located on the North Shore’s Highland Park. While its still in soft opening mode & has some minor tweaks to do, it didn’t matter to me. Being a city gal at heart & transplanted New Yorker, I long for restaurants like Moderno in the burbs! Staff catered to […]
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Susan Rose Blauner, award-winning Suicide Prevention Specialist and Author of How I Stayed Alive When My Brain Was Trying To Kill Me: One Person’s Guide to Suicide Prevention, William Morrow & Co./Quill Paperbacks, is the featured guest speaker at the Reel Mind Film Series’ special 30th Anniversary screening of the Academy Award-winning film Ordinary People on Nov. 2, 7 pm at the Cinema Theatre, 957 Clinton Avenue. Blauner’s appearance at the Reel Mind series will kick off her national SAVING LIVES TOUR (SAVING LIVES);