Hospitals

More than 3,000 hospitals across the country were graded by independent health care watchdog group Leapfrog in a new report for 2024. In Illinois, 27 Chicago-area hospitals received an “A” grade

According to the report, more than 5,000 hospitals were evaluated, and thousands of medical professionals were surveyed.

Five Illinois hospitals ranked on new list compiling 100 “Great Hospitals in America” for 2024.

A Connecticut family whose day-old infant died of a massive hemorrhage in February filed a lawsuit accusing a Greenwich Hospital delivery doctor of vacuuming the newborn’s head more than a dozen times during birth.

Northwestern Medicine-Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago were just named among the 20 best hospitals in the country according to a new list from U.S. News and World Report.

Northwestern Medicine-Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and Rush University Medical Center Chicago were just were named among the 20 best hospitals in the country according to a new list from U.S. News and World Report.

Major hospital operator Ascension said its clinical operations and systems have been disrupted after a suspected “cyber security event,” NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Ascension is one of the largest hospital systems in Illinois, with 150 care sites and 14 hospitals, including Ascension St. Francis in Evanston.

14 Illinois hospitals just landed on a new ranking of “America’s 250 Best Hospitals.” Here’s which ones made the cut.

Pearl Noelle Hodge, weighing in at 7 pounds, 5 ounces, was born at 5:28 a.m. on Jan. 1. Three years ago, an older sister was born on New Year’s Eve.

3 years ago, they had a New Year’s Eve baby. On New Year’s Day 2024, they had another one.

Once all the New Year’s Eve fireworks were over and 2024 officially rolled in, several lucky parents across the Chicago area welcomed brand-new, baby-sized additions to their family.

A number of Illinois hospitals earned higher rankings, but some moved down, reaching one of the lowest grades in a biannual safety list released by health care watchdog group and nonprofit Leapfrog.

A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others during a yearlong campaign of deception when she preyed on the vulnerabilities of premature and sick newborns as well as their anxious parents.

Brittany Mahomes shared that her and Patrick Mahomes’ 8-month-old son Bronze recently had a scary trip to the emergency room, which occurred not long after learning he has a severe peanut allergy.

Many hospitals say they’ve skipped, delayed or rationed medications, including critical cancer drugs, as the crisis across the country continues.