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The merger of Arlington Heights-based Northwest Community HealthCare and Evanston-based NorthShore University HealthSystem took effect Friday, and the CEOs of both companies say existing patients should expect nothing but improved accessibility and affordability of services. This is a driver for growth; there really isn t any downside, NCH President and CEO Steve Scogna said of the merger, announced in July. This is probably the most exciting thing I ve been involved with in my career.
Scogna said he was more comfortable about the merger at its closing than at any other point in the process, and that s significant for both him and the six decades of independence NCH leaves behind.
UpdatedFri, Dec 18, 2020 at 5:38 pm CT
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Christine Presta, a registered respiratory therapist working in neonatal and pediatric units for Advocate Aurora Health, received her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday at Sherman Hospital in Elgin. (Advocate Aurora Health)
ILLINOIS More than 17,000 front-line medical workers in Illinois, many of whom have been at the forefront of treating COVID-19 patients for nine grueling months, received their first doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine on Thursday and Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday during his daily news conference.
That s just 2.6 percent of the total front-line health care workers in the state, but more vaccines are expected to be doled out in coming days and weeks, including a COVID-19 shot by Moderna, which an FDA advisory committee recommended for approval for emergency use Thursday. The Moderna vaccine is expected to arrive in Illinois early next week, Pritzker said.