As you’ve probably noticed, this State of the State speech looks a lot different than it has in the past. Standing inside a crowded room to deliver a formal address is not possible right now – nor would it be appropriate. But the people of Illinois need to hear from their Governor about where we are and where we’re headed – regardless of how unprecedented the times.
Nearly no one alive today has lived through anything that could have prepared them for the past year. To gain perspective on these last 12 months, I looked for an anchoring moment in our history – a moment that can remind us of what we can endure and survive together.
Generous, heroic, and strong, always : Read Gov. Pritzker s State of the State Address
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Winnebago County health administrator Sandra Martell (left) tour a vaccination center at Auburn High School earlier this month. Pritzker on Wednesday proposed a $41.6 billion state budget for the coming fiscal year.Scott P. Yates | Rockford Register Star (AP)
Good afternoon to the esteemed lawmakers who are joining us remotely, and to all the people of Illinois, who have endured so much this past year. Joining me today are two people essential to my work as governor: the incomparable lieutenant governor, Juliana Stratton, and my remarkable wife, First Lady MK Pritzker.
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PhysIQ Saw Significant Adoption of Their AI Technology in 2020
January 28, 2021 GMT
CHICAGO (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 28, 2021
PhysIQ, Inc. will mark 2020 as a very important year-to-date for the leader in furthering acceptance and adoption of its digital medicine platform. Throughout the year, announcements of breakthrough studies and publications, important partnerships and collaborations, and an additional FDA clearance, were just a few of the notable accomplishments for this innovative company.
“At the beginning of 2020, no one knew how devastating this pandemic would get. Our entire healthcare infrastructure continues to be strained by COVID-19 and technology has become a growing factor in not only this fight but across healthcare,” said Gary Conkright, CEO of physIQ.
Health Care Unions Find a Voice in the Pandemic
Faced with the urgent need to protect nurses and other frontline workers, labor organizations are pushing hospitals to do more. Kayla Wilson, a registered nurse, used her lunch break to join nurses demonstrating last month against unsafe staffing practices at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose, Calif.Credit.Sarahbeth Maney for The New York Times
Published Jan. 28, 2021Updated Jan. 29, 2021
The unions representing the nation’s health care workers have emerged as increasingly powerful voices during the still-raging pandemic.
With more than 100,000 Americans hospitalized and many among their ranks infected, nurses and other health workers remain in a precarious frontline against the coronavirus and have turned again and again to unions for help.