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June 9, 20230

Hospital cost disclosures under transparency law inconsistent and hard to compare without third parties

On average, the Methodist Medical Center Of Illinois in Peoria charges $26,892.08 for a procedure known as a mastectomy, a total breast removal — but

February 16, 20221

One area hospital's safety grade has declined since the pandemic began, and another withheld quality of care information from the organization. Le

December 20, 20210

Of the five long-term care facilities in Champaign County, Champaign-Urbana Nursing and Rehab has had the most staff and resident COVID-19 cases, acc

May 12, 20210

Eight years ago, Terry Maher, a professional bassoonist living in Champaign, Illinois, was unexpectedly charged a hospital “facility fee” for allergy

March 12, 20210

A university student criticized the Counseling Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in a Reddit thread, describing being tur

December 23, 20200

One of Gail Rogers’ most vivid memories while in intensive care for COVID-19 was the doctors who would not come in her room, but instead peered at he

November 25, 20200

As Thanksgiving approached this week, Champaign County public health officials issued a grave warning: more COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deat

November 19, 20200

There were 98 total COVID-19 patients in the Carle Health system on Nov. 19, with 70 of them at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Since March,

October 17, 20202

Carle Foundation Hospital is routinely treating people in beds in the hallways of the emergency department at its Urbana facility on University Avenu

June 24, 20200

Carle Foundation Hospital has received nearly $18.8 million this month in grant money under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security or CAR