After several years of serving as president of SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Jeremy Bradford will be leaving. According to a release from the hospital on Tuesday, November 22, Bradford will be leaving for a new leadership role as president and CEO of CalvertHealth in Prince...
Read MoreINA (WSIL) - The nursing shortage is not going away. According to the executive director of the Illinois Nurses Foundation, by 2025 the state will be short 15,000 registered nurses. According to Illinois Nurses Foundation's executive director, Illinois not only has a nursing shortage, but there's...
Read MoreAmerica's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers 2023 Ambulatory surgical centers are facilities where patients can have common surgical procedures that don't require them to be hospitalized—common things like cataract surgery or a colonoscopy. Unlike patients who need more involved surgeries performed in hospitals, ambulatory surgical patients have...
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Beth Ann Gailey, Southern Illinois Marketing Director BGailey@qhcus.com (618) 798-3167 Deaconess to Purchase Four Southern Illinois Hospitals MARION, IL (Oct. 5, 2022)—Deaconess Health System, Inc. and Deaconess Regional Healthcare Services Illinois, Inc. have signed an asset purchase...
Read MoreSave the Date: Join local employers as they discuss best practices and important issues surrounding recruiting and retaining workers. The Workforce Summit will be held at the DoubleTree in Mt. Vernon on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Businesses are facing extreme challenges in...
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Read MoreU.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INVESTS $5 MILLION IN AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDS TO SUPPORT ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE TRAINING IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS Award is Part of the Department of Commerce’s $300 million Coal Communities Commitment Contact: EDA Public Affairs Department, (202) 482-4085 June 21, 2022 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary...
Read MoreBusiness Facilities highlights area economic development and site selection news from around the world. Economic development creates opportunities to grow state, local and metro areas, which are essential for economic growth, improved quality of life, and community development. Recently, Jefferson County, IL, specifically the industrial...
Read MoreNational Railway Equipment Company (NRE) has appointed Merritt Becker CEO, effective June 1. NRE has been led by its Board of Directors since 2020. Steven L. Beal ran the Mt. Vernon, Ill.-based rail, marine and power industries company from 2010 until his passing on July 11, 2020. Beal’s...
Read More(Mount Vernon, IL) March 4, 2022 – Crossroads Community Hospital’s Chief Executive Officer, William Davis, was recently recognized by Becker’s Hospital’s Review on its “75 Black Healthcare Leaders to Know.” The list highlights the work Black leaders and executives are doing in communities across the...
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