Health facts
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” Jim Rohn
Government measurements of health-care providers
If you want to check up on your hospital, nursing home or doctor, there are government Web sites that can help.
Hospitals
- Compare hospitals - Quality ratings, using Medicare criteria.
Nursing homes
- Nursing homes without violations - Annual survey of nursing homes without violations.
Doctors
- Physician profile search - Illinois database offering license, education and discipline information.
Featured services
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Health E-mail Headlines
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Resources
- Ratings: How does my doctor/health system/nursing home stack up?
- Volunteer: How you can help
- Health sites: Links to useful Web sites
Careers
Health people
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Students receive scholarships to support medical, nursing studies
Jun 22, 2009 @ 05:42 PM
Jory Sturdevant, a 2009 graduate of South Beloit High School, received the first Ina M. Cholke and Olga Dean Bullard Trust Fund scholarship to support medical studies today at Rockford Memorial Hospital.
Health polls
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Blood pressure checks
Jul 01, 2009 @ 12:50 AM
Doctors recommend annual blood pressure checks for most patients. How long has it been since yours was checked?
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