March 12, 2021 05:15 AM
Health systems re-examine post-COVID office space needs • Workers say Cicero nursing home never received vaccines • CVS begins vaccinations in Illinois
Crain s Health Pulse is your source for actionable, exclusive and inside news on the health care industry.
Edward-Elmhurst Health s Corporate Center in Winfield
HEALTH SYSTEMS REEXAMINE OFFICE SPACE NEEDS POST-PANDEMIC: As companies in all sectors find their employees prefer to keep working from home, health systems are making moves to accommodate the change and unload office space.
Amita Health is trying to unload its office space in Lisle with the largest sublease listing in the Chicago suburbs, Crain s reported on Wednesday. Illinois largest hospital network said it made the decision after a survey of nonclinical workers found many based at our Lisle system headquarters preferred working remotely and were able to do so without interruption, a spokeswoman said in a statement.
Mar 12, 2021
The state Department of Health announced that starting Monday, vaccination eligibility would expand to Phase 1c â adults ages 65 and older, people ages 16 to 64 with high-risk medical conditions and essential workers who did not qualify under Phase 1b. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
The Maui News
The state Department of Health will expand vaccinations on Monday to residents ages 65 and older and others who qualify under Phase 1c, the largest group under the state’s vaccination plan.
“This is another huge step in the ongoing effort to protect Hawaii residents from COVID-19,” state Health Director Dr. Elizabeth Char said in a news release Thursday. “We will continue to administer vaccines soon after they arrive and are pleased we can now offer shots to more people.”