OSF HealthCare

Following a lengthy transition period, Michelle Conger is embracing her new role as CEO of the OSF HealthCare system. Conger, who joined OSF in 1994, moved into the network’s top leadership position following Bob Sehring’s retirement early this month.

Mayor Rita Ali, Bishop Louis Tylka and State Sen. Dave Koehler were among the many in attendance at Bob Sehring’s retirement reception held at the OSF Cancer Institute, a $250 million facility that opened two years ago.

Bentley Wolfe, 15, of Chrisman, was struck in the head by a line drive during a team practice on March 2. He was pronounced brain dead on March 6.

Two years after opening, the OSF HealthCare Cancer Institute in Peoria is ready to expand. A new 29,000-square-foot fourth floor area will feature medical oncology, surgical oncology and research components, along with space for more clinical trials.

OSF HealthCare representatives and community stakeholders participated in a groundbreaking Wednesday for the medical group's new primary care clinic at the southeast corner of U.S. Route 150 and Maher Road in Brimfield.

A nun with years of health care executive experience has been named OSF HealthCare's president as a new leadership team prepares to take over in April.

Health care systems nationwide are bracing for how the Trump administration's price increase to a visa program used to hire skilled foreign workers will negatively affect their ability hire clinicians. OSF HealthCare is among several Bloomington-Normal employers who hire H-1B visa holders.

OSF, a Catholic health care system based in Peoria, said in a statement it was “saddened” to hear the governor signed the bill into law. Health care providers are not required to participate.

Since beginning his practice in 1988, James McGee has focused on clinical care and early detection of cancer throughout Central Illinois. His clinical area of focus is radiation oncology.

An accomplished health educator and community advocate arrived in Peoria this week to discuss advances in medical simulation and its uses as a tool for social innovation.