Will County Board of Health Meeting March 16, 2022
WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Due to the sharp reduction in COVID-19 positive cases in Will County, the movement from substantial community transmission to low community transmission, the increase in ICU bed availability, and the lifting of the mask mandate by Governor Pritzker, the Board of Health President has determined that meeting in person is both practical and prudent for all meetings of the will county board of health effective march 11, 2022.
Will County Health Department
501 Ella Avenue Joliet, Il 60433
Conference Room 1005A / 1005B
March 16, 2022 – 3:00Pm
Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital Opens with Ribbon Cutting and “Punky QB” Keynote Speaker
The ground was broken on the Silver Cross Hospital campus back in October of 2017. A new 100-bed facility for Will County residents needing Behavioral Health inpatient treatment was on its way. At the ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday December 13th, Silver Cross...
In Illinois: Six New Cases Of Hepatitis A Within Past Week
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting six new cases of hepatitis A within the past week among individuals at high risk for infection. On average there are 70 cases of hepatitis A reported in Illinois each year. To date, 75 cases of...
One Hepatitis A Case Reported in Will County; Believed to Have Contacted it Out of State
The Illinois Department of Public Health has identified a statewide Hepatitis A outbreak comprised of 17 confirmed cases since September 2018. These cases are among individuals at high risk for infection--including men who have sex with men (MSM), homeless...
Final Week of ACA Open Enrollment, Will County Residents Invited to Friday Event at Downtown Joliet Public Library
With this week being the final week of the “Marketplace open enrollment” period for health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, the Will County Health Department’s Community Health Center has announced a special event this Friday at the Downtown Branch of...