Ascension Joliet

Ascension now says its healthcare network was the victim of a ransomware attack .Data security breach previously called a 'cybersecurity event.'

Sarah Hurd, organizer for the Illinois Nurses Association, said on Sunday that the tentative agreement was something that both parties could “probably be happy with.”

Negotiations between nurses union and Ascension Saint Joseph–Joliet nearing one-year mark on an agreement that expired on July 21, 2023.

Dr. Adnan Hussain, an emergency room doctor at Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet, was recognized by the American College of Emergency Physicians for the quality care he provides.

Leslie Livett, registered nurse and EMS coordinator for Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet, St. said Joe’s has three key ways it honors people beyond delivering health care.

The picket will be 5-8 p.m. and is one more action taken by local members of the Illinois Nurses Association to draw attention to the almost year-long contract standoff

Kori Hood, 47, of Joliet, was arrested, processed, and releasedon a Notice to Appear for DUI-Drugs and Reckless Driving.

On April 3, Mike Caplan, meteorologist with FOX 32 News, will share insights on tornadoes and strategies for staying safe during tornados and other dangerous weather conditions at a free program at Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet.

Occupants of two vehicles were apparently firing gunshots at each other in broad daylight in Joliet in an incident that is similar to a deadly shooting four years ago on the same road.

Barbara Martin is a veteran hospital executive with connections to the Joliet community.

Nearly 50 people attended a community meeting Thursday night in which the nurses' union from Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet hospital tried to line up public support for its cause.

Following Ascension's announcement that it would be implementing its "last best and final offer" for a contract with nurses on January 21, despite union rejection, nurses at St. Joseph-- Joliet hospital have said they will strike on Feb. 8 and 9.

Silver Cross Hospital and Ascension St. Joseph-- Joliet have instituted extra precautions as winter respiratory illness season sees COVID-19, flu, and RSV numbers increase across the state, though local numbers remain moderate.

The members of the Illinois Nurse's Association working at Ascension St. Joseph's Hospital are planning an informational picket on Dec. 6 after the hospital engaged in what the union is calling wage theft of promised over time pay.

Nurses in Joliet were on strike for the second time in three months as contract negotiations between the union and Ascension continue to drag on. The nurses' contract expired on July 19