Category Archives: Health

Danville Firefighters to Participate in Smoke Alarm Installation Blitz
Steve Brandy Oct 06, 2025

Fire Prevention Week: Protect Your Family by Practicing Home Fire Escape Plan, Testing Smoke Alarms
THE FOLLOWING IS AN AMERICAN RED CROSS RELEASE Home fires claim more lives in a typical year than all natural disasters combined October 3, 2025 - During Fire Prevention Week (October 5-11), th...
Steve Brandy Oct 03, 2025

VA Illiana Remains Open Despite the Federal Government Shutdown
THE FOLLOWING IS A VA ILLIANA HEALTH CARE RELEASE VA Illiana remains open. All appointments and services will continue as normal. To make a new appointment, call 217-554-4444 or 800-320-8387. F...
Steve Brandy Oct 02, 2025

PCH Volunteers' Donation Gives Chemo Patients Hope
THE FOLLOWING IS A HORIZON HEALTH RELEASE ABOVE: The Paris Community Hospital Volunteers recently donated cold caps to the Horizon Health Infusion Center which patients use to minimize hair los...
Steve Brandy Oct 01, 2025

Christie Clinic at The Riverfront in Danville Now Offering Mammograms
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE ARTICLE BY JENNIFER BAILEY ABOVE: Christie Clinic at The Riverfront in Danville. Jennifer Bailey/The News-Gazette To submit a letter to the editor, click ...
Steve Brandy Sep 29, 2025

State Rep Schweizer Speaks over Three Days to about 200 Concerned with Medicare Coverage Futures
ABOVE: State Rep Brandun Schweizer, in attendance at Wednesday's "Regional Roundtable" on Workforce Education at Vermilion County Farm Bureau building. State Rep Brandun Schweizer spent his mor...
Steve Brandy Sep 24, 2025

$6M Labor, Delivery Renovation Planned at OSF Danville Hospital
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE ARTICLE BY JENNIFER BAILEY ABOVE: JT Barnhart, who serves as president of OSF HealthCare Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana, speaks at a STEPUP community mee...
Bill Pickett Sep 22, 2025

Vermilion County Residents Encouraged to Participate in Older Adult Survey
THE FOLLOWING IS A U OF I EXTENSION RELEASE DANVILLE, Ill - Vermilion County residents are invited to participate in the Vermilion County Older Adult Survey. This is a crucial initiative to imp...
Steve Brandy Sep 17, 2025

Horizon Health Hosts Free Movie Night
THE FOLLOWING IS A HORIZON HEALTH RELEASE (Paris, IL)-Looking for even more family fun during Honeybee Festival weekend? Join Horizon Health for "Movie Night," a free community appreciation eve...
Steve Brandy Sep 15, 2025

Schweizer to Host Series of Medicare 101 Seminars Across the District
THE FOLLOWING RELEASE IS FROM STATE REP SCHWEIZER'S OFFICER DANVILLE, IL... State Representative Brandun Schweizer (R-Danville) is announcing his Medicare 101 seminar series that he is hosting ...
Steve Brandy Sep 15, 2025







