Category: Media Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 12, 2025 Contact: ANA-Illinois | info@ana-illinois.org ANA Illinois Joins State Nurses’ Associations in Calling for Protection of the United States Preventive Services Task Force ANA-Illinois has joined 15 other state nurses’ associations in expressing serious concern over reports that U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy,…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2025 Contact: ANA-Illinois | info@ana-illinois.org ANA-Illinois Board of Directors Issues Two New Statements on Urgent Challenges Facing Nurses, Patients, and Society Manteno, IL — The American Nurses Association-Illinois (ANA-Illinois) Board of Directors has issued two formal statements in response to urgent matters impacting the nursing profession, public trust, and community…

The election for the ANA-Illinois Officers and Directors will be held online from September 17 thru October 1st. The election will be conducted electronically. Watch your email and this website www.ana-illinois.org  for additional details. All terms are for two years. To review each candidate’s statement 2024 Candidate Profile Guide. 2024 ANA-Illinois slate of candidates in…

The election for the ANA-Illinois Officers and Directors will be held online from September 18 thru October 2nd. The election will be conducted electronically. Watch your email and this website www.ana-illinois.org  for additional details. All terms are for two years. To review each candidate’s statement 2023 Candidate Profile Guide. 2023 ANA-Illinois slate of candidates in…

Springfield—March 29, 2022— On Tuesday, ANA-Illinois Executive Director Susan Swart, EdD, MS, RN, CAE, addressed the nursing shortage with the Illinois Senate Health Committee. She urged the committee to address the shortage—at all levels of nursing—that has only been exacerbated by the pandemic. “While the nursing shortage is not just an Illinois issue, the pandemic…

ANA-Illinois release a video citing the devastating impact of covid-19 on the profession of nursing. Read More

ANA-Illinois supports the recommendation that all healthcare providers receive the COVID-19 vaccine, to not only protect themselves but the patients they serve.” Dr. Elizabeth Aquino, Ph.D., RN, ANA-Illinois President, said. “Nurses and all healthcare professionals who are vaccinated serve as role models and help to shorten the duration of the pandemic. We also want to stress…

The election for the ANA-Illinois Officers and Directors will be held online from September 17 thru October 1st. The election will be conducted electronically. Watch your email and this website www.ana-illinois.org  for additional details. All terms are for two years. 2021 ANA-Illinois slate of candidates in alphabetical order by position. PRESIDENT         …