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Holes in the Safety Net

A bronze scuplture outside the emergency department at West Suburban Hospital.

The Chicago Area Has Lost Two Safety-Net Hospitals in Less Than a Year. A judge ruled that West Suburban Medical Center may reopen under the same owner, but furloughed employees, community members have doubts In case you missed it, Cook County Judge Patrick Stanton ruled on June 1 that West Suburban Medical Center in Oak […]