Prime Healthcare plans to suspend obstetric services at 3 Illinois hospitals, consolidate care
Prime Healthcare is suspending obstetric services at three Illinois hospitals, consolidating care.
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Prime Healthcare announced plans to suspend obstetric services at three hospitals in Illinois. The decision affects Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chicago, and one other hospital.
The move comes after Prime Healthcare released a statement detailing the suspension of obstetrics units. The hospitals will consolidate obstetric care, but the specific details of the consolidation have not been disclosed. The Illinois Department of Public Health has not yet commented on the matter.
The suspension of services has raised concerns among local residents and healthcare providers.
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Sources (9)
- Prime Healthcare suspending OB services at three major Chicago hospitals NBC 5 Chicago · 15h ago
- Press Release: Lauren Underwood criticizes Prime Healthcare over planned hospital service closures Quiver Quantitative · 15h ago
- Prime Healthcare Establishes Centers of Excellence for Maternal Care at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital and Olympia Fields Hospital Yahoo Finance · 15h ago
- Plan To Close OB Unit At St. Joseph's Hospital: State Senator Rachel Ventura Releases Her Statement Patch · 15h ago
- Prime Healthcare suspending obstetrics unit at Joliet’s Saint Joseph Medical Center Shaw Local · 15h ago
- Ventura releases statement on plan to close OB unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital 1340 WJOL · 15h ago
- Prime Healthcare plans to suspend obstetrical services at 3 Illinois hospitals, consolidate care Daily Herald · 15h ago
- 3 prominent Chicago-area hospitals to suspend OB services, Prime Healthcare announces NBC 5 Chicago · 15h ago
- Prime Healthcare plans to suspend obstetric services at 3 Illinois hospitals, consolidate care Chicago Tribune · 15h ago
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Which hospitals are affected by the suspension of obstetric services?
The hospitals affected are Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chicago, and one other hospital in Illinois.
What is the reason behind the suspension of obstetric services?
Prime Healthcare has announced plans to suspend obstetric services at three hospitals in Illinois and consolidate care. The specific reasons for this decision have not been disclosed.
Has the Illinois Department of Public Health responded to the suspension of obstetric services?
The Illinois Department of Public Health has not yet commented on the matter.
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