Plans are afoot to consolidate financially struggling hospitals that serve Chicago’s poorest residents on the South Side.
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Nov 18, 2019 |
The Trump administration aims to make prices more transparent when it comes to medical services – but could it also raise the cost of care?
Nov 7, 2019 |
As many as 440,000 people die every year from preventable mistakes in hospitals, according to national nonprofit The Leapfrog Group. How Illinois hospitals are performing.
Jul 29, 2019 |
For the eighth consecutive year, Northwestern Memorial Hospital has been named the best hospital in both the Chicago metro area and the state by U.S. News & World Report.
Jul 8, 2019 |
In her new book, author Susan Shapiro tells us how to prepare for the life-and-death decisions that come with a trip to the intensive care unit.
Jun 18, 2019 |
Investigators have largely cleared Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn for how it dealt with a Chicago woman accused of cutting a baby from his mother’s womb and claiming him as her own.
May 21, 2019 |
The agency that licenses and inspects health care facilities in Illinois has started an investigation of a suburban Chicago hospital where doctors treated a baby brought in by a woman claiming to be his mother, a spokeswoman for the agency said.
May 15, 2019 |
How safe are Chicago hospitals? A new report says some of them are not making the grade when it comes to patient safety and preventable death.
Apr 11, 2019 |
A $9.1 million gift will help the University of Chicago expand its efforts to treat the social, psychological and medical needs of young trauma patients and their families.
Dec 4, 2018 |
The 2018 Leapfrog Top Hospital award recognizes 118 hospitals across the nation, including four in Chicago. Find out which ones made this year’s list.
Aug 14, 2018 |
For the seventh consecutive year, Northwestern Memorial Hospital has been named by U.S. News & World Report as the best hospital in both the Chicago metro area and the state.
Jun 28, 2018 |
The center has seen nearly 500 patients since opening May 1. “It’s as busy as expected to be, and as well as we can expect early on,” said Dr. Selwyn Rogers, founding director of UChicago Medicine’s trauma center.
May 31, 2018 |
UChicago Medicine began offering level-one adult trauma care on May 1—something it hadn’t offered since 1988.
Jan 10, 2018 |
Health officials say the flu is peaking early this year, with 100 more flu outbreaks statewide than at this time last season. How hospitals are handling the increased volume of patients.
Jul 7, 2017 |
Sepsis affects more than 1 million hospital patients each year in the U.S., but detecting it can take days. Now, scientists at the University of Illinois are developing a rapid test to detect the potentially deadly condition.
Apr 13, 2017 |
Six Chicago hospitals earned top marks for patient safety in an evaluation by a national nonprofit watchdog group. See which ones made the cut.
