Illinois board rejects plan to close Mercy Hospital
By AP NEWS
Trinity Health wants to close Mercy Hospital in Chicago’s
Bronzeville neighborhood, saying the site is losing money as well as patients. It has proposed to open an outpatient clinic about two miles away.
“Failure to acknowledge the realities of today will mean that the residents of the South Side of Chicago will continue to suffer gross health care inequities,” said John Capasso, a Trinity Health executive vice president.
But the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted 6-0 to reject the plan. Trinity Health said it will return to the board in 2021.