Plainfield
Plainfield, IL · Health
oakpark.com
Restrict height on new hospital buildings
There has been much discussion about proposed changes to Oak Park’s zoning ordinance to allow more “missing middle” housing. The village board also is considering another zoning change that has received less attention, but could provide a significant benefit to residents in west central Oak Park where I live.
Chicago Parents
UChicago Medicine opens women's pelvic health clinic in Glenview
North Shore moms no longer have to trek to Hyde Park to see one of UChicago Medicine's pelvic health specialists. The University of Chicago Medicine has opened its first women's health clinic in the northern suburbs: a urogynecology outpatient center now seeing patients in Glenview. The clinic is temporary; it will move to a permanent home in Northbrook later this year.
mcdmag.com
Northwestern Medicine Receives State Approval to Build New Cancer Institute in Orland Park
Northwestern Medicine announced The Certificate of Need for Facility was approved by the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board to build a new cancer institute in Orland Park. Northwestern Memorial Foundation received a generous grant from The St. George Foundation in support of oncology services in the south suburbs....
Daily Northwestern
Albany Care faces potential shutdown by early 2027
Content warning: This story contains mentions of death. For years, Albany Care has faced scrutiny due to concerns about patient safety. These worries came to the fore when, in April, the Illinois Department of Public Health issued a Level 6 sanction and a license revocation notice against the Evanston mental health rehabilitation center.
beckersasc.com
CommonSpirit creates ASC division to ‘accelerate’ growth beyond its 80 surgery centers
Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health has launched CommonSpirit Ambulatory Ventures, a new division aimed at organizing and expanding the health system’s ambulatory surgery center portfolio. The move is part of CommonSpirit’s broader effort to diversify beyond acute care and “accelerate growth” in ambulatory services, according to financial documents published Oct. 1....
ABC 7 Chicago
Roseland Community Hospital to close labor and delivery unit, raising concerns about maternal care
A hospital on Chicago's South Side plans to close its labor and delivery department. The closure comes as Prime Healthcare ended obstetrics services at three other hospitals in Joliet, Aurora and Chicago on Thursday.
beckersasc.com
Elevance takes aim at hospital outpatient markups
Elevance Health is taking aim at one of health systems’ most profitable billing practices. The insurer plans to require hospitals to list where care was physically delivered on claims, and it will pay off-campus services at off-campus rates rather than hospital outpatient rates. The insurer announced Sept. 29 that...
storiesfromthe78.com
Dr. Mary Harris Thompson: The Chicago Pioneer Who Opened Doors for Women in Medicine
In 1865, becoming a doctor was an uphill battle for women. Chicago physician Dr. Mary Harris Thompson decided to do something about it. On May 8 of that year, Thompson founded the Chicago Hospital for Women and Children, creating a place where women and children could receive medical care and female physicians could practice at a time when hospital positions were largely closed to them.
CBS News
Thousands set to lose Medicaid access