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West Suburban, Weiss to be sold to Insight Health Systems
West Suburban Medical Center and Weiss Memorial Hospital are expected to be sold to Insight Health Systems, bringing a monthslong, bitter legal fight over the safety-net hospitals to an end. The hospitals’ landlord, Rathnakar Reddy Patlola, made a late-night deal Wednesday to buy Resilience Healthcare CEO Manoj Prasad’s stake in...
The Mary Sue
Chicago neurosurgeon had to do a six-hour surgery in the middle of the night. He says it was worth it: ‘That is honestly a price I’m willing to pay’
Dr. Zayed Almadidy from Chicago (@dr.z_neurosurgery) was called in the middle of the night to perform emergency surgery on a patient. Despite losing hours of sleep, he believes that it was worth getting up for his patient. “I had to come in the middle of the night to do an emergency case, and I’ve been […]
NBC Chicago
Bridgeport residents air concerns about Amtrak facility, possible White Sox move
People living in Chicago’s Bridgeport are questioning Amtrak's push to build a maintenance facility, which could also lead to the White Sox leaving the neighborhood. The proposed Amtrak facility would be located along Canal Street just to the west of Rate Field, and in exchange the neighborhood could potentially lose the team to a new stadium in the South Loop.
thenarrativematters.com
Beyond the Pain: Taking Arthritis Education Into Black Communities in Chicago, St. Louis, and Atlanta
Treating chronic joint pain in Black neighborhoods requires more than downtown charity walks—it demands meeting people where they live, pray, and gather. A closer look at how community-driven arthritis education and early diagnosis programs are taking root across Chicago, St. Louis, and Atlanta. Overview: The Arthritis Foundation is pivoting...
beckersspine.com
New fixation system targets hand, wrist surgery
Field Orthopaedics launched its OCTOPi integrated fixation construct system for hand and wrist procedures Sept. 17. The system is available in 1.4mm, 1.7mm and 2.4mm sizes and comprises three interoperable constructs that can be used independently or together, according to a Sept. 17 news release. OCTOBridge is a pre-connected double-fixation...
Fox 32 Chicago
WGN News
South Side residents, elected officials voice concerns over Amtrak’s new railyard plan
Some South Side residents and elected officials expressed their concerns about Amtrak's plan to move its maintenance facility to their area during an Illinois Sports Facilities Authority meeting Wednesday morning at Rate Field.
beckersasc.com
The state of anesthesia staffing in 6 notes
ASCs are rethinking who staffs their operating rooms and how much it costs them to do it as the anesthesia workforce continues to face pressures on both the supply and demand side of the equation. As certified registered nurse anesthetists gain broader authority to practice without physician supervision in more...
chicagoconstructionnews.com
Chicago Plan Commission to review major hospital, school and residential projects
The Chicago Plan Commission will consider several major construction and redevelopment proposals Sept. 17, including a new 1.2-million-square-foot hospital for Northwestern Memorial Hospital and a new educational building for Francis W. Parker School. The commission meeting will begin at 10 a.m. at City Hall, 121 N. LaSalle St. At 330...
beckersasc.com
The ambulatory boom won’t slow in 2027, health system CEOs say
The consensus among health system CEOs heading into 2027 is clear: The ambulatory care boom is not over. Outpatient services accounted for 57% of hospital revenue as of 2024, up from 52% in 2020, according to American Hospital Association data, and the AHA’s Sg2 forecasting models projected 17% growth in outpatient volume over the next decade.
beckershospitalreview.com
Nurses’ union election suspended at Prime Illinois hospital
A union election scheduled for Sept. 17 at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, Ill., has been suspended, the hospital confirmed to Becker’s. No new date has been set. The National Labor Relations Board’s Region 13 office in Chicago issued an order Sept. 14 in the case, which is listed on the agency’s docket as blocked. Registered nurses at the hospital petitioned for the election Aug. 24, and the unit covers about 275 nurses. Becker’s reached out to the NLRB and will update this story if more information becomes available.
blockclubchicago.org
Lawndale Christian Health Center’s New Facility Specializes In Family And Senior Care
NORTH LAWNDALE — A North Lawndale-based community health nonprofit has opened its latest facility on Ogden Avenue housing its family medicine, senior care and doctor residency programs. The Lawndale Christian Health Center on Wednesday opened the Family and Senior Health Center at 3814 W. Ogden Ave. in North Lawndale....
MyUtahNews.com
Forever Dental Opens New Berwyn Location to Serve Families Across Nearby Communities
Larger office at 3302 Grove Avenue supports expanded dental services. BERWYN, IL, UNITED STATES, September 13, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Forever Dental has relocated its Berwyn practice to 3302 Grove Avenue, seven blocks south of its previous office, just south of the railroad tracks. The practice has begun seeing patients at the new location, which opened on July 7, 2026.