Chicago’s Mercy Hospital Files Bankruptcy Amid Plans to Shut
- Filing follows Illinois board’s rejection of closure plan
- Hospital’s owner says it’s losing $7 million per month
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Mercy Hospital and Medical Center filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday amid a controversial plan by its owner to close the historic Chicago hospital.
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing comes weeks after Illinois state health officials rejected plans by Mercy’s owner, Trinity Health Corp., to close the 258-bed medical center and open an outpatient center in Chicago’s South Side.