Lincoln Park Hospital Lobby
The Lincoln Park Hospital’s financial crisis seems not to have any solution; they have tried selling it, but they could not find a buyer and they are now about to close its doors for good.
No patients are admitted since yesterday, they do not have a functional emergency room any longer and Chief Executive Michael Curran has sent an official letter to all ambulance and firefighters services announcing that they are closing down. The hospital will remain open only for the 37 patients that are still admitted.
The Chicago Lincoln Park Hospital has been functioning since about 125 years ago, but the inability to get finances has driven the owner to putting out for sale. Even though they received a lot of help from the state, they still couldn’t manage to find a buyer or at least some funds to keep it open for another while.
The patients attending this hospital were mainly living in neighborhoods like Uptown and Rogers Park, who had a Medicaid health insurance, and most of them were future mothers who wanted to deliver their baby here.
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This post was written by Dana Ciucalau on October 16, 2008
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