Joliet officials ‘surprised’ by Saint Joseph Hospital closing pediatric unit

Joliet officials ‘surprised’ by Saint Joseph Hospital closing pediatric unit

Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet will be closing down its inpatient pediatric unit but will continue to provide emergency services for pediatric patients, Prime Healthcare said.

New owner of Saint Joseph hospital suspends pediatric inpatient care, less than two months after buying hospitals

The new owner of Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet plans to suspend inpatient pediatric care at the hospital, less than two months after buying Saint Joseph and seven other Illinois hospitals from Ascension – a move that’s drawing criticism from the hospital’s nurses union. Executives at California-based Prime Healthcare sent a letter Monday to the mayor of Joliet saying the hospital planned to halt pediatric inpatient care, and would start …

The only hospital in one of Chicago's largest suburbs will soon suspend pediatric inpatient care

Joliet residents are expressing concern after the city’s only hospital announced that it would no longer accept pediatric patients in need of overnight care beginning later this week. St. Joseph Medical Center, which has been under the ownership of California-based Prime Healthcare since last month, said the change takes effect on April 25. Though the hospital’s ownership said the change is part of a broader effort to expand other services, some…

In Joliet, there is growing concern after the announcement that the city’s only hospital will suspend its pediatric hospitalization unit. As of April 25, St. Joseph’s Hospital will stop admitting pediatric patients requiring hospitalization. Prime Healthcare, who took over St. Joseph’s Hospital last month, ensures that the change is part of a strategy to expand other medical services. For some families and workers, the news has fallen like a buc…