US EditionWest Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park Closes, Village Officials Say
West Suburban Medical Center operates at 10-15% of normal revenue due to billing system failures, forcing suspension of services and furloughing hundreds of employees, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Resilience Healthcare suspended all patient care services at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, effective immediately, citing significant revenue shortfalls caused by a faulty electronic billing system.
- Resilience CEO Dr. Manoj Prasad claimed the hospital survived on '10% to 15% of our normal income' for the past year, though anonymous sources alleged chronic mismanagement rather than system errors caused the crisis.
- Roughly 70 patients are being assessed for discharge or transfer by 5 p.m. Friday, while the facility is furloughing hundreds of employees with less than a week of notice.
- Oak Park Village President Vicki Scaman called the loss of the hospital 'frightening,' while the Illinois Department of Public Health is coordinating with local providers to minimize service disruptions.
- This suspension follows Weiss Memorial Hospital's closure last year, making West Suburban the second Resilience facility to cease operations amid ongoing questions regarding management practices.
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Usa newsWest Suburban Medical Center closing temporarily as it runs out of cash to pay employees
West Suburban Medical Center is temporarily shutting its doors and furloughing "many" employees as it struggles to pay staff, according to the Oak Park hospital's owner, Manoj Prasad. Prasad, the CEO of Resilience Healthcare, said in an email Wednesday to the Sun-Times that the hospital's emergency room, inpatient units and clinics are closing, "effective immediately." He blamed the hospital's year-old new electronic medical record system “that …
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