Another Chicago-area hospital to close pregnancy, labor and delivery unit – NBC 5 Chicago

Another Chicago-area hospital to close pregnancy, labor and delivery unit  NBC 5 Chicago

Roseland Hospital, a community safety net hospital on Chicago’s South Side, will stop providing labor and delivery services for pregnant women, NBC 5 has… You’re watching the NBC 5 Chicago News streaming channel, which plays local Chicago news 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can find the “NBC 5 Chicago News” streaming channel on your phone or computer, and on Peacock, Samsung, Roku, Xumo or on our app, so you can watch our local news on your schedule. Roseland Hospital, a community safety net hospital on Chicago’s South Side, will stop providing labor and delivery services for pregnant women, NBC 5 has learned. The change will be effective October 31, according to a report obtained by NBC 5 that was circulated by hospital administrators outlining the severe financial pressures the hospital faces.

Officials say they can no longer afford to keep a full maternal unit operating. “We can’t put the whole entire hospital at risk just for one department,” said a high-level hospital administrator. “That’s where we’re at now.” The report was sent to Illinois state hospital regulators outlining a “Strategic Transformation” in health care. Hospital administrators say they met with state regulators on July 31, and “took seriously the request to evaluate business lines that are not financially sustainable.” The report says it is not abandoning