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Weiss in Uptown is losing Medicare & Medicaid payments on Saturday, which make up the majority of the $$ the hospital makes. Here's why Weiss closed, per digging into documents and sourcing via me & @kwashburn.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/jp8hb2ey
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Weiss Memorial Hospital in Uptown on brink of closure
The government is dropping Weiss from Medicare and Medicaid after months of failing to meet federal standards. Hospital staff say it could close Friday.
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August 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Weiss in Uptown is losing Medicare & Medicaid payments on Saturday, which make up the majority of the $$ the hospital makes. Here's why Weiss closed, per digging into documents and sourcing via me & @kwashburn.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/jp8hb2ey
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We know what happens when a hospital closes. Look at the unwinding of historic Mercy Hospital in Bronzeville before it was bought for $1. Patients scrambled to find new docs. Other hospital ERs got slammed w/patients: tinyurl.com/3tpzafjw @wbez.org @chicago.suntimes.com
Saving Mercy Hospital
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August 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We know what happens when a hospital closes. Look at the unwinding of historic Mercy Hospital in Bronzeville before it was bought for $1. Patients scrambled to find new docs. Other hospital ERs got slammed w/patients: tinyurl.com/3tpzafjw @wbez.org @chicago.suntimes.com