W E D N E S D A Y
November 30, 2022 Vol. 43, No. 18
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New operator at West Sub may take over this week Separate sale of real estate still pending negotiations By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter
Resilience Healthcare, a Michigan-based healthcare management group, is expected to assume all operations of West Suburban Medical Center late this week. The hospital’s current owner, Pipeline Health Systems LLC, announced a sale agreement had been reached with Resilience in a Nov. 23 news release. The sale is pending approval from a Texas bankruptcy court and also includes Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, as well as West Suburban’s River Forest medical campus and the Chicago Health Medical Group. The change in ownership has been in the works since last March and has had some bumps in the sales process. “We are excited about this progress and look forward to a closing date of Dec. 2 for Resilience to assume the hospital operations and continue serving the communities
Climate Exchange OPRF student Victoria Evans and former vice president Al Gore discuss environmental urgency at COP27 in Egypt SEE STORY ON PAGE 18 Photo by Rachel Rosner
See WEST SUB on page 14
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