A state review board has approved the sale of Weiss Memorial and West Suburban hospitals, after years of angst between community members and the hospitals’ current owner, The Chicago Tribune reports. The State Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted 6-0 in several votes, to allow California-based Pipeline Health to sell Weiss in Uptown and West Suburban in Oak Park to Resilience Healthcare for $92 million. Read more.
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