{"id":15093646,"date":"2026-04-01T23:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T03:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/west-suburban-medical-center-struggled-to-treat-patients-months-before-closing\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T06:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:01:35","slug":"west-suburban-medical-center-struggled-to-treat-patients-months-before-closing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/west-suburban-medical-center-struggled-to-treat-patients-months-before-closing\/","title":{"rendered":"West Suburban Medical Center struggled to treat patients months before closing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/5a15470\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6122x3495+0+294\/resize\/1461x834!\/quality\/90\/?url=https:\/\/chorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/brightspot\/f5\/00\/264b97bb423b9bd135d27e462acc\/westsubfolo-260402-32.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<div>The owner of the Oak Park hospital vows to reopen this summer, though finding the money is a big barrier. Recent inspection reports also show broader issues.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbez.org\/health-medicine\/2026\/04\/01\/west-suburban-medical-center-struggled-treat-patients-closed-vows-to-reopen-weiss-memorial-inspection-reports-oak-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lifestyle \u2013 Health \u2013 Medicine \u2013 rss.app<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The owner of the Oak Park hospital vows to reopen this summer, though finding the money is a big barrier. 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