Chicago's Mercy Hospital-- Part 3: Things Are Going Downhill

Over the years, the hospital expanded, eventually moving into a new 517-bed facility in 1968.

In recent decades, though, the hospital has lost some of its prominence.

Trinity Health, a large Catholic health system, acquired Mercy in 2012 and at the end of last year reduced the beds to 250.  It earned one star out of five for quality from the federal Centers for Medicare and medicaid Services.  That one star, however, was based on older data.

It serves many poor patients.  More than 40 percent of its inpatients in 2016 were on medicaid according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

--Cooter

Looking Back to 1966: First DeKalb Medicare Card

From the Feb. 10, 2016, MidWeek "Looking Back."

1966, 50 Years Ago.

"William B. Hoyt, DeKalb Township assessor, is the first person in the DeKalb area to receive a health Insurance Card showing he is entitled to the benefits under Medicare.

Now That I Am Under Medicare.  --Cooter