A press release from the McHenry Colunt Sheriff’s Department: Sheriff’s Office Investigates Fatal Hit and Run Crash September 23, 2018 A 29-year-old woman from Elgin, Illinois, was killed Saturday evening following a vehicle crash in the 22200 block of River … Continue reading
Category Archives: Centegra
The first of September, Northwestern Medical officially took over Centegra. This past week the officials of Northwestern and Centegra gathered in the Huntley Hospital for a ceremony. And Friday, workers were busy re-branding the McHenry Hospital. There will undoubtedly be … Continue reading
That’s what the Daily Herald is reporting: Northwestern gains approval to merge with Centegra After more than two years of discussion, Centegra Health System and Northwestern Medicine have gained regulatory approval to merge on Sept. 1. Full Story … Continue reading
Here’s what Woodstock resident Susan Handelsman found: Healthcare.gov premiums 23%+ higher in 60098 (Woodstock) than in Chicago 60602 Male age 50 median income $58,000 earner, CHEAPEST BRONZE PLAN, minimum $6000 deductible: ZIP CODE: 60602 (Chicago) vs. 60098 (Woodstock) SEX: Male … Continue reading
The Leapfrog Group has release hospital ratings. Here is what is shown for those serving McHenry County: For details, click on the hospital’s name Centegra McHenry Centegra Woodstock Advocate Good Shepherd Advocate Sherman … Continue reading
The following is posted on the City of Woodstock’s web page. Considering it is not just Woodstock residents who will be negatively affected by Centegra Health Systems’ abandoning most of its hospital services, the information is being published on McHenry … Continue reading
Hospital wars continue in McHenry County. Wisconsin-based Mercy Health System lobed rhetoric at Centegra in the Woodstock Independent, the dominant health care provider in McHenry County after Centegra filed suit to stop a state-approved 13-bed Mercy hospital in Crystal Lake. … Continue reading
From commenter Michelle under the article, “Obamacare Monopoly in McHenry County” comes her second comment on the subject: Last year, BCBS of Illinois discontinued their popular broad-based PPO for the individual market which was a plan that covered virtually all … Continue reading
Advocate Health System selected the Walgreens in McHenry to spotlight its take over of the drug store chain’s health clinics. Advocate, of course, operates Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington. 52% of Good Shepherd’s patients come from McHenry County. Advocate also … Continue reading
Here’s the headline from the Cook County Reporter article on the Ottawa Appellate Court decision giving Centegra final approval to build its new hospital in Huntley: In an Illinois replication of the Stalinist approach to economic growth, those wishing to … Continue reading
Lakewood bond analyst offers the following take on Centegra’s desired affiliation with Northwestern Memorial Healthcare (joint press release here.) Centegra built a big new hospital in Huntley in order to stave off competition from Mercy Hospital. But building more beds … Continue reading
A press release from Northwestern Medicine: Crystal Lake-based health system would join Northwestern Medicine Chicago and Crystal Lake, Ill. – April 5, 2016 – Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Centegra Health System have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent to explore … Continue reading
Found the following report on Valley Hi, the County’s nursing home, in the minutes of the July 21st County Board meeting: Valley Hi, as you may remember has over $40 million in the bank, while the entire property tax levy … Continue reading
Driving on a road I don’t usually take, I found the following surprise in McHenry. My guess this is a result of the fallout from Dr. Bill Dam’s efforts to return the governance of Centegra to the community-based control when … Continue reading
Medicare has put out patient reviews of hospitals. There’s a five star rating system and local hospitals got 3’s and 4’s. Friday the Chicago Tribune had a huge article about the new program, including a list in descending order of … Continue reading
A press release from McHenry County Coroner Dr. Anne Majewski about the death of Crystal Lake motorist Barry T. Rataiczyk, age 44: Doty Road is the shortcut from the western side of Crystal Lake to Woodstock. Doty Road runs from … Continue reading
To finance its new hospital in Huntley and renovate other facilities, Centegra Health Systems is getting ready to borrow $134,715,000 through the Illinois Finance Authority. As is customary when large bond issues are proposed, financial rating services off opinions. Fitch … Continue reading
Chicago Crain’s Business has hospital ratings by HealthGrades. There are a number of categories which were judged. In descending order from a score of 22 Five Star ratings for Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, the list descends to … Continue reading
A press release concerning the shift of power in Centegra. The original story on McHenry County Blog can be found here. Centegra action requires examination McHENRY — A longstanding facet of support for and governance of Centegra Health System, its … Continue reading
In a stunning consolidation of power, the Centegra Health System Board of Trustees changed its by-laws to eliminate the community members who elected them. The result is the transformation of a community-based, not-for-profit corporation–created in 1982–to a tightly-held, self-perpetuating governing … Continue reading