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
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
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
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 State Rep. Mike Tryon: Rep. Tryon to Host Diabetes Awareness Fair CRYSTAL LAKE….. Residents from Kane and McHenry County are invited to join State Representative Mike Tryon (R-Crystal Lake) for a free Diabetes Awareness Fair on … 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
For whatever reason, Elgin’s new Sherman Hospital has decided that it cannot go it alone. The hunt has been on for a partner for quite a while. Now word has reached McHenry County Blog that Advocate Health Systems has been … Continue reading
Almost twenty days ago, McHenry County Blog reported on Medicare penalties being levied by the Federal government on local hospitals. While the article focused on hospitals serving local patients, a Chicago Tribune article Thursday reported on hospitals statewide. Being early … Continue reading
When visiting a patient at Sherman Hospital this summer, one of the employees revealed that messages had been sent to employees that the hospital was in negotiations with Advocate Health System for a possible merger or other financial cooperation. As … Continue reading
