{"id":588871,"date":"2026-09-03T12:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/588871\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:40:21","slug":"st-joseph-medical-center-in-joliet-mercy-medical-center-in-aurora-resurrection-medical-center-in-chicago-suspending-ob-units","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/588871\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago suspending OB units"},"content":{"rendered":"

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team \"WLS<\/p>\n

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 5:59PM<\/p>\n

Three hospitals, one in Chicago and two in the suburbs, will stop delivering babies and providing neo-natal care.<\/p>\n

WLS<\/p>\n

CHICAGO (WLS) — Three hospitals, one in Chicago and two in the suburbs, will stop delivering babies and providing neo-natal care.<\/p>\n

Prime Healthcare says its suspending obstetric units at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Mercy Medical Center in Aurora and Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago.<\/p>\n

ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n

Prime says those hospitals average less than one birth a day each.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: Chicago South Side Birth Center set to open in early 2027<\/a><\/p>\n

Two new centers for maternal care will be located at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago and Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields.<\/p>\n

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood met with Prime, and said in a statement, “Based on my conversation with them today, Prime does not appear to have adequately prepared for the speedy closures, which are targeted for October FIRST. They have made no plans to help moms who will have to travel for care access transportation, or even any efforts to understand how this decision will affect their health.”<\/p>\n

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