Endeavor Health has abolished the in -post psychiatric services at Northwest Community Hospital and has closed “small number of individuals” in the health system, Endeavor said in a statement on Thursday.
Around 100 workers of Northwest Community will be affected by the change in Arlington Heights Hospital, and Endeavor said, “Hopefully many people will join other positions in our system.” In addition to those employees, “a small number of small number of individuals in other areas of the organization” was reported on Wednesday that they were being closed.
“Like many people in the health care industry, we are facing significant cost pressures and headwinds in 2025, for which our organization needs to be adapted and thinking about it differently that we effective our talent and resources How to maximize to operate and provide high-quality, specialist care. Our community, “Endeavor said in the statement. “In some cases, changes may include difficult decisions such as eradication or revaluation of some positions.”
In Northwest Community Hospital, in-psychiatric services are being cut due to lack of demand and increasing attention on outpatient and community-based care and telehland services, Endeavor said in the statement.
Inpatient psychiatric services will end on 11 April. An attempt spokesperson did not immediately answer a question on Thursday morning how many inconsistent psychiatric beds have the North Western community.
Endeavor said that the Northwest Community plans to help your practical health team members, “Find out other opportunities in Endeavor Health and beyond,” Endeavor said. Endeavor does not believe that closing of psychiatry input services in the hospital will damage access to the area as there are still additional psychiatric in -positive beds at places of other attempts and in the entire area, Endeavor said in the statement.
Endeavor, then known as Northshore University Health System, acquired the Northwest Community Hospital in 2021.
Changes in Endevore follow the operating loss of approximately $ 492 million for the health system during nine months, which ended on 30 September. Most of that damage were responsible for $ 453 million in expenses to settle patients’ claims. , Endeavor said in a financial disclosure in November.
The uncontrolled financial statements did not name the doctor. But Endeavor and Swedish Hospital, Gynecologist-Obsthetrician Dr. Fabio has settled more than 60 cases filed against him by former patients of Ortga, he has accused him of sexually abusing while working in Northshore University Health System, which is now an attempt. Ortga also worked in Swedish in the past, which is now part of the effort.
Many patients said in their cases that the hospital system where Ortega acted, despite complaints from other patients, failed to protect them from abuse. A Chicago Tribune investigation published last year described how Endeavor allowed Ortega to provide care despite several complaints from patients.