Centegra Health System can move forward with plans to permanently discontinue some services at its Woodstock hospital after receiving approval from a state board. At a meeting Nov. 14 in Bolingbrook, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved an application from Centegra to eliminate medical-surgical and intensive care beds at Centegra Hospital-Woodstock. The […]
Chief: Don’t be afraid to call 911 Service cuts at Woodstock’s hospital could cost the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional equipment and personnel. About 44 percent of Woodstock-area ambulance transports in September bypassed Centegra Hospital-Woodstock for other hospitals, according to data from WFRD. By contrast, in January, about 10 percent […]
Setbacks to public safety, higher costs for ambulance rides and anxiety over the future of medical care in Woodstock were key worries from residents during three public forums about cuts at Woodstock’s hospital. Last week’s meetings were part of the city’s Heal Woodstock’s Healthcare campaign, which aims to replace services being eliminated at Centegra Hospital-Woodstock. […]
Centegra Health System’s decision to cut services at Centegra Hospital-Woodstock surprised and upset some local officials. “I am disappointed and dismayed by the decision to remove inpatient care from the [Centegra] hospital site in Woodstock, especially following the expressed support of the city of Woodstock when Centegra was looking to establish the Huntley facility,” said […]
Two traffic accidents in the same spot sent five people to the hospital over the course of several days. The intersection of Hartland Road and Highway 14 in rural Woodstock was the site of a rollover crash March 28 that injured three people, two of them critically. Paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene […]
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