Financially embattled Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital in East St. Louis, Ill., has shut down its emergency services after hospital owners were alerted air conditioning was not working in the facility, according to a St. Louis Post-Dispatch news report.
Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation applied to close the hospital and merged most of its services with Touchette Regional Hospital, which it also owns, in 2008. Since then, Kendall Hall Regional's services were restricted to emergency care and mental health. According to the news report, Kenneth Hall Regional faced $5.5 million in losses every year.
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved the foundation's closure application last month, and the foundation plans to add 12 mental health beds to Touchette and open an urgent-care facility.
Read the news report about Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital.
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Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation applied to close the hospital and merged most of its services with Touchette Regional Hospital, which it also owns, in 2008. Since then, Kendall Hall Regional's services were restricted to emergency care and mental health. According to the news report, Kenneth Hall Regional faced $5.5 million in losses every year.
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved the foundation's closure application last month, and the foundation plans to add 12 mental health beds to Touchette and open an urgent-care facility.
Read the news report about Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital.
Related Articles on Kenneth Hall Regional Hospital:
Illinois Won't Allow Closure of Struggling Oak Forest Hospital But Approves Shut Down of East St. Louis Facility
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