The merger of NorthShore University HealthSystem and Rush North Shore Medical in Illinois was approved by the state’s health facilities planning board, the final regulatory step in the Certificate of Need process, paving the way for the renaming of the hospital to Skokie Hospital, according to the Skokie Review.
The hospital becomes the fourth hospital for NorthShore University HealthSystem, considered one of the “best places to work” in the country by Becker’s Hospital Review.
As part of the merger, NorthShore University HealthSystem indicated it will invest more than $100 million into its new hospital in areas such as technology, facilities, clinical programs and a electronic medical record system, according to the Skokie Review.
Read the Skokie Review report on Skokie Hospital.