U of C Med Center 3:

Prior, non-Maroon coverage of Med Center issues. Part 3.

Update: Zimmer puts ER plan on hold:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-univerisity-of-chicago-hospital-mar13,0,107370.story

47th street clinic closing:

http://hydeparkprogress.blogspot.com/2009/02/university-of-chicagos-health-care.html

Washington Post story on Michelle Obama’s part in the Med Center ER change:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/21/AR2008082103646.html

More Post commentary on Grassley’s info request:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/washingtonpostinvestigations/2008/09/more_on_michelle_obamas_hospit.html

Faq page on University Health Initiative (which is the umbrella plan for the clinics):

http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/uhi/faq/index.html

UHI about page:

http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/uhi/about/index.html

Wall Street Journal editorial supporting UHI (from UHI home page):

http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/uhi/news/wsj.html

Sun-Times editorial on Michelle Obama’s plan (from UHI home page):

http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/uhi/news/steditorial.html

Crain’s Chicago Business article on reasons for UHI program (from UHI home page):

http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/uhi/news/crains.html

Tribune article on UHI program justifications (from UHI home page):

http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/uhi/news/trib.html

UC Chronicle article on clinics:

http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/080925/uhi.shtml

Expansion of Grand Boulevard healthcare facility (from UHI home page):

http://www.uchospitals.edu/news/2008/20081029-grand.html

Washington Post blog w/ comments:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/washingtonpostinvestigations/2008/08/michelle_obama_david_axelrod_a.html

U of C Med Center 2

Maroon stories about the Med Center, its new emergency healthcare system, and budget problems.  Part 2 of a series.

Medical Center cuts budget by $100 million

Falling endowment prompts accelerated restructuring, may lead to hundreds of job cuts.
http://www.chicagomaroon.com/2009/1/13/medical–center-cuts-budget-by-100-million

Medical Center lays off 450 employees

The University of Chicago Medical Center laid off 450 employees, almost five percent of its staff, Monday morning as part of its effort to comply with …
blogs.chicagomaroon.com/2009/2/10/medical–center-lays-off-450-employees

Iowa senator presses Medical Center on level of community care

Nov 18, 2008 … Senator Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) ten-page questionnaire about the University Medical Centers finances and care practices elicited a more than …
http://www.chicagomaroon.com/2008/11/18/iowa-senator-presses-medical–center-on-level-of-community-care

Med Center income falls in fiscal ’06

The University of Chicago Medical Center took a hard hit in the 2006 fiscal year

, falling $33 million short of its budgeted operating income due to rising …

blogs.chicagomaroon.com/2006/11/7/med–center-income-falls-in-fiscal-06

Laid-off workers protest perceived cuts in Hospital care

As large numbers of laid-off University of Chicago Medical Center workers … As of last week, the Medical Center will now turn away patients who arrive at …

blogs.chicagomaroon.com/2009/2/17/laid-off-workers-protest-perceived-cuts-in-hospital-care

Students press Zimmer on budget cuts, revised E.R. policy at forum

Feb 24, 2009 … President Zimmer expected students would have concerns about the Medical Center. “I was not surprised,” he said in an interview with the …

http://www.chicagomaroon.com/2009/2/24/students-press-zimmer-on-budget-cuts-revised-e-r-policy-at-forum

Emergency doctors condemn hospital’s referral policy as illegal

The U of C Medical Center came under fire yesterday when the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) said the hospital’s planned reduction in …

http://www.chicagomaroon.com/2009/2/20/emergency-doctors-condemn-hospitals-referral-policy-as-illegal

Clinical trials

Feb 24, 2009 … This is particularly evident at the University of Chicago Medical Center…

(UCMC), which, in light of a worsening economic climate,http://www.chicagomaroon.com/2009/2/24/clinical-trials

U of C Med Center

Recent news stories on emergency care at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Part 1 of a set of posts collecting news and building a case about a failure of communication by the University.

City Newspapers & Blogs (Recent):

Sun-Times story, Feb 20:

http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/health/1441162,CST-NWS-uofc20.article

Tribune, Feb 20:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-fri-uofc-emergency-feb20,0,1310997.story

Tribune, Feb 19 (slightly different than the Feb 20 version):

http://archives.chicagotribune.com/2009/feb/19/health/chi-ap-il-chicagohospitalcr

FierceHealthcare Op-Ed (gives a couple slants on the news):

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/dont-ed-diversion-ok-whats-your-plan/2009-02-20

Crain’s Chicago Business, Feb 19 (similar story to above):

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=33061

American College of Emergency Physicians press release, Feb 19:

http://www.acep.org/pressroom.aspx?id=44294