UNBELIEVABLE: Provident hospital - The Untold Story

Cook County’s good news and bad news: No new taxes or fees — but deficit now projected at $86 million

While the estimated budget hole is larger than the $18.2 million gap projected last year, it is one of the county’s smallest deficits in the last decade. Government leaders said that hiring hasn’t budged much in the past year. “We do need to staff up,” Cook County Board President Preckwinkle…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 22, 2023

Provident Hospital to begin accepting ambulances again

Ambulance service will resume Wednesday after being suspended in 2011 to save money and shift focus to outpatient care at the South Side hospital.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 18, 2022

Plans for new Provident Hospital put on hold amid rising costs

The estimated price of building the new hospital has increased from $240 million to $300 million. County officials plan to tweak the construction plan and resubmit it to state authorities later this year.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 29, 2022