New questions have emerged about the future of Weiss Hospital in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, with the facility’s Medicare funding expected to be withdrawn on Friday.
The day prior, hospital visitors were greeted by a locked front door and a sign directing them to the professional building a block away.
Maria Burke, who receives care at the hospital, said when it comes to what’s happening with the hospital, even her doctor doesn’t have answers.
“…They can’t give me an answer because they don’t know. Is the facility itself open or closed? The facility itself is closed. It’s just where our doctors are on this side of the building
In July, the hospital, which has dealt with air conditioning problems this summer, was notified by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services that on Aug. 9, the hospital’s agreement would be terminated for failure to comply with nursing, environmental and emergency services standards.
We reached out to the hospital’s owner, Dr. Manoj Prasad, but he has not returned our calls, texts or emails.
Days before the federal government revoked the safety net hospital’s Medicare access, state investigators found the hospital had been operating a “makeshift” emergency department in an office building that lacked the basic equipment and staff to properly care for patients, according to state records obtained by the Sun-Times.
Weiss is owned by the same company that owns West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park. Back in June, we asked its owner about the cost of Medicaid funding and what it could do to his hospitals.
“Maybe struggle…maybe shut down,” Prasad said at the time.
Medicare and Medicaid payments make up more than 80% of Weiss’ revenue.
At a separate event calling for more funding for community health care, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said he is tracking the situation at Weiss.
“We have been in touch with them to investigate some reports we have received about the quality of care and safety for the patients,” he stated.
For now, Burke said she doesn’t know what to do next.
“I have had all of my doctors here, and I have been here many years, but they are not giving me any information,” she said. “They are not letting me know anything. Is it disappointing? Very disappointing.”
Burke plans to wait for word from doctors she trusts.
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