Closing Mercy hospital, an oasis in a medical desert on the South Side, would worsen racial health disparities, activists say
Activists, medical professionals and community members in Chicago are rallying against the looming closure of Mercy hospital – the oldest healthcare facility in the city, and one of its most storied – warning that its closure would drastically worsen racial health disparities in the city.
Continue reading…Closing Mercy hospital, an oasis in a medical desert on the South Side, would worsen racial health disparities, activists sayActivists, medical professionals and community members in Chicago are rallying against the looming closure of Mercy hospital – the oldest healthcare facility in the city, and one of its most storied – warning that its closure would drastically worsen racial health disparities in the city. Continue reading…