Prime Healthcare cuts obstetrics care at 3 Chicago-area hospitals

Prime Healthcare is set to cut obstetrics care at three of its Chicago-area hospitals, the healthcare system announced in a news release. OB services will no longer be available at Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago, St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet and Mercy Medical Center in Aurora, effective Oct. 1. The plan is to shift OB services to St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago and Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields and turn its focus to maternal health in the community, according…