Blue Island NewsLocal news for Blue Island, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Mayor gets leeway to try to save St. Francis- April 19, 2008 "Our ultimate goal is to maintain the facility, maintain the staff and hopefully bring in additional staff and services" Well maybe Blue Island's St. Francis might be saved afterall. Refer to this earlier post here and this Southtown article was found via Chicagoist ... Blue Island aldermen on Friday night approved a resolution ... via ILLINOIZEhttp://www.topix.net/city/blue-island-il/2008/04/mayor-gets-leeway-to-try-to-save-st-franc... Lessons from the demise of a hospital- April 19, 2008 The plight of health-care institutions serving predominantly poor populations was highlighted recently in Chicago Tribune articles about the closing of St. via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/blue-island-il/2008/04/lessons-from-the-demise-of-a-hospital?fro... St. Francis Hospital Owner Hoping To Find Buyer- April 17, 2008 "We don't want to leave Blue Island" BLUE ISLAND, Ill. The owner of St. Francis Hospital will hold off on seeking state approval to close the hospital until eleventh-hour attempts to sell it are exhausted. via Cbs2chicago.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/blue-island-il/2008/04/st-francis-hospital-owner-hoping-to-find-... Owners of St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island vow to try to avert closing- April 15, 2008 "Part of the reason we are losing money is because we are committed to helping the needy" Though they could offer no specifics, the owners of St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island said Friday that they will work closely with local leaders on a last-minute attempt to keep the facility open. via Chicago Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/blue-island-il/2008/04/owners-of-st-francis-hospital-in-blue-isl... Soldier tried to make life better for Iraqi children- April 13, 2008 "It seemed less political and more humanitarian." David Schultz had a remarkable gift for helping people. He made others want to help them too. via WGNTV Chicagohttp://www.topix.net/city/blue-island-il/2008/04/soldier-tried-to-make-life-better-for-ira... Community Struggles To Keep Hospital Open- April 11, 2008 "We're all in limbo, but nobody wants to go" The company that owns St. Francis hospital said they tried selling and even giving away the hospital before deciding to close it, but there was no interest. via NBC 5http://www.topix.net/city/blue-island-il/2008/04/community-struggles-to-keep-hospital-open... |