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Intelligent commentary, curated content, news, reviews, and all things digital, published by the University of Chicago Press Read an Excerpt from Rebecca K. Marchiel’s “After Redlining” February 16, 2021By PublicityTeam Some of the most quietly pernicious manifestations of American racism can be found in the discriminatory actions of financial and real estate institutions, particularly in the urban segregation policies that came to be labeled “redlining.” In this excerpt from Rebecca K. Marchiel’s After Redlining: The Urban Reinvestment Movement in the Era of Deregulation , we g...

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center of Chicago files for bankruptcy after months of losses During the first six months of FY 2021, Mercy lost an average of $5 million a month. , Associate Editor Chicago's Mercy Hospital and Medical Center filed for bankruptcy this week after it incurred more than $30 million in losses since last July. The hospital, which is owned by Trinity Health, will discontinue its inpatient acute care services while it winds down as a full-service acute care hospital. Until its expected final closure date of May 31, 2021, Mercy will continue to offer basic em...

Mercy Hospital To Close, and the South Side Shudders Mercy Hospital's planned closure in the Spring of 2021—leaving the University of Chicago Medical Center as one of the few hospitals in the South Side—could create a healthcare desert for Chicago's most at-risk residents. By Editor's Note: in mid-December, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted unanimously to keep the hospital open, citing concerns over South Side health care access. Mercy Hospital, however, said they would “remain committed to [its] transformation plans." Mercy Hospital, a la...

By Keaundrey Clark Mercy Hospital, an institution whose doors have been open since 1852, needed community support, and after weeks and months of protest, the State Health Facilities and Services Review Board met about the fate of the hospital on December 15. After a 6-0 vote, it was determined that Mercy Hospital wouldn’t be closing as surging COVID-19 cases spread across the country. “I think the fact that it was a 6-0 vote,” said registered nurse and Chicago Teachers Union Member Dennis Kosuth. “It means public pressure, public attention made politicians, local leaders stand up and ...