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Nurses rallied at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet on Wednesday to protest the Oct. 1 closure of the hospital’s obstetrics and special care nursery departments. Read more: https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/09/30/nurses-rally-in-joliet-to-protest-the-closure-of-saint-joseph-maternity-services/

Nurses will rally on Wednesday at one of three Chicago area hospitals that are cutting maternal care services this week. Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/prime-healthcare-nurses-protest-obstetrics-cuts/

In response, the INA said Prime Healthcare has made “it clear that they do not care about children and families in Illinois.” “We find it shameful that the only hospital…

Nurses at St. Joseph’s Medical Center have filed a class action lawsuit against Prime Healthcare and Ascension Healthcare for “chronically understaffing the hospital.”

INA members this week said Prime Healthcare is placing profits over patient and worker welfare. In addition to service and staffing cuts, the INA also noted that patients may soon…

Nurses and Illinois state lawmakers said on Monday that they are concerned about the future of St. Joseph Medical Center under its new for-profit owner, Prime Healthcare.

Prime Healthcare is proposing staff-level reductions at St. Joseph Medical Center that would compromise the health and safety of patients, according to nurses who recently petitioned the company to end…

Illinois Senators Richard Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are criticizing Prime Healthcare for reducing services at St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet, which they say will compromise the healthcare of area residents.

The Illinois Nurses Association is speaking out against nonprofit health system Ascension’s decision to outsource more than 100 clinicians at its Chicago hospitals to a staffing company owned by a…