United Center Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Site Opens With Long Lines And 50K Booked Appointments
Ultimately, at least 168,000 people could get vaccinated at the United Center.
Ultimately, at least 168,000 people could get vaccinated at the United Center.
There were too many people who live outside of Chicago booking vaccine appointments, so government leaders changed the eligibility rules.
Mercy is in a deal to sell the hospital to a Michigan company. Organizers want a seat on the future hospital’s board and voting power.
After months of intense opposition, Mercy’s parent company is in a deal to sell it to a Chicago non-profit affiliated with a Michigan-based biomedical technology company.
A new study says more hospitals could close on Chicago’s South and West sides if more isn’t done to help fix their finances.
For Black Chicagoans, finding medical care was difficult well before COVID-19 — a systemic problem exacerbated by the scarcity of vaccines.
Called Protect Chicago Plus, the program started in Belmont Cragin this past weekend, administering a whopping 1,500 doses in just two days.
White residents have gotten 66% of the vaccinations in the state so far. Black and Latino residents received 7% each.
The hospital had planned to close by the end of May. But staffing shortages are forcing the hospital to transfer patients and turn away ambulances.
Los hospitales en comunidades de pocos recursos frecuentemente carecen de fondos al punto de la desesperación. Y esto dificulta que las personas de color que viven en ciertas partes de Chicago reciban servicios médicos.