New West Sub owners struggling with Ohio hospitals

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West Suburban Medical Center has dominated headlines over the past six months, and this week is no different, except for the owners.

West Suburban Medical Center was taken over by Insight Health Systems last week, however, the company also owns two hospitals in Ohio that remain closed under their leadership. Our lead story takes a deeper look at Insight’s struggling medical centers.

Staff reporter Bill Dwyer explained the ownership change from Manoj Prasad’s Resilience Healthcare and highlighted the real people impacted by the closing of West Sub. Read the story to learn the stories of patients to practitioners.

Thanks for reading.

Sydney Lovan

Reporter

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