In September, the Health Facilities board first voted to deny the request, then voted to postpone action on the issue. In voting not to accept the waiver request, the board members cited a lack of specifics about what the joint operating agreement would look like and whether decisions would be made at the local level. are not.
Representatives for the health systems say that no money changes hands and that hospital ownership will be retained by legacy systems, Downers Grove-based Advocate Aurora Health and Charlotte-based Atrium Health, NC.
At the September 13 meeting, representatives for Advocate Aurora said they would provide more details to the board.
This story first appeared in our sister publication, Crain’s Chicago Business.
