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14
May

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare to Buy Rush North Shore Medical Center

Author: Adam Fendelman, Category: Health Care

SKOKIE, Ill. – Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (ENH) in Evanston, Ill. will acquire Rush North Shore Medical Center in Skokie, Ill., the hospitals confirmed on Wednesday. The boards of both organizations approved the acquisition on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“These are exciting times for the delivery of health care in the Chicago market. ENH continues to take the lead in managing the changes that surround us,” Rush North Shore Medical Center and ENH said in a joint statement.

In looking for funding to expand its 230-bed facility, Rush North Shore put itself up for sale in 2007. With the acquisition, ENH will add a fourth hospital in the north Chicago suburbs to its portfolio. ENH currently operates Chicago-area hospitals in Evanston, Glenview and Highland Park.

By Megan O’Neil