Mercyhealth closure of Rockford hospital started a decade ago | Opinion

It has finally happened.

Mercyhealth has announced the closure of its Rockton Avenue campus—a move many of us feared, despite the hospital system’s repeated assurances under its “One Hospital, Two Campuses” model.

This is not a sudden decision, but the culmination of a slow, calculated withdrawal of services that began nearly a decade ago…

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