3 hospitals closing in 1 month

Here are three hospitals that closed in 1 month, according to Becker’s:

1. Mercyhealth has filed with the state of Illinois for a “temporary suspension of services” at Javon Bea Hospital–Rockton in Rockford. A health system spokesperson confirmed the closure to Becker’s. The hospital ceased operations at 6 a.m. on July 1, according to NBC affiliate WREX.com

Although the hospital building is now closed, the physician clinic adjacent to the campus will remain open. In recent years, services at the facility have been gradually scaled back, eliminated, or consolidated with other Mercyhealth sites…

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