ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Illinois Hospital Board is set to discuss significant changes involving two local hospitals this week, including a potential merger and a property sale.
Mercyhealth plans to sell its Rockton Campus Hospital to Kingdom Authority International Ministries for one dollar, despite the property’s fair market value exceeding $12 million. Meanwhile, FHN in Freeport is considering a merger with Mercyhealth, which will be voted on at the same board meeting.
Mercyhealth suspended hospital services at the Rockton Campus in July. Kingdom Authority International Ministries intends to transform the former hospital into a community development center…