Trinity Health to Sell Chicago’s Mercy Hospital to Insight (2)

Trinity Health Corp. has agreed to sell Chicago’s Mercy Hospital and Medical Center to a Flint, Michigan-based biomedical company that will keep the facility running.

Insight, the potential buyer that intends to operate the facility as a full-service acute care hospital, is filing paperwork for the change of ownership with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, according to a statement from the company. The agreement is non-binding and final terms will be negotiated in the coming weeks, according to a statement from Mercy.

Chicago’s Mercy Hospital

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“If the acquisition meets state regulatory approval, Insight plans to operate a community-based hospital ...