Northwestern Memorial to buy Lake Forest (IL) Hospital
Chicago Tribune, September 23, 2009
The parent of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago will purchase Lake Forest Hospital for an undisclosed sum. The expected transaction had been in discussions for several months. Lake Forest will become a subsidiary of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, a joint statement said. The boards of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Lake Forest Hospital approved the affiliation agreement.
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