Overview

• The Illinois Department of Public Health and CMS confirmed that Weiss Memorial’s Medicare participation will end August 9 due to noncompliance in nursing services, physical environment and emergency care.
• Weiss will continue receiving Medicare payments for patients admitted before the cutoff and may pursue a formal reconsideration process with regulators.
• Medicare accounted for nearly 65% of Weiss’s inpatient revenue in 2024, making the funding loss a critical threat to the hospital’s financial stability.
• The Chicago Fire Department has been diverting ambulances from Weiss’s emergency department for over a month, intensifying strain on neighboring hospitals.
• Since 2023, Weiss and parent company Resilience Healthcare have received over $12.5 million in state grants designed to support safety-net hospitals in Uptown.