The third largest non-profit hospital system in the nation, Advocate Health, said it plans to spend $1bn in Chicago’s South Side, and replace an aging hospital with a smaller facility and more primary care appointments.
Chicago has one of the largest life expectancy gaps in the nation. Racial segregation is thought to be at the heart of a roughly 30-year life expectancy gap between the North and South Side areas.
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