December 18, 1987
Dr. Quentin Young's article "A health care system to honor Harold Washington" should be applauded and, more to the point, acted upon. He is proposing that the unused beds of the U. of I. Hospital, the closed Provident Hospital, and the existing County Hospital create the "mega-clinic" system (along with at least 30, 12 of which already exist, ambulatory centers). It makes sense. Why build a new County Hospital that is at one location when county taxpayers` dollars can go directly to three county...