Chicago Lakeshore Hospital was a private behavioral health and addiction treatment center located in the north side of the city of
Chicago, Illinois
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In 2011 the hospital was cited for poor staffing, lax oversight, and numerous reports of sexual assault. Chicago Lakeshore Hospital opened its children's psychiatric center in 2013.
In 2018, Federal authorities announced they were pulling funding from the hospital under investigation following numerous allegations of
sexual abuse
Sexual abuse or sex abuse, also referred to as molestation, is abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another. It is often perpetrated using force or by taking advantage of another. Molestation often refers to an instance of sexual assa ...
, assault and patient safety violations. All children in state care were removed from the facility after the
ACLU
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of Illinois took action. Later that year, the facility's
Medicare agreement was terminated.
In 2020, the hospital closed, discharging its final patient after years of scrutiny. The
COVID-19 pandemic
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was cited as the reason for the facility’s closure.
In 2021,
Acadia Healthcare
Acadia Healthcare is an American provider of behavioral healthcare services. It operates a network of over 225 facilities across the United States and Puerto Rico.
Overview
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purchased the hospital building and announced plans to reopen it as Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital.
References
External links
* https://www.propublica.org/article/aurora-chicago-lakeshore-hospital-federal-funding-lost-dcfs/amp
* https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/aclu-demands-removal-children-dcfs-care-aurora-chicago-lakeshore-hospital/amp/
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Hospitals in Chicago
Psychiatric hospitals in Illinois
Drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers
Addiction organizations in the United States