In an article by Dr. Cory Franklin, director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit at Cook County Hospital (Op-Ed, March 22), Dr. Franklin attempted to make a case for not replacing Cook County Hospital.

Provident Hospital of Cook County is transferring several patients amid air conditioning issues in the building, a spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.

Cook County plans new Provident Hospital — building on history of ‘iconic South Side institution’ The proposed new hospital will include 42 medical and surgical beds, six beds in the ...

Betty Gregorio, 21, a graduate nurse, reads one of the charts at the end of a patient’s bed March 18, 1947, at Cook County Hospital. Gregorio and another nurse cared for 87 beds in their ward.

The 102-year-old building is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places, but has been vacant for years. A private development team is investing $135 million in the project.

The restoration of Cook County Hospital’s long-vacant main building is shifting into high gear after a newly issued construction permit estimated at $90 million. The work will transform the ...

Patients, staff and medical personnel in a Washington Park hospital are coping with steamy conditions Monday afternoon as ...

Chicago's 342,000-sf Cook County Hospital building, completed in 1914, sat vacant since 2002 and had fallen into a severe state of disrepair. The building was under threat of being demolished before ...

It has sat vacant for nearly 15 years, and become a popular target for graffiti artists, but the old Cook County Hospital building could get new life as a hotel and apartment building, with stores ...