Prime Healthcare, which took over St. Joseph in March, said the hospital's resources could be better used elsewhere given the ...

Executives at California-based Prime Healthcare sent a letter to the mayor of Joliet saying the hospital planned to halt pediatric inpatient care and would start transferring pediatric patients.

The letter to Joliet's mayor also touted $250 million in investments Prime is making in St. Joseph Medical Center and its other former Ascension Illinois hospitals. The letter said Prime had hired ...