{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_aqgsknhxw76zzggsv3sa","title":"Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin dropping its level II trauma status, owner Prime Healthcare says","title_en":null,"outlets":2,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/saint-joseph-hospital-in-elgin-drops-its-trauma-center-designation-aqgsknhxw7","count":2,"items":[{"id":"n_faaa2rnpduumsq22s3ga","seq":1197021,"kind":"article","title":"Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin dropping its level II trauma status, owner Prime Healthcare says","url":"https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/st-joseph-hospital-elgin-will-no-longer-be-a-trauma-ii-center-prime-healthcare/3996388","summary":"Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin has dropped its Level II trauma center designation, with hospital officials saying trauma volumes at the hospital have declined “significantly.” A spokesperson for Prime Healthcare, the hospital’s owner, said in a statement that the hospital has recently treated an average of only two major trauma patients per month. “Meanwhile, nearby trauma centers and emergency departments operate at substantially higher trauma patient volumes,” Prime’s…","published":"2026-10-01T18:42:14Z","seen":"2026-10-01T18:42:14Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-nbcchicago-com-2f57f3","name":"nbcchicago.com","domain":"nbcchicago.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q3564723","name":"WMAQ-TV","type":"broadcaster","country":"US","designations":["television station"]}},"via":"kite-nbcchicago-com-2f57f3","topics":["chicago","post"],"image":"https://media.nbcchicago.com/2025/08/hospital.png?fit=1920,1080&quality=85&strip=all","mentions":3,"story":"st_aqgsknhxw76zzggsv3sa","category":"health","category_p":0.4099999964237213,"category2":"economy-business","sentiment":"positive","tone":0.38999998569488525,"political":0.05000000074505806},{"id":"n_aqgsknhxw76zzggsv3sa","seq":774309,"kind":"article","title":"Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin drops its trauma center designation","url":"https://www.dailyherald.com/20260929/news/saint-joseph-hospital-in-elgin-drops-its-trauma-center-designation","summary":"Saint Joseph Hospital in Elgin dropped its Level II trauma center designation last week because it sees relatively few patients suffering significant trauma, hospital officials said.","published":"2026-09-29T20:37:59Z","seen":"2026-09-29T21:55:59Z","lang":"en","country":"US","source":{"id":"kite-dailyherald-com-77fa04","name":"dailyherald.com","domain":"dailyherald.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q5209265","name":"Daily Herald","type":"newspaper","designations":["business","newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-dailyherald-com-77fa04","topics":["chicago"],"authors":["Susan Sarkauskas"],"entities":[{"id":"Q7252477","name":"Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center","type":"org"},{"id":"Q841074","name":"Elgin","type":"place"}],"image":"https://imengine.public.prod.pdh.navigacloud.com/?source=false&type=preview&uuid=30e1dec6-7ac6-5744-bff5-9e213a0143c4&width=600","story":"st_aqgsknhxw76zzggsv3sa","category":"health","category_p":0.550000011920929,"sentiment":"positive","tone":0.07999999821186066,"political":0.09000000357627869}]}