A report was released last week with safety grade ratings for hospitals in the country. Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan scored a “D” grade. The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization, released its fall 2022 Hospital Safety Grade results. The organization assigns a letter grade to nearly 3,000 U.S. general hospitals based on over […]
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Hospital officials offer few details after two go missing, one dies, after leaving Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington
Hospital officials are refusing to answer questions after two people went missing a day apart from Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Barrington last week. One of them was found dead. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said deputies were called to the hospital, located at 450 Route 22 in unincorporated Barrington, on the […]
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Coroner identifies 61-year-old woman who died after going missing, being found in hospital pond near Barrington
The coroner has identified the woman found dead in a pond in front of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Barrington late Monday evening. An autopsy completed Tuesday showed the death Michelle Riechers, 61, of Lake in the Hills, is consistent with drowning, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher […]
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Man who went missing near Lake Barrington found safe, sheriff’s office says
The 35-year-old man who went missing near Lake Barrington Tuesday afternoon was found safe, officials said. Daniel Spears, 35, left Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in unincorporated Barrington on foot Tuesday. Spears was last seen in the area of Route 22 and Kelsey Road near Lake Barrington Tuesday afternoon, Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher […]
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Police search for missing endangered 35-year-old man near Lake Barrington
Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 35-year-old man, who is considered endangered, as officers have been actively searching for him Tuesday near Lake Barrington. Daniel Spears, 35, left Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in unincorporated Barrington on foot Tuesday. Spears was last seen in the area of Route 22 and Kelsey Road […]
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Missing woman found dead in pond at Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Barrington
Rescuers found the body of a missing woman in a pond in front of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital near Barrington late Monday evening, authorities said. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said deputies were called to the hospital, located at 450 Route 22 in unincorporated Barrington, around 7:15 p.m. Monday. They were notified […]
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Lake County hospitals routinely going on ‘bypass’ as COVID patients fill hospitals
Hospitals in Lake County have routinely been going on bypass — meaning they don’t accept new patients from ambulances — due to staffing shortages and an influx of COVID-19 patients. Advocate Aurora Health, which operates 26 hospitals in Illinois and Wisconsin, held a press briefing on Monday. The organization said they are seeing more COVID-19 […]
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Lake County sheriff K-9 locates endangered man who fled Good Shepherd Hospital near Barrington
A 26-year-old man experiencing a mental crisis was located by a Lake County sheriff’s canine unit after the man ran away from Good Shepherd Hospital near Barrington. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office asked the public for their assistance around 9:55 p.m. Friday in locating a 26-year-old man named Tyler who was missing and endangered. Officials […]