Peoria long-term care hospital singled out in complaints
Four complaints of poor care were lodged against facility now called Kindred, Chicago Tribune report found By PAM ADAMS (padams@pjstar.com) of the Journal Star Posted Nov 07, 2011 @ 11:40 PM PEORIA — Greater Peoria Specialty Hospital, now Kindred Hospital, was among several hospitals statewide singled out for scrutiny by the Chicago Tribune in a report on the state's failure to investigate consumer complaints about hospital safety. The Illinois Department of Public Health did not look into 85 percent of the 560 allegations made to the agency in 2010, according to the Tribune investigation. IDPH spokeswoman Melaney Arnold said it's not that the agency...
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