EVANSTON, IL — St. Francis Hospital in Evanston is set to be sold to Prime Healthcare. Ascension is selling nine hospitals in Illinois and four in other states to the California-based health system.

The leader of two of Ascension Via Christi's other market properties has been moved to the same role at St. Francis, the network's largest hospital in Kansas. Ascension Via Christi has named ...

Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare completed its acquisition of eight St. Louis-based Ascension hospitals in Illinois. The hospitals included in the acquisition were Ascension Holy Family in Des ...

Ascension St. Francis in Evanston, Ascension St. Joseph in Joliet and Elgin, and Ascension St. Mary in Kankakee. All hospitals will keep their names but drop the "Ascension" branding. Prime also ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The union representing Ascension Via Christi nurses at St. Francis and St. Joseph nurses said the first contract between the nurses and hospital system has been ratified.

Ascension St. Elizabeth in Chicago was included ... Six of the hospitals will transition to for-profit status while St. Francis in Evanston and St. Mary-Kankakee will remain nonprofit.

Two of these hospitals, St Mary’s Hospital and Saint Francis Hospital ... Resurrection Place, Ascension at Home Illinois, and Rainbow Hospice. The Illinois Health Facilities and Services ...