

"Having access to a Level 1 adult trauma center, alongside increased access to emergency and specialty care, will strengthen health care on the South Side and put essential medical services closer within the reach of more residents," Emanuel said. Mayor Rahm Emanuel also issued a statement of his support.

While Holy Cross will not become a Level 1 trauma center, it would continue business as usual as one of the busiest emergency care centers in the state, the Sinai spokeswoman said. "Ultimately, we are gratified that trauma care will be restored in an area of Chicago that is in urgent need of these services." "From the very beginning, what has mattered most is making sure that patients have access to the highest level of trauma care where the needs are great," she said. In a statement Thursday, Teitelbaum said Sinai supported U. "At the end of the whole planning process, the best news is that there will be a brand new Level 1 adult trauma center for the South Side that will enhance the entire trauma care network in the city of Chicago," she said. We've talked with the community, and they have been engaged.

"We have done a very thorough, methodical approach. "It has been a bit of a journey, but we are absolutely looking at the best possible solution we could find to meet the needs of the community," O'Keefe said.
