Michael Reese Hospital

Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center was an American hospital founded in 1881. In its heyday, it was a major research and teaching hospital and one of the oldest and largest hospitals in Chicago, Illinois. It was located on the near south side of Chicago, next to Lake Shore Drive (U. S. Route 41) which is along Lake Michigan. In 1991, the hospital was purchased by Columbia/HCA and became a for-profit hospital, which eventually became one of the reasons for its closure. In the 1990s, Michael Reese was part of Columbia/Hospital Corporation Of America Healthcare Corporation and was also associated with Humana. In 1991, Humana Hospitals Of Louisville Kentucky purchased the hospital and health plan. The hospital closed its Internal...