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When hospitals choose private guardians, patients pay the price

Chicago Tribune employee portrait. Senior journalist Emily Hoerner taken at the Freedom Center on April 21, 2022. (Todd Panagopoulos/Chicago Tribune)
By | ehoerner@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune, | cmgutowski@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune and | lschencker@chicagotribune.com | Chicago Tribune
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Anna Vargas, shown in her room at a Glenview nursing home this month, had a private guardian for a time after being hospitalized in 2023. She is now under the care of the Cook County public guardian. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Anna Vargas, shown in her room at a Glenview nursing home this month, had a private guardian for a time after being hospitalized in 2023. She is now under the care of the Cook County public guardian. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
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When Chicago hospitals seek guardians for patients with assets, a law firm and a private care management organization get nearly all the business.
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