Illinois Trauma Care Rulings Made Behind Closed Doors
Via Crain’s
In the Illinois hospital industry, state regulators have open board meetings to approve everything from buying pricey medical equipment to performing new procedures. But committees created under state law that decide where trauma care is delivered operate in secret.
These committees aren’t required to post agendas of their meetings or maintain meeting minutes that the public can request, said Jack Fleeharty, division chief for emergency medical services and highway safety at the Illinois Department of Public Health.
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