NorthShore University HealthSystem and Edward Elmhurst Health are reportedly in talks in merge. If finalized, the merger would create a nine-hospital network, including a behavioral health hospital, and give fast-growing NorthShore better access to patients in the western suburbs. Since its deal with Advocate Health Care fell through in 2017, NorthShore has added two additional hospitals –Northwest Community Healthcare and Swedish Hospital – for a total of six Chicago-area hospitals. (Article here)