Becker’s has reported on 19 hospital and emergency department closures in 2025: Editor’s note: This article will be updated continuously. 1. Chicago-based Weiss Memorial Hospital closed the morning of Aug. 8 amid CMS’ plan to terminate its Medicare program participation on Aug. 9.
2. Rockford, Ill.-based Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton has closed after Rockford-based Mercyhealth filed a “temporary suspension of services” with the state. 3. St. Louis-based St. Luke’s Des Peres Hospital, a 143-bed acute care facility, closed on Aug. 1 due to low utilization and increased financial pressures. 4. Stilwell (Okla.) Memorial Hospital and its clinic shuttered, ABC affiliate KTUL reported June 21. An employee told the news outlet the hospital closed June 27 and the clinic will shut down 30 days later.