CHICAGO — The emergency room and much of its operations shut down at Weiss Memorial Hospital in Uptown on Friday, just days before the hospital was set to lose access to Medicare and Medicaid.

Residents seeking medical care at Weiss Memorial on Friday were met with a sign on the door advising them to seek treatment at a nearby facility after the emergency room shuts its doors.

The rest of the hospital had been closed for weeks after the building's air conditioner failed, meaning Friday's emergency room closure was the final nail in the coffin for Weiss Memorial.

The closure came after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, known as CMS, notified Weiss management that the hospital would lose coverage starting Aug. 9, after failing to remain in compliance.

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