The newspaper reported that if a patient in need of guardianship had property or other assets, hospitals and their lawyers usually asked the court to appoint a certain private care management.
 

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Tribune investigation into hospitals’ use of guardianship system inspires new bill

A Tribune investigation into some Chicago-area hospitals’ questionable use of the state’s guardianship system has resurrected legislation that would exclude private entities from being appointed as guardians in such cases.

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