By John A. Ostenburg
Mayor, Park Forest, IL
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The nearest Level I Trauma Center is located at Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn. Because of the high demand on the Emergency Room there, it often is on "over-ride," which means paramedics must transport South Suburban emergency-need patients to Stroger Hospital or further. This poses a nearly impossible task for paramedics and other health service providers to assure emergency patients the care they need…






