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Kishwaukee Hospital closing inpatient mental health unit

Northern Public Radio
Published September 14, 2009 at 3:46 AM CDT

By Christopher Hosken

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DeKalb, IL – Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb is in the process of formally closing its' inpatient mental health unit. Those in need will soon have to drive to facilities as far away as Rockford. Advocates for the mentally ill say the most vulnerable will be hit hardest. WNIJ's Christopher Hosken reports.