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Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission Human Rights Authority North Suburban Region met Aug. 12.

Here are the minutes provided by the commission:

Call to order Open Session

1. Confidentiality Statement

2. Approve Minutes a. April 8, 2025 Open Session, June 3, 2025 open session

3. New Business: vote on the opening of investigations into new complaints:

a. 25-100-9031 (Hospital Psychiatric Unit)

b. 25-100-9033 (Hospital Psychiatric Unit)

c. 26-100-9001 (Hospital Psychiatric Unit)

d. 26-100-9002 (Hospital Emergency Room)

4. Comments from the Public

5. Open Session

a. Ratification of previous actions

A. 25-100-9031 – Voted to table the opening of the case

B. 25-100-9032 – Voted to address this case informally

C. 23-100-9007 (EMHC) – Voted to accept the draft report

D. 23-100-9002 (Northwest Community Healthcare) - voted to accept provider responses, close cases, and publish reports.

E. 24-100-9021 (Good Samaritan) - voted to accept provider responses, close cases, and publish reports.

b. New Action Items:

A. Vote to accept draft reports:

1. 25-100-9002 (UChicago Medicine Advent Health Glen Oaks)

2. 23-100-9016 (Advocate Lutheran General Hospital)

3. 24-100-9025 (Advocate Lutheran General Hospital)

B. Vote to accept provider responses, close cases, and publish reports:

1. 23-100-9007 (EMHC)

2. 24-100-9021 (Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital)

C. Vote to close case 25-100-9032 (Lake Behavioral Hospital)

6. Business and Adjournment: Next Meeting Date: October 7, 2025, 5pm Location: TBD

https://gac.illinois.gov/content/dam/soi/en/web/gac/press/documents/hraagendas/northsuburban/2025/northsub08122025agenda.pdf