Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood has closed its emergency department as it was set to lose Medicaid access this weekend. The Department of Health and Human Services is removing Weiss from the federal health care programs,

Weiss Memorial Hospital is set to lose Medicare and Medicaid funding this weekend after failing to remain in compliance. It could be forced to close its doors.

New questions have emerged about the future of Weiss Hospital in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood, with the facility’s Medicare funding expected to be withdrawn on Friday. The day prior, hospital visitors were greeted by a locked front door and a sign directing them to the professional building a block away.