Large crowds, emotional testimony at state, city council hearings
 
  MARCH 2005—More than 100 community activists, clergy and Advocate Healthcare workers turned out hearings held by City Council Committee on Health to investigate alleged practices of "racial redlining" by Advocate Health Care, the state's largest medical provider.

Committee Chair Ald. Ed Smith (27th) heard concerns that whileexpensive fitness centers and cardiac units go up at Advocate's suburban hospitals that serve largely affluent white clientele, significantly smaller investments are made at inner-city hospitals that serve mostly minorities.
City Council committee rooms crowded with community members urging Advocate to "Stop Racial Redlining"  
 

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