There are actually a few cruciform hospital buildings in Chicago. Holy Cross and Loretto in the Ghetto, for example. Both have had newer additions, because, well, pretty as the are, cross-shaped buildings aren't very practical nowadays. Since we've gotten ERs, trauma units, cath labs, CT scanners, MRIs, ICUs, NICUs, and psychiatric facilities that need their own specific layouts, a lot of the olde
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