Hospital Changes

Peter Rogan

Roger Ehmen

Edgewater Hospital in the '90s

Edgewater's Turnaround

Peter Rogan Sells

Senior Citizens Show Up at Hospital

Seniors Who Weren't Sick

The Mysterious Second Floor

Dr. Gee

FBI Investigates

Patients who were not sick were being admitted to Edgewater Hospital and placed on a second floor unit. This mysterious section of the hospital was off-limits to most staff...leaving them wondering what was happening. Before long, the FBI opened an investigation.

See pictures of Edgewater's infamous patient: John Wayne Gacy and more on the episode page of our website: IftheWallsCouldTalkPodcast.com

Backdraft was one of the handful of movies filmed at Edgewater Hospital. Hear an in-depth interview about the making of the movie on Episode 302 of the Chicago History Podcast. 

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This episode was written and produced by: Todd Ganz

**Meet Stephani and Todd at the Elmhurst Library, Mon., 2/16/26 at 7pm for "Sick & Corrupt: The True Crimes at Edgewater Hospital". In-person or online. Get more details and register here.

Patients who were not sick were being admitted to Edgewater Hospital and placed on a second floor unit. This mysterious section of the hospital was off-limits to most staff...leaving them wondering what was happening. Before long, the FBI opened an investigation.
See pictures of Edgewater's infamous patient: John Wayne Gacy and more on the episode page of our website: <a href="https://ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast.com/episodes/strange-management/">IftheWallsCouldTalkPodcast.com</a>
Backdraft was one of the handful of movies filmed at Edgewater Hospital. Hear an in-depth interview about the making of the movie on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-302-chicago-history-podcast-at-the-movies/id1510066357?i=1000522729148">Episode 302</a> of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chicago-history-podcast/id1510066357">Chicago History Podcast</a>.&nbsp;
Hear hours of bonus stories, interviews and behind-the-scenes content by supporting us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/join/ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast">Patreon</a>.&nbsp;
Find additional photos on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ifthewallscouldtalkpodcast/">Instagram</a> and our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ifthewalls">Facebook Group</a>.
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This episode was written and produced by: Todd Ganz
**Meet Stephani and Todd at the Elmhurst Library, Mon., 2/16/26 at 7pm for "Sick &amp; Corrupt: The True Crimes at Edgewater Hospital". In-person or online. <a href="https://elmhurstpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/15140893">Get more details and register here</a>.

A struggling Chicago hospital did just about anything to admit patients. During the '90s and 2000s, Edgewater Hospital performed hundreds of unnecessary heart surgeries on patients just to pad its bottom line. Multiple patients died. Hear what lengths the government went in order to stop the fraud and why many believe the owner got away with it. Former employees, patients, investigators, and urban explorers recount the tangled history of what happened within the walls of Chicago's Edgewater Hospital.

A struggling Chicago hospital did just about anything to admit patients. During the '90s and 2000s, Edgewater Hospital performed hundreds of unnecessary heart surgeries on patients just to pad its bottom line. Multiple patients died. Hear what lengths the government went in order to stop the fraud and why many believe the owner got away with it. Former employees, patients, investigators, and urban explorers recount the tangled history of what happened within the walls of Chicago's Edgewater Hospital.

What happens when a group of bad apples take over a Chicago hospital...

If the Walls Could Talk

A struggling hospital performed hundreds of unnecessary surgeries on patients simply to pad its bottom line. The fraud scheme at Chicago's Edgewater Hospital during the 1990s and 2000s claimed the lives of multiple patients. Hear former hospital employees, patients, investigators, and urban explorers recount the tangled history of what happened within the walls of Edgewater Hospital and how the villainous owner got away with it.

A struggling hospital performed hundreds of unnecessary surgeries on patients simply to pad its bottom line. The fraud scheme at Chicago's Edgewater Hospital during the 1990s and 2000s claimed the lives of multiple patients. Hear former hospital employees, patients, investigators, and urban explorers recount the tangled history of what happened within the walls of Edgewater Hospital and how the villainous owner got away with it.

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