Polly Davenport, right, interim president of Alexian Brothers Medical Center, addresses the crowd at the town hall in Elk Grove Village Thursday. David Bordo, chief clinical officer for Ascension Illinois, listens. Steve Zalusky/szalusky@dailyherald.com

Ascension Health officials fielded sharp criticism about their decision to shut down labor and delivery services at the hospital system’s Elk Grove Village medical center during a town hall Thursday night.

Ascension officials plan to end labor and delivery services at Alexian Brothers Medical Center and consolidate those offerings at Ascension Saint Alexius Women and Children’s Hospital in Hoffman Estates.

Services will cease pending approval from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board on Nov. 18. If the board allows i

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