UHS (Universal Health Services) Abuse Lawsuits in Illinois
Universal Health Services (UHS) operates several behavioral-health facilities in Illinois that have been named in lawsuits, criminal charges, and investigations involving the abuse of patients — many of them children.
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A Major Illinois Verdict Against a UHS Facility
On March 28, 2024, a Champaign County jury found Pavilion Behavioral Health System, a UHS subsidiary, negligent for failing to prevent the 2020 rape of a 13-year-old patient by a 16-year-old patient, and awarded $60 million in compensatory and $475 million in punitive damages.1,2 In October 2024 the trial court reduced the punitive award to $120 million (total $180 million). Both sides appealed. Per UHS's SEC filings, the parties reached a settlement approved by the court in the second quarter of 2025, the judgment has been vacated, and the settlement terms are confidential.3,4
UHS Facilities in Illinois Under Review
Regulatory & Compliance History (separate from abuse allegations)
HHS OIG records show several UHS Illinois facilities resolved allegations of employing Medicaid-excluded individuals: Hartgrove ($735,671.64, 2023), Streamwood ($180,001.71, 2023), and Garfield Park ($85,044.78, 2023). Each party contested the allegations and denied liability; no finding of liability was made.5,6,7 These are billing/exclusion compliance matters, not evidence of abuse.
Who Can File a Claim
If you were a patient at a UHS facility in Illinois and experienced sexual abuse or misconduct by staff or another patient, you may be able to pursue a civil claim — even if it happened years ago. Illinois law gives many survivors of childhood sexual abuse extended time to come forward. The only way to know your options is a free, confidential review. Contact us today.
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Reviewed by the team at Slater Slater Schulman LLP · Last reviewed June 12, 2026
Sources
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- 1.Universal Health Services Form 8-K — Pavilion verdict (event date March 28, 2024) — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, April 1, 2024 (accessed June 9, 2026)SEC filing ↩
- 2.News-Gazette courtroom coverage of the March 28, 2024 Pavilion verdict (patients' ages) — The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana), March 2024 (accessed June 9, 2026) ↩
- 3.Universal Health Services Form 8-K — remittitur of the Pavilion punitive award (event date October 10, 2024) — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, October 10, 2024 (accessed June 9, 2026)SEC filing ↩
- 4.Universal Health Services Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2025 — Pavilion settlement approved by the court in Q2 2025; judgment vacated; terms confidential — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, August 8, 2025 (accessed June 9, 2026)SEC filing ↩
- 5.HHS-OIG enforcement action: Hartgrove Behavioral Health System ($735,671.64, June 23, 2023) — HHS Office of Inspector General, June 23, 2023 (accessed June 9, 2026)Official .gov source ↩
- 6.HHS-OIG enforcement action: Streamwood Behavioral Health Hospital ($180,001.71, April 13, 2023) — HHS Office of Inspector General, April 13, 2023 (accessed June 9, 2026)Official .gov source ↩
- 7.HHS-OIG enforcement action: Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital ($85,044.78, 2023) — HHS Office of Inspector General, 2023 (accessed June 9, 2026)Official .gov source ↩
Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. The Pavilion verdict involved a different survivor and case; per UHS's SEC filings, the parties reached a court-approved settlement in the second quarter of 2025, the judgment was vacated, and the settlement terms are confidential. UHS denies the abuse allegations. The HHS-OIG matters are compliance settlements, denied, with no finding of liability.