Lost track of #ID. The #information was a ul not div as origionally created. removed nesting div inside ul :
$(data).find("#HospitalDescriptions").find('th').filter(function(){
if (this.innerHTML !== '') {
var bgcolor = $( this ).css( "background-color" );
var txtcolor = $( this ).css( "color" );
if (bgcolor !== ''){
$('#information').append('<li><span style="background-color:' + bgcolor + ';color:' + txtcolor + ';">' + this.innerHTML + '</span></li>');
} else {
$('#information').append('<li>' + this.innerHTML + '</li>');
}
}
$('#information').listview('refresh');
});