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Illinois Board Approves Lurie Children's Second Pediatric Hospital
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago's certificate of need application for a pediatric hospital and outpatient center in Downers Grove on Nov. 5. The approximately 298,000-square-foot facility, a roughly $480 million investment, will be Lurie Children's first inpatient hospital outside its main Chicago location, featuring an emergency department, 48 inpatient beds, operating rooms, imaging, and specialty care including oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology and orthopedics. Pending a village permit, site excavation is planned for December, with the hospital expected to see its first patients in spring 2029.
Why it mattersIllinois Medicaid managed care plans and pediatric providers in the western suburbs may see expanded in-network capacity for specialty and inpatient pediatric care once the facility opens in 2029.