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Lurie Children's Hospital plans to open pediatric hospital in Downers Grove
Summary
Lurie Children's announced plans to open a new inpatient pediatric hospital in Downers Grove that would include an emergency department, surgery suites, inpatient beds and several pediatric subspecialties.
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced plans this week to open a new pediatric hospital in Downers Grove, a west Chicago suburb. It would be Lurie Children’s first inpatient hospital outside its main Streeterville campus. The facility is described as serving children who do not need the highest level of care and would include an emergency department, surgery suites, inpatient beds, and pediatric subspecialties. Lurie said about 47% of children in the western suburbs now travel downtown for overnight hospital care.
Key details:
- The planned facility would include an emergency department, surgery suites, inpatient beds, and pediatric subspecialties such as oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology, and orthopedics.
- The hospital is intended for children who do not require the highest level of care, according to the announcement.
- This would be Lurie Children’s first inpatient hospital outside the Streeterville main hospital in Chicago.
- Lurie recently opened an outpatient facility in Schaumburg and currently operates 17 outpatient centers, six primary care locations, and 10 partner hospitals in the Chicago area.
- Lurie Children’s opened in 2012 as the successor to Children’s Memorial Hospital and is associated with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Summary:
The announcement describes an expansion of Lurie Children’s inpatient services into the western suburbs and notes that many local families currently travel downtown for overnight pediatric care. Undetermined at this time.
