Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Ill., will expand specialty care and launch a physician training program under a partnership with Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The two medical centers say the expansion will enhance academic medicine in the city's western suburbs.
"The level of services, whether you go to Rush-Copley or Rush Medical Center, will become similar," said Barry Finn, CEO of Rush-Copley. "The same people will be involved in your care across locations. That's very different than what's happening today."
Investments in clinical programs at Rush-Copley will offer patients more comprehensive neurosciences, neonatal and women's health services. The hospital will also create a new residency program in emergency medicine, and plans to start doing more clinical studies.
The latest expansion plan is in addition to a $52 million project to expand and modernize operating and recovery rooms at Rush-Copley, which is expected to be finished in 2018.