The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board voted 7-1 on June 24 to allow Advocate Health Care to move forward with a new hospital project in Chicago, the board confirmed to Becker’s.
Four things to know:
1. The project will create a new Advocate Trinity Hospital to replace the current 115-year-old facility. It is part of a broader $1 billion investment aimed at expanding healthcare access on Chicago’s South Side.
2. The new hospital will be a $320 million, 40-bed acute care facility, including 36 medical-surgical beds and four intensive care beds, according to review board documents.
3. A groundbreaking ceremony is expected later in 2025, and the hospital is expected to be operational in 2029, an Advocate spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
4. As part of the $1 billion investment, Advocate also plans to dedicate more than $500 million to expanding outpatient care, with a goal of adding more than 85,000 appointments annually.
“Gaining regulatory approval to build a replacement hospital and once built, discontinue the current hospital, is just one aspect of our comprehensive $1 billion investment on the South Side to improve health and wellness,” an Advocate spokesperson said in a statement shared with Becker’s.
Other efforts include establishing 10 new neighborhood care locations and implementing a mobile medicine vehicle, according to the statement.
This story was updated at 1:10 p.m. Central time on June 30.
