The 360,000-square-foot, five-story hospital, called Centegra Hospital-Huntley, is expected to employ more than 1,000 people, including approximately 200 physicians and 450 associates to be hired initially, according to the report. The hospital will house 100 medical surgical beds, a full-service emergency department, eight intensive care unit beds, 24-hour pediatric care, a special care nursery, a women’s center with 20 private obstetric rooms, a joint and hip replacement center, a new cardiac catheterization laboratory and cardiology services, according to the report. It will also have a helipad for the transportation of critical care patients.
Centegra Hospital-Huntley’s campus will include the Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center, which includes an outdoor pool and two medical office buildings, according to the report. The medical office buildings will be completed in 2017.
Centegra, the largest employer in McHenry County, operates hospitals in McHenry, Ill., and Woodstock, Ill. Combined, Centegra hospitals serve a total of 325,000 patients annually, according to the report. The new hospital will add about 100,000 patients.
“We’ve taken the best of everything we’ve got at McHenry and Woodstock and brought it together here,” said Mike Eesley, Centegra Health System CEO, according to the report.
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