Officials at Centegra say Crystal Lake doesn’t need another hospital. Hadley Streng, senior vice president for strategy and development for Centegra, said the organization’s position on the matter “has not changed in the nearly 15 years since Mercy Health [System] first tried to build a hospital in Crystal Lake,” according to the report.
Mercy Health System submitted an application to the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board to build a 13-bed microhospital in Crystal Lake. The facility would also include an emergency room, two operating rooms and a clinic, into which Mercy Health would transfer its four existing Crystal Lake clinics and one in Lake in the Hills, Ill.
“There is no need for the services Mercy proposes, and Crystal Lake is not the right location for a new hospital, no matter its size. The [review board] already determined there was a need for a new hospital, a need that was met when Centegra Hospital – Huntley opened in August 2016,” said Ms. Streng, according to the report.
Mercy Health System CEO Javon Bea said the proposed facility is needed, especially among people with limited means of transportation.
“This is something that is very much needed because those services do not currently exist,” said Mr. Bea, according to the report. “I reached out to both nearby competitors before our announcement to provide them with an opportunity to understand our proposal and collaborate in the delivery of health care to patients who would use the planned facility. We remain very open to working together.”
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