Officials said they plan to open the NICU in 2019. Officials also said SwedishAmerican will undergo a $128.2 million expansion during the next several years.
With the certificate, SwedishAmerican may apply to the Illinois Department of Public Health for a level III neonatal designation, the highest designation recognized in Illinois.
Mercyhealth, also in Rockford, previously objected to SwedishAmerican’s plans to build the NICU, stating the addition of a second NICU in the area would “degrade services for the region’s most at-risk patients,” according to the report.
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