Janesville, Wis.-based Mercy Health System’s filed a CON application to build a 128-bed hospital in Crystal Lake, Ill., while Crystal Lake-based Centegra Health System’s applied to build a 128-bed facility in nearby Huntley, Ill.
The Board is unlikely to grant both requests, according to previous reports.
Read the Chicago Tribune report on the Centegra and Mercy CON applications.
Read previous coverage on Mercy Health and Centegra Health System:
– Competitors Question Wisconsin-Based Mercy Health’s Plans to Build Hospital in Chicago Suburb
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