Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital has applied to a state board to begin a $389 million expansion and modernization project that would add nearly 100 beds to meet high demand, the Chicago Tribune reports.
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board must first approve the project, which Northwestern officials discussed at a Lake Forest City Council meeting earlier this year. If approved, construction could begin in June, and wrap up by April 2028, according to an application submitted to the board.
As part of the project, Northwestern is proposing building an addition on to the hospital. The project would add 96 inpatient beds, including 12 intensive care unit beds, nearly doubling the number of the hospital’s inpatient beds to a total of 210.
The hospital would also relocate and expand its emergency department, imaging equipment and inpatient rehabilitation services.
It would include about 290,000 square feet of new construction. Read more.
