The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved Quincy Medical Group’s certificate of need applications for both the QMG Hospital and QMG Birth Center during its meeting April 26, Muddy River News reports.
The decision reversed a May 26, 2021 ruling when the board cited the project would create an unnecessary duplication of services. QMG appealed, submitting more documentation two months after the board issued its intent to deny.
The decision now allows Quincy Medical Group to establish a small format hospital in Quincy. The cost of the project is $61,142,058, and the expected completion date is Sept. 30, 2025. Construction on the hospital, and the three-bed birthing center, now can begin at the Quincy Town Center. which already is home to the QMG Surgery Center and Cancer Institute. Read more.
