24-038 Kindred Hospital Sycamore

NOTICE OF REVIEW AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND WRITTEN COMMENT

In accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, notice is given of receipt to discontinue a long-term acute care (LTAC) facility in Chicago. Project #24-038, Kindred Hospital Sycamore, Sycamore. Applicants: Kindred Healthcare Operating, LLC, and Kindred Sycamore, LLC. The applicants propose to discontinue its 64-bed LTACH, located at 225 Edward Street, Sycamore—project cost: $0.00.

The application contained a Safety Net Impact Statement and was declared complete on December 4, 2024. A copy of the application may be viewed at the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board Office at the address below. To obtain a copy of an application, please call the office for details and copying fees at the number listed below. Consideration by the State Board has been tentatively scheduled for the May 6, 2025, State Board Meeting. Any person wanting a public hearing on the proposed project must submit a written request for a hearing to:

Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board
525 West Jefferson Street (2nd Floor)
Springfield, Illinois 62761
(217) 782-3516
(TTY# 800-547-0466 for hearing impaired only)

Requests for hearings must be received by this Agency no later than December 19, 2024. Any person wanting to submit written comments on this project must submit these comments by April 16, 2025.

The State Board will post its findings in a State Board Staff Report, available via the Internet on April 24, 2025. The public may submit written responses in support of or in opposition to the findings of the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board. The public will have until 9:00 am, April 28, 2025. The internet address used to access this report is:

www.hfsrb.illinois.gov