25-013 OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center

NOTICE OF REVIEW AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND WRITTEN COMMENT

Per the requirements of the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act [20 ILCS 3960/], notice is given of receipt to discontinue clinical services at an existing acute care hospital in Ottawa.  Project #25-013, OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, Ottawa.  Applicants:  OSF Healthcare System, and Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center d/b/a OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center.  The Applicants propose to discontinue its 5-bed Intensive Care (ICU), and its 14-bed Obstetrics (OB) services at its hospital located at 1100 East Norris Drive, Ottawa.  Project cost: $0.00.

The application was deemed substantially complete on March 27, 2025. A copy of the application may be viewed at the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board (HFSRB) 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 HFSRB has been tentatively scheduled for the August 12, 2025, 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)

HFSRB staff must receive requests for hearings by April 11, 2025. The public may also submit written comments on this project. All public written comments must be received by July 23, 2025. HFSRB will post its findings in a HFSRB Staff Report, which will be available online on July 29, 2025. The public may submit written responses in support of or in opposition to the findings of the HFSRB staff. All written public comments about the HFSRB staff findings must be received before 9:00 am, August 4, 2025. The internet address used to access this report is:

www.hfsrb.illinois.gov