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IMPORTANT REMINDERS

  • All correspondence must be received through HFSRB’s official email address (dph.hfsrb@illinois.gov).  Correspondence submitted through other emails will not be considered received and will not be processed or reviewed.
  • Applications for Certificate of Need permits, Certificate of Exemptions, and requests for Extension of Financial Commitment, Permit Renewal, and Permit Alteration can be submitted via dph.hfsrb@illinois.gov.  In lieu of this process, applications and requests can be submitted to HFSRB’s principal office:  525 West Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor, Springfield, Illinois 62761.  At this time, all fees associated with the above-referenced applications and requests must be mailed to HFSRB's principal office in Springfield.
  • HFSRB will take no action on any request that requires a fee until the fee payment is received at HFSRB’s principal office.
  • Effective July 1, 2025, revisions to HFSRB’s rules at 77 Ill. Adm. Code 1130 take effect.  These changes center on definitions, technical assistance, fees, extension of financial commitment, permit renewal, and permit alterations.  Applications for permit or exemption, and post-permit transactions received by HFSRB on or after July 1, 2025, will be subject to the new rules and fee requirements.
  • The new rules can be viewed here. When viewing the rules in the Illinois Register, go to Pages 92-153.  In addition, a summary of the rule changes can be viewed here: Changes to Part 1130

25-017 Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Announcements – Monday, April 7, 2025

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 modernize Newborn Nursery services at an existing acute care hospital in Hinsdale.  Project #25-016, AdventHealth Hinsdale f/k/a Adventist Hinsdale Hospital, Hinsdale.  Applicants:  Adventist Midwest Health d/b/a AdventHealth Hinsdale, Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corporation d/b/a AdventHealth, Adventist Health System/Sunbelt Inc., and The University of Chicago Medical Center.  The Applicants propose to modernize their existing Level I, II, and III nurseries in 19,190 GSF of existing space, located in the hospital at 120 North Oak Street, Hinsdale.  Project cost: $22,626,261.

The application was deemed substantially complete on April 4, 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 June 24, 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 21, 2025. The public may also submit written comments on this project. All public written comments must be received by June 4, 2025.  HFSRB will post its findings in a HFSRB Staff Report, which will be available via the Internet on June 10, 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, June 16, 2025. The internet address used to access this report is:

www.hfsrb.illinois.gov

 

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