25-028 Sozo Surgery Center, LLC
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 establish an Ambulatory Surgery Treatment Center (ASTC), in Niles. Project #25-028, Sozo Surgery Center, Niles. Applicants: Sozo Surgery Center, LLC. The Applicant proposes to establish a single-specialty ASTC providing plastic and reconstructive surgery in 2,100 GSF of modernized space, located at 7157 West Howard Street, Niles. Project cost: $1,131,304.
The application contained a Safety Net Impact Statement and was deemed substantially complete on August 1, 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 January 13, 2026, 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 August 16, 2025. The public may also submit written comments on this project. All public written comments must be received by December 26, 2025. HFSRB will post its findings in a HFSRB Staff Report, which will be available via the Internet on September 11, 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, January 5, 2026. The internet address used to access this report is:
www.hfsrb.illinois.gov