25-035 The Rehabilitation Institute of Southern Illinois, Shiloh.

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 add beds to an existing Rehabilitation Hospital in Shiloh.  Project #25-035, The Rehabilitation Institute of Southern Illinois, Shiloh.  Applicants: The Rehabilitation Institute of Southern Illinois, LLC, Encompass Health Corporation, and BJC Health System d/b/a BJC Healthcare.  The Applicants propose to add 20 rehabilitation beds to an existing 40-bed Rehabilitation Hospital, located at 2351 Frank Scott Parkway East.  Project cost: $13,836,440.

The application contained a Safety Net Impact Statement and was deemed substantially complete on September 18, 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 February 26, 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 October 3, 2025. The public may also submit written comments on this project. All public written comments must be received by February 6, 2026.  HFSRB will post its findings in a HFSRB Staff Report, which will be available via the Internet on February 11, 2026. 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, February 17, 2026. The internet address used to access this report is:

www.hfsrb.illinois.gov