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26-046 OrthoIllinois Surgery Center Elgin

Announcements – Wednesday, October 7, 2026

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 establish additional surgical suites at an existing Ambulatory Surgery Treatment Center (ASTC) in Elgin. Project #26-046, OrthoIllinois Surgery Center Elgin, LLC, Elgin. Applicants: OrthoIllinois Surgery Center Elgin, LLC. The applicant proposes to add two surgical suites to the existing four-suite ASTC, resulting in a six-suite ASTC, located at 2440 Aft Lane, Elgin. Project cost: $15,719,234.

The application contained a Safety Net Impact Statement and was declared complete on October 7, 2026. 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 January 26, 2027, 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 October 22, 2026. Any person wanting to submit written comments on this project must submit these comments by January 6, 2027.  The State Board will post its findings in a State Board Staff Report, and the report will be made available via the internet on January 12, 2027. 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, January 19, 2027. The internet address used to access this report is:  www.hfsrb.illinois.gov 

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