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26-048 Horizon Health, Paris

Announcements – Tuesday, October 20, 2026

NOTICE OF REVIEW AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC HEARING AND WRITTEN COMMENT

Under the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act, notice is given of receipt of an application to modernize/expand the Surgery department at an existing hospital in Paris. Project #26-048, Horizon Health, Paris. Applicant: Hospital & Medical Foundation of Paris, Inc. d/b/a Horizon Health. The applicant proposes to modernize and expand the surgery department at its critical access hospital, located at 721 East Court Street, Paris. Project cost: $27,440,000. The application was declared complete on October 20, 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. The State Board has tentatively scheduled consideration 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 November 4, 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, which will be available online 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 a.m. on January 19, 2027. The internet address used to access this report is:

www.hfsrb.illinois.gov

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​​​​​Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board
525 W. Jefferson St., Second Floor
Springfield, IL 62761
Email: DPH.HFSRB@Illinois.gov
Phone: (217) 782-3516
TTY: (800) 547-0466
Fax: (217) 785-4111

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