Lurie Children’s gets state approval for $480-million hospital in Downers Grove

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<p>Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago received state approval this month to build a $480-million pediatric hospital and outpatient center in Downers Grove, paving the way for the health system’s first inpatient hospital outside its Chicago campus.</p><p>The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved the hospital’s Certificate of Need application on Nov. 5, a key step toward expanding pediatric emergency and specialty care in the western suburbs.</p><p>The proposed 298,000-square-foot facility will include 48 inpatient beds, an emergency department, operating rooms…

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