Loyola Medicine Receives Approval for New Ambulatory Care Center in Tinley Park
December 14, 2021
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MAYWOOD, IL – This afternoon, the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved Loyola Medicine's proposal to build a new advanced ambulatory care center in Tinley Park. Loyola Medicine President and CEO Shawn P. Vincent celebrated the decision, saying, "We look forward to expanding our reach to patients in the southwest suburbs. With this new development, we hope to further our mission of being a compassionate and transforming healing presence within our communities by providing local residents exceptional academic medical care conveniently located in their neighborhoods."
The Loyola Medicine Southwest Ambulatory Care Center, located at the southeast corner of 179th Street and LaGrange Road, will serve more than 15,000 patients. Staffed by approximately 50 physicians, the facility will offer a range of medical specialties including oncology, cardiology, digestive health, endocrinology, gynecology and urogynecology, hepatology, neurology, orthopaedics, otolaryngology and audiology, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, primary care, pulmonology, radiology and sports medicine.
Trinity Health has committed $69 million for the development. The new facility will include a comprehensive cancer care center, an immediate care center, an imaging center, a retail pharmacy, fifty exam rooms, eight procedure rooms, an X-ray suite and a laboratory to support multiple disciplines.
Village of Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz welcomed the project which will bring as many as 130 new jobs to the community. "We couldn’t be more excited that Loyola Medicine has chosen Tinley Park for its brand-new ambulatory care center. Not only is it an honor to have such a respected and esteemed medical establishment in town, but it will also be great to have access to that kind of quality care right here in our backyard."
Construction on the 70,000-square-foot, two-story building will begin shortly after the ceremonial groundbreaking event on December 15 at 10 am CT. The facility is scheduled to open in August 2023.
About Loyola Medicine
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke center, transplant center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.
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About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).