Lurie Children’s Hospital and Outpatient Center

This new pediatric hospital would expand access to specialized pediatric care for children and families across Chicago’s western suburbs.
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Clayco and LJC are the design-build team on Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s new pediatric hospital, emergency department, and outpatient center in Downers Grove. This project is a significant step toward expanding access to specialized pediatric care for children and families across Chicago’s western suburbs.

The Downers Grove campus (located in Esplanade at Locust Point in Downers Grove, near the intersection of I-88 and I-355 at 3300 Lacey Road) would complement, not replace, services at Lurie Children’s main hospital located in Streeterville, Chicago. The proposed project represents a $480 million investment in children’s health and would include a nearly 298,000-square-foot facility featuring a 48-bed hospital with intensive care capabilities, a dedicated pediatric emergency department, surgical services, advanced imaging, and comprehensive outpatient specialty care. The new facility would also consolidate services currently provided at Lurie Children’s Outpatient Center in Westchester. The project is expected to be funded through a combination of cash reserves, philanthropy and bond financing.

The Downers Grove project reflects Lurie Children’s ongoing commitment to improving access to pediatric healthcare throughout Illinois. As demand for pediatric specialty services has increased and several hospitals in the western suburbs have reduced or eliminated pediatric inpatient services in recent years, families have faced greater challenges accessing specialized care close to home.

The project will improve access to care by reducing travel burdens, increasing appointment availability and providing convenient access to emergency, inpatient, surgical and outpatient pediatric services closer to where families live.