The public is invited to join a virtual session on Tuesday, July 26, to hear leaders of Advocate Aurora Health discuss pending changes at South Suburban Hospital, 17800 Kedzie Ave., Hazel Crest, including construction of a new state-of-the-art inpatient behavioral health unit and the dissolution of its labor and delivery services.
The public can register for the 6 to 7 p.m. session online. Questions can be submitted at [email protected].
As of Monday, Aug. 1, South Suburban Hospital will no longer offer labor and delivery services. Patients are being referred to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn. Expectant mothers can still receive care for pre-natal, post-partum and high-risk maternal fetal medicine at South Suburban.
The new behavioral health expansion will offer patient-centric therapeutic spaces and all private rooms with the latest technology. In addition to the 22-bed unit, the hospital will offer an integrated behavioral health model in primary care clinics and expanded access for pediatric patients. The unit is expected to open in 2023.
