Advocate South Suburban Hospital opened its $88 million Center for Advanced Care on Monday, Aug. 3.
The new center provides modern facilities and enhanced capabilities for robotic and cardiac surgery. The 15-month construction project added 88,000 square feet to the hospital’s footprint and much-needed space for greater efficiencies for patient care teams in the operating rooms, cath labs, pre- and post-recovery space and sterile processing department.
“Advocate South Suburban’s new Center for Advanced Care will expand convenience and access to leading-edge surgery for thousands of people living on the southern tip of our service area,” said Rich Heim, president of Advocate Health Care’s Chicago Southland Region. Advocate South Suburban is part of Advocate Aurora Health, the 10th largest not-for-profit, integrated health system in the United States.
Upcoming construction phases will transform the look and feel of the hospital’s western entrance. In addition to reconfiguring parking for easier building access, patients can look forward to a new canopied driveway and a renovated suite for GI services and minor procedures by spring 2021. A new front lobby and administrative area are also part of next phase construction plans.
Advocate South Suburban Hospital, a designated Primary Stroke Center, has provided high-quality, compassionate care to the residents of Chicago’s South Suburbs since 1971. The hospital’s board-certified physicians have expertise in more than 50 sub-specialties, including advanced heart attack and stroke care, advanced levels of treatment in surgery that serves as a model for other health care providers.