Illinois Approves 100-Bed Behavioral Health Hospital In New Lenox

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board has approved the construction of a 100-bed psychiatric hospital in New Lenox. The new facility will be built by Silver Cross Hospital in partnership with US HealthVest in order to allow the hospital to serve more patients battling with mental health and substance abuse crises.

Silver Cross Hospital previously had a 20-bed adult inpatient mental unit, but the unit has been deemed too small by the hospital's administration. By partnering with US HealthVest, however, the hospital plans on being able to serve a much larger volume of youth, adult . . .