Monday, June 27, 2011
Centegra Health System’s and Mercy Health System’s Certificate of Need applications by the numbers.
If you glance at the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Certificate of Need application Centegra Health Center and Mercy Health Center each submitted, there are lots of numbers that jump out. From bed space to the distance between each proposed hospital and existing hospitals, the information is dense. A few of facts, by the numbers: -Centegra Health System’s Huntley project would cost $233 million. -Mercy’s plan would cost $200 million -A Huntley hospital would create 800 construction jobs and more than 1,000 health care jobs, according to the hospital. -A Crystal Lake hospital would create 800 construction jobs and 850 full-time jobs, according to Mercy. -Each hospital would have 128 beds, 100 of those general medical/surgical beds …
Area hospitals make arguments against both plans.
Centegra Health Care System has been doing a media and public relations blitz for months publicizing its plan to build a Huntley hospital, sending regular updates to the media and using its website to generate support. Critics of Centegra’s plan have been just as busy launching a counter blitz; raising questions like does the area really need more hospital beds. Sherman Hospital in Elgin has been vocal about its opposition arguing that there is a surplus of beds at area hospitals, which means the area doesn’t need additional beds. The Elgin hospital also was among the first to make the argument that Centegra’s project would threaten its ability to offer what is termed as the “safety net,” the amount of charity hospitals provide to the poor…
Thousands of people write to Illinois Health Facilities and Review Board to give their support to plans.
Ken and Mary Kozy were a bit concerned about moving into a community without its own hospital. But Sun City Huntley was where they wanted to be so they put any concerns behind them and purchased a home in the over 55 community off of Route 47. Five years later, the couple is championing the idea of Centegra Health System building a 128-bed hospital in their hometown. “We have a community of 7,000, 55 plus (residents) here. On average, we have a higher need for a hospital,” Ken Kozy said, adding a hospital would also benefit Huntley’s large population of families. Mary and Ken are healthy, having needed an emergency room only once since they moved from Wheaton. Mary said Ken was bitten by a yellow jacket and went to Centegra’s Woodstock …
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Centegra stresses a Huntley hospital would serve growing population, but officials from Sherman Hospital in Elgin said the report reinforces its objections.
Centegra Health System officials downplayed a report that said a proposed 128-bed Centegra Huntley hospital does not meet state criteria and would negatively affect neighboring hospitals. The Illinois Facilities and Services Review Board received a report from staff this week stating Centegra’s plan exceeds the recommended number of beds by 17, the state recommendation for the planning area that consists of southern McHenry County and a portion of northern Kane County. There are hospitals within 30 minutes away that are not at capacity in terms of bed space, the report stated. IFSRB staff had a similar finding for a proposed Mercy Health System hospital in Crystal Lake. Mercy officials were not available for comment late Tuesday. Susan …
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Hospitals ask the state board reviewing applications for the hospitals delay decision.
A lawyer for three area hospitals opposing Centegra Health System’s and Mercy Health System’s applications to a state review board to build vying hospitals is asking the board postpone a decision at its upcoming meeting. A new argument raised by the hospitals centers around a piece of legislation passed in 2009 created following two incidents of corruption surrounding the Illinois Health Facilities and Review Board. The Illinois Health Facilities Planning Act creates a Center for Comprehensive Health Planning, which would be a separate body from the board whose mission would be to develop a master plan for health care, analyze Certificate of Need applications and determine how those application fit into a master health care plan, attorney …
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12:22 pm on Thursday, July 28, 2011
The reason Mercy didn't have the huge number of letters of support was because Centegra forced their associates to sign one and also made us take them to are family, friends and neighbors.. I you didn't do it .. They made you feel fearful for your job, at least in my department. I should know i was an employee.. I would not recommend Centegra in your area. Mercy 's leadership are much more … more ›