A new Lurie Children’s pediatric hospital is coming to the western suburbs.
According to a press release, a Lurie Children’s is planning a “community-based pediatric hospital” in suburban Downers Grove. The proposed low-acuity hospital, officials said, will “be designed to meet the needs of a growing population of families in the region.”
“This new facility represents a significant and needed investment in local health infrastructure and pediatric health,”, Downers Grove Mayor Bob Barnett said in the release. New healthcare facilities are about more than expanding services – they are about being there and caring for our neighbors. We look forward to working with the team at Lurie Children’s and welcoming them to the community.”
Plans for the hospital include a pediatric emergency department, surgery suites, inpatient beds and several pediatric subspecialties, such as oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology and orthopedics.
The new facility would be Lurie Children’s first inpatient hospital outside its main location in Streeterville, Chicago. According to the hospital, nearly half of children in the western suburbs must leave their area to receive inpatient pediatric care.
“This is an exciting opportunity for Lurie Children’s to bring internationally recognized pediatric care closer to home for families in the western suburbs,” Tom Shanley, MD, President & CEO of Lurie Children’s said in the release. “Just as important, we are committed to engaging the community — listening, learning and shaping this facility around the needs of the families we serve.”
The expansion also comes after Lurie Children’s opened a state-of-the-art outpatient center in Schaumburg in September of 2025.
Planning for the Downers Grove facility is in its “early stages,” the release said, with the hospital working with design-build team Clayco, and construction firms Skender, ZGF and LJC.