On October 22, the Illinois Health Facilities & Services Review Board approved Cook County Health’s (CCH) Certificate of Need (CON) to build a modern and efficient inpatient and outpatient facility on a vacant parcel immediately west of and adjacent to the current Provident Hospital located at 500 E. 51st Street, Chicago. The new facility will include expanded outpatient services and downsized inpatient facilities. The new facility will include a smaller replacement hospital with 42 medical/surgical beds and six ICU beds; eight operating suites as well as 70 outpatient exam rooms for the provision of comprehensive outpatient primary and specialty care, laboratory, diagnostic, dental, behavioral health and pharmacy services. A comprehensive emergency department with 18 bays is also planned. CCH expects the new facility will reduce the number of Provident patients having to travel to the Stroger campus for services not currently provided on the Provident campus. The new eight-story facility will cost approximately $240M. The debt service on the new facility will be paid for by the health system through patient revenues not local tax dollars.