The Carle Foundation, a not-for-profit, integrated healthcare system based in east central Illinois (18 outpatient locations and 2 hospitals) has announced plans to build a $23 million outpatient orthopedic and sports medicine center in the University of Illinois Research Park in Champaign, according to a report in the Champaign-Urbana News Gazette.
The foundation, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2018, is presently providing orthopedic and sports medicine services in two separate locations. The new plans are to construct a two-story, 52, 000 square foot facility will include a 32, 800 square foot clinical area with 66 exam rooms, a therapy gym and x-ray rooms as well as a 19, 194 square-foot non-clinical area.
The newspaper reports that the Carle Foundation has filed an application with the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board for approval of the project.
In 2014, Carle Foundation was named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, the nation’s leading online resource that helps consumers search, compare and connect with physicians and hospitals. The areas where Carle Foundation received its highest marks were in critical care, neurosciences, and gastrointestinal care.
