Crystal Lake's First Hospital Prepares To Open To Patients In July

CRYSTAL LAKE, IL — More than two years after ground was broken on Crystal Lake’s first hospital, the facility will be open to patients late next month, Mercyhealth officials announced this week.

The $105 million Mercyhealth Hospital will open on July 24, bringing Crystal Lake a medical facility that officials have said has been much needed in the city for decades.

The new facility, which is located at Three Oaks Road and Route 31, will include private inpatient suites, private intensive care suites, surgery suites, and diagnostic services. Medical center services offered include family medicine, orthopedics and sports medicine, gastroenterology, general surgery, cardiology, cancer care, infusion therapy, chronic pain services, physical therapy, and lab and X-ray services.

But before the hospital officially opens, residents will be able to tour the facility in an open house that will take place on Saturday, July 15. The event will run between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and will offer a wellness clinic and live music along with other festivities to celebrate the hospital’s opening.

Prior to the open house, the Chamber of Commerce will host a private after-hours ribbon cutting to commemorate the hospital’s opening on July 13, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Both events will lead up to the hospital's opening, which officials said has been a long time coming for Crystal Lake residents.

"Most importantly, we are excited to give Crystal Lake residents access to emergency services, which have been severely lacking in Crystal Lake for decades,” Mercyhealth President and CEO Javo Bea said when ground was broken on the facility in June 2021.

“We have been privileged to provide high-quality physician and outpatient care to area residents for many years, and we are excited to take our services to the next level with this new multi-specialty clinic and hospital.”

The hospital's opening also will bring 150 new jobs to the region, hospital officials have said.