Ann & Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital Of Chicago Plans New Pediatric Hospital In Downers Grove, Illinois

The low-acuity hospital will include an ED, surgery suites, inpatient beds, and subspecialties such as oncology and cardiology.
Published: January 29, 2026

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (Chicago) plans to develop a new low-acuity pediatric hospital in the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove, Ill., according to a news release.

Plans include a pediatric emergency department (ED), surgery suites, inpatient beds, and pediatric subspecialties such as oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology, and orthopedics.

The project team includes design-build firm Clayco (Chicago), construction firm Skender (Chicago), architecture firm ZGF Architects (Portland, Ore.), and design and engineering firm Lamar Johnson Collaborative (LJC) Design & Engineering (Chicago), a subsidiary of Clayco.

Read more about Lurie Children’s Hospital here.

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