Mercy Hospital to Build Small Facility

Mercy Hospital is to build a smaller facility in response to comments by the state agency. Mercy Hospital and Centegra had both proposed similar projects - around 120 beds - in the McHenry market. However, the state commented that the area requires fewer beds than either of the proposed projects (approximately 70 beds). Now Mercy, which is looking to build at Three Oaks Road and Route 31, is proposing a smaller facility. The new plan calls for the construction of 70 beds in a facility that would be 90,000 sq ft. smaller than the original proposal. (The project is smaller than the 100-bed minimum required by the state for a new facility. Mercy wants the state to see the need for the hospital none the less.)