Morris Hospital will finance a three part expansion and modernization plan using proceeds from this $60 million bond issuance. The first project is at the Diamond- Coal City single-story multi-specialty outpatient center. The center will be upgraded to contain 13,380 square feet of Imaging, Rehab, Occupational Medicine, Laboratory, Immediate Care, and physician offices. The second improvement will be at the Morris Main Hospital in Morris, IL. The Emergency Room will be relocated from the South to the East wing of the hospital, allowing the hospital to grow from 9 mostly semi-private to 17 all private rooms and treatment areas. The relocation of the Emergency Room allows the consolidation and modernization of Imaging and Cardiovascular Services. The Information Technology, Human Resources, Administration, HIM, Business Office, Scheduling, and other departments will relocate offsite to the annex or to other areas in the hospital allowing an increase of the Hospital’s patient care footprint. The third project will be at the two-story multi-specialty 15,336 square foot outpatient center in Ottawa, IL that will contain Imaging, Rehab, Occupational Medicine, Laboratory, Immediate Care, and physician offices on the first floor. The 13,369 square foot second story will be shelled out for future physician office growth and consolidation.
Morris Hospital (the “Hospital”) was founded in 1906 by four physicians in Morris, Illinois, and is now serving nineteen surrounding communities The Hospital has undergone numerous expansions and renovations in its 100 plus year existence, and it continues to expand, renovate and upgrade its facilities to serve its growing markets and expand the types and level of services available.
Morris Hospital also owns and operates twenty-two Healthcare Centers, three outpatient centers, and three facilities where space is rented out to independent physician practitioners, all of whom are on staff at Morris Hospital.
The Project closed in 2018.