Mercy Rockford Health System issued the following announcement on Dec. 10.
Two years and ten months after Mercyhealth broke ground on Mercyhealth’s Javon Bea Hospital and Physician Clinic–Riverside, the public was invited to tour the largest construction project in Rockford’s history.
On Saturday, December 8, Mercyhealth’s employee/partners who will work in the new $505 million, 563,000 square foot hospital and physician clinic stood along the tour route to speak with members of the community about the highly specialized care they will provide children and adults in the 6-story hospital and 4-story physician clinic.
“The sickest of the sickest will be cared for at this hospital,” said Javon R. Bea, Mercyhealth President and CEO. “This pillar of the Earth will serve people’s bodies, minds and souls as a center of healing and comfort.”
Mercyhealth’s Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside has 194-patient beds, houses the region’s largest Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit that provides the highest level of specialized care, the only Small Baby Unit in the region, an Adult and Pediatric Emergency Trauma Center, Adult Medical and Surgical Units, hybrid operating suites and more.
The Public Open House was a celebration of the communities of northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin—the areas Mercyhealth serves with more than 2.4 million patient visits a year. Hammy from the Rockford IceHogs was at the celebration, as well as Chilly for the Janesville Jets. Guests were also treated to music provided by students from Belvidere North High School, West Middle School and a performance by legendary saxophonist and Rockford native Harlan Jefferson.
The health and wellness expo featured an opportunity for the public to meet the physicians and other providers who will care for them at the new hospital.
“This new specialty referral hospital and clinic, combined with the $50 million commitment already made to the Javon Bea Hospital and Physician Clinic–Rockton, will bring the breadth and depth of medical services in the Rockford region to an exciting new level,” said Bea.
Mercyhealth’s Javon Bea Hospital–Riverside officially opens to patients on Saturday, January 5, 2019.
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Source: Mercy Rockford Health System
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