A former Sears site on Chicago’s West Side will become a Rush University Medical Center for outpatient care, as announced Monday by Rush University System for Health.
The $70 million, 60,000-square-foot facility will be located just within city limits, at North and Harlem Avenues, where Galewood borders Elmwood Park, Oak Park and River Forest, significantly expanding access to multi-specialty care in Chicago. Ninety exam rooms will provide services ranging from urgent and primary care to imaging and diagnostics.
Construction is expected to begin in the latter half of this year, following state approval to break ground, with an expected completion date of January 2025.
According to ABC7 Chicago, Dr. Dino Rumoro, CEO of Rush Oak Park Hospital, said he’s been looking for a comprehensive outpatient center to complement the suburban hospital since becoming CEO in 2021.
The facility will have its urgent care, radiology department and lab for drawing blood on the ground floor, while the upper two stories will have rooms for non-urgent care that can be closed on weekends.
