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Rush-Copley Set To Break Ground on Yorkville Emergency Center

New facility to provide 24-hour, seven-day-a-week care.

Residents of Yorkville and all of Kendall County will have access to 24-hour emergency medical care in their community in spring 2012, thanks to a decision by Aurora-based medical center Rush-Copley.

In early January the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved Rush-Copley’s plans to build a freestanding emergency center on the existing Rush-Copley Healthcare Center campus in Yorkville, located at 1100 W. Veterans Parkway in the city.

Nancy Wilson, vice president of ancillary services with Rush-Copley, said that the new emergency center will fill a need in both the city and county.

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“Right now Kendall County doesn’t have a hospital,” Wilson said. “The freestanding emergency center concept is designed to bring emergency medical care to residents living in areas that are a little bit more rural. This is an extremely important component of health care for Kendall County.”

The closest emergency rooms to Yorkville currently are in Sandwich and Aurora.

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Rush-Copley already operates its Rush-Copley Healthcare Centerat the Veterans Parkway site in Yorkville. But this center only provides care for non-life-threatening illnesses and injuries. The Healthcare Center also has limited hours; it is open daily from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.

The emergency center is different. It will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year. Certified emergency physicians and emergency nurses will staff the center.

Bart Olson, Yorkville’s city administrator, said he is excited about Rush-Copley’s plans for the city.

“We are always excited when a local business expands,” Olson said. “It’s especially exciting in this case because we are looking at a business that will provide extra health care services.”

The emergency center is scheduled to cost $6.3 million to build and will cover 6,415 square feet. The center will treat patients who need emergency care because of ailments such as broken bones, burns and allergic reactions.

Patients suffering from more serious injuries or illnesses, such as heart attacks or strokes, would be transported to a nearby hospital emergency room.

Wilson said that construction crews will break ground on the project this spring. The timetable calls for the emergency center to open after a construction period of 12 months.

“We’ve been running our health care center in Yorkville since the summer of 2008. This move is the next component of the development of that campus. It represents the next level of service,” Wilson said.

“There is nothing but excitement here about this. We’re happy to do what we can to make sure that the residents of Kendall County have quicker and easier access to health care.”

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