The current emergency room serves close to 52,000 patients a year.
The University of Chicago Medicine this week said it plans to build a new $36 million emergency room to replace its existing one, an aging facility that's been plagued with overcrowding and long wait times, according to Crain's Chicago Business.
The project was submitted for approval to the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board on Dec. 11. It would move the emergency room closer to the university's new hospital facility and would boost the number of beds from 36 to 42. The board is expected to vote on the plan in March.
The current emergency room, which serves close to 52,000 patients a year, is slated to be turned into offices.
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