New Illinois hospital welcomes its first patients

The new $152 million, 138-bed Adventist Bolingbrook Medical Center in Bolingbrook, IL, is now open for business and is the first non-replacement, full-service community hospital to open in Illinois since 1980. The contemporary facility with is in Will County, one of the nation's fastest growing areas. The rapid changes are affecting the local hospital landscape and, in turn, fueling political battles in the region.