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WHEREAS, Edward has applied for a Certificate of Need to build an outpatient surgical
center on the 60 acre site at 127th. Street and Van Dyke Road, which would be in addition
to the Edward Plainfield Outpatient Center and medical office building.
WHEREAS, the Village supports a comprehensive healthcare plan including a hospital
as proposed by F,dward while the surgical center proposed by Rush-Copley in Aurora,
Provena in Joliet, anal Adventist in Bolingbrook is a high profit enterprise and would. be
considered cherry picking.
WHEREAS, the Village has determined the appropriate zoning classification for an
outpatient center is OCI Office, Commercial, and Institutional District.
WHEREAS, both Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet and Rush-Copley Medical
Center in Aurora have opposed Edward's Plainfield hospital plan since it was proposed in
late 2003, arguing their facilities serve the area adequately. But now Rush-Copley and.
Provena joined a venture with Adventist to apply for a Certificate of Need to build their
own surgical center near the Edward Plainfield Outpatient Center.
WHEREAS, Rush-Copley and Provena had not worked toward improving access to
healthcare prior to the Edward Plainfield Hospital Proposal and. were protecting their own
business interests when they fought our Plainfield plans at the expense of bringing
emergency and inpatient services to Plainfield.
WHEREAS, Provena has worked. diligently to block discussions on the larger issue of
access in the region during their facility expansion and. would use the expansion into
Plainfield as an argument to block a hospital.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that because of its continued support for
the Edward Plainfield. Hospital project, the Village of Plainfield opposes the surgical
center being proposed by Rush, Provena, and Adventist in Plainfield and requests a
hearing by the Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board on the project.
AYES: Fay, Lamb, Manning, Collins, Racich, Dement.
NAPES: 0
ABSENT: 0
APPROVED this 6th day ofFebrua~•y, G he I'resi e t of the Village of Plainfield.
,i I?S WALDORF
V L,LAGE PRESIDE
ATT T:
S SAN M. JANIK, 1I~LAC~E CLERK
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February 7, 2006
Via Fax: (217) 785-4308
Don Jones
Illinois Health Facilities Planning Board
Re: Project #OG-U06 -- Plainfield Surgery Center LLC, Plainfield
Dear Mr..lones:
From the Office of
James A. Waldorf
Villa.~;e President
The Village of Plainfield respectfully requests a hearing on the Plainfield Surgery Center
proposal.
We would also like to request notification of the hearing once it has been scheduled.
if you. have any questions regarding this request, please contact my office at (815) 439-2921.
Sincerely,
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,lames A. Waldorf
Mayor
cc. Board of Trustees
Chris Minick, Village Administrator
?4401 ZKi'. Lockport Street Plainfield, II. X0544
Phone (`~15) 4~6-?0)3 Lax (815) 4~G-1950 web n~ww.plaintield-il.nr~