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JANUARY 31, 2013
Vol. 7 No. 30
Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital
5 YEARS AND GOING STRONG Once a dream, hospital is now an integral part of village’s health care By Laura Katauskas Staff Reporter
Building a hospital in Bolingbrook was once thought of as a dream. Now, touting it as an essential part of the community, Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital celebrates its fifth anniversary, with village officials praising its existence. Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital, 500 Remington Blvd. Bolingbrook, opened
Jan. 14, 2008. At the time, it was the first new hospital in Illinois to be built in more than 25 years. It took three years to complete construction. The all-private-bed hospital specializes in cardiac care, imaging services, pain treatment and management, surgical services and a Women’s Care Center.The 300,000 square-foot hospital includes a Level II Trauma Center and Children’s Emergency Room. Bolingbrook Fire Chief David Litton said the impact the hospital has made on the community has been significant in several ways. First, the fire department/ See HOSPITAL, page 5
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The Greene family (clockwise, from top), Malcolm Greene, Malcolm Greene II, newborn Emanuel Greene and mother Curry Greene, all of Joliet, pose before a photo of Malcolm Greene II at Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital. His photo hangs at the hospital, commemorating him as one of the first babies born there.