CHICAGO (WLS) — A significant redevelopment is taking shape on the Southeast Side of Chicago.
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The new Advocate Trinity Hospital is set to rise at 8000 S DuSable Lake Shore Dr., marking a groundbreaking development for the area.
This venture is notable as it represents the first hospital construction in the region in over 100 years. Once completed, the facility will succeed the existing Trinity Hospital on 93rd Street.
After an 18-month planning period, hospital administrators and local officials convened on Tuesday to ceremonially commence construction on the expansive 23-acre site.
“Residents are seeking equitable healthcare access on the South Side, akin to what is available on the North Side,” explained Michele Baker Richardson, a board member of Advocate Health.
Gene Woods, CEO of Advocate Health Care, emphasized the community impact, stating, “This initiative is for our families—our grandparents, uncles, siblings, and children. They are the reason we are here today.”
Replacing the 115-year-old hospital that is Trinity, the new, 52-bed, state-of-the-art lakefront facility will sit on part of what was once the site of U.S. Steel South Works.
Mayor Brandon Johnson called it “a transformative moment for our city.”
It is transformative not only because of the hospital, but what its construction means for the entire area surrounding South Shore.
The new facility standing as an anchor, alongside the future Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, expected to open two years from now.
“This site has been vacant for over 30 years. And when the Steel Mills closed, the jobs went,” Seventh Ward Ald. Greg Mitchell said.
Trinity will remain open until the new hospital is complete and fully operational.
The new hospital is expected open during summer 2029.
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