NorthPointe Health wants to make part of a Roscoe facility a hospital

ROSCOE, Ill. (WTVO) — NorthPointe Health and Wellness is requesting the state of Illinois to turn part of its Roscoe facility into a neighborhood hospital.

“So our customer continues to ask us for resources locally. And one of those resources is a freestanding emergency room,” said Campus Director Gus Larson. “NorthPointe was just that extension of caring for people. So we did a brick-and-mortar here in 2007. And over the course of time, our customers have asked for more.”

NorthPointe has continued to provide improvements for patients over the years. In 2015, the campus received approval from the state for outpatient surgery, and last year, added a free-standing birth center as well.

The director said the campus wants to meet even more medical expectations from the community.

“You know, the people live and work in a community that meets their needs, and meeting their needs is also meeting their medical needs,” said Larson.

As of now, anyone calling 911 near NorthPointe will be transported by ambulance to Rockford or Beloit. The addition of an emergency room on NorthPointe’s campus would allow more people to be taken care of closer to home.

The neighborhood hospital would include 10 beds as well.

“You’ve probably heard long wait times as a nationwide story in emergency rooms. And we believe that happens because a lot of the communities are all funneling into the bigger cities,” said Larson. “We feel that we could help address some of those delays by providing emergency care close to home.”

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