Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has begun planning for a low-acuity pediatric hospital in west suburban Downers Grove, Ill., which would be its first inpatient facility outside downtown Chicago. If approved, it would be Lurie Children’s first inpatient hospital outside its flagship Streeterville campus. Hospital officials said nearly half of children living in Chicago’s western suburbs—about 47%—currently must leave their communities to receive inpatient pediatric care. Hospital leaders described the project as a key component of Lurie Children’s long-term growth strategy as it evolves from a single hospital into a more integrated pediatric health care system. In addition to its main hospital, Lurie Children’s operates more than 20 outpatient centers and partners with 10 hospitals across the Chicago area.