Project Updates
We encourage you to visit this page regularly to learn what is new during the campus development project at
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital and how it may affect your visit.
All construction activities will take place during times that local ordinances allow. We will take steps to reduce the impacts of noise, dust and lighting. We expect the new pavilions to open in March 2026.
Maternity Patients Now Enter Through Main Lake Forest Hospital Entrance
Maternity patients and all inpatient visitors must enter through the main entrance. Our staff will help you get to your destination.
The Bays (900) Medical Building Entrance is Closed
Please use the McGaw (800) Medical Building entrance to access the Bays Medical Building. You can park in Lots 5 or 7 to enter the McGaw Medical Building.
Hospital Chapel
The chapel is closed through March 2026. A temporary chapel is open for patients and visitors located on the second floor of the Waud Family Pavilion (E). Your care team or Front Desk staff can direct you.
Walking Trails
Walking trails next to the construction areas, including around the pond, will be closed during the project for safety. Other trails will stay open. Walking tails around the pond will reopen in summer 2024.
Road Closures
North Westmoreland Road will be closed from north of the Lake Forest Club to south of the east-west road leading to the Emergency Department.
Signs are posted to redirect traffic. We are working closely with local first responders and private ambulance companies to communicate routes
to the Emergency Department.
Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital and how it may affect your visit.
All construction activities will take place during times that local ordinances allow. We will take steps to reduce the impacts of noise, dust and lighting. We expect the new pavilions to open in March 2026.
Maternity Patients Now Enter Through Main Lake Forest Hospital Entrance
Maternity patients and all inpatient visitors must enter through the main entrance. Our staff will help you get to your destination.
The Bays (900) Medical Building Entrance is Closed
Please use the McGaw (800) Medical Building entrance to access the Bays Medical Building. You can park in Lots 5 or 7 to enter the McGaw Medical Building.
Hospital Chapel
The chapel is closed through March 2026. A temporary chapel is open for patients and visitors located on the second floor of the Waud Family Pavilion (E). Your care team or Front Desk staff can direct you.
Walking Trails
Walking trails next to the construction areas, including around the pond, will be closed during the project for safety. Other trails will stay open. Walking tails around the pond will reopen in summer 2024.
Road Closures
North Westmoreland Road will be closed from north of the Lake Forest Club to south of the east-west road leading to the Emergency Department.
Signs are posted to redirect traffic. We are working closely with local first responders and private ambulance companies to communicate routes
to the Emergency Department.