Boyd Memorial Hospital’s White Hall clinic plan slips toward 2027 as funding is finalized

Boyd Memorial Hospital is still moving ahead with plans for a new clinic in White Hall, Illinois, but the project is now expected to take longer than originally signaled. Hospital officials say the opening, which site signage still lists as 2026, is likely to slide into 2027 because financing has not been finalized.

The proposed clinic is planned for Third Avenue and Olive Street in White Hall. It is meant to replace Boyd’s existing clinic in Roodhouse, not expand the system’s footprint.

Financing is still being worked out

Boyd spokesperson Karley Tucker said the hospital is still finalizing a loan before construction can begin. Officials had hoped to break ground in the summer, but they do not yet have a firm construction start date.

The financing gap is the main reason the timetable has shifted. The project has been estimated at about $2 million, and Boyd has already secured two $10,000 grants, one from White Hall and one from the Illinois Farm Bureau.

How the project developed

Boyd first announced the White Hall clinic in June 2025. At that time, the hospital said the new building would address space constraints at the Roodhouse clinic and give it room for a larger team.

Boyd CEO Stace Holland said in 2025 that the move was intended to modernize care rather than create a broader service expansion. The White Hall clinic is expected to house at least two full-time providers and support a full-time walk-in clinic.

Local stakes and wider plans

For White Hall and nearby Greene County residents, the clinic would offer a more accessible place for walk-in care. For Boyd, it would also solve a longstanding space problem at the Roodhouse site, which the hospital has described as too small for its staffing plans.

Later reporting in May said Boyd still expected the White Hall clinic to become the future home for Greene County ambulance plans, although the permanent location decision had not been finalized.

What remains unresolved

Several details are still open. Boyd has not confirmed when the loan will close, when construction will start or whether the clinic can still open in 2026.

It also remains unclear what the hospital will do with the current Roodhouse clinic building. Boyd officials have not said whether it will be sold, retained or repurposed.

For now, the White Hall clinic remains a live project with a slower and less certain timeline than the original sign suggests.