CRYSTAL LAKE – The Crystal Lake City Council approved a preliminary plan Tuesday night for Mercyhealth’s proposed small hospital and medical office facility on Route 31. The 111,346-square-foot hospital at the southeast corner of the Route 31-Three Oaks Road intersection would house 11 medical-surgical beds, two intensive care beds, a comprehensive emergency room, two operating rooms, full-service radiology imaging, a laboratory and a pharmacy. A 39,922-square-foot office building connected to the hospital would have 42 examination rooms.