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Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is the leading health care provider in Chicago’s North and Northwest suburbs

offering a Level I Trauma Center, access to national clinical trials and advanced medical technologies. As a nationally

recognized academic and research hospital, patients have access to the most advanced treatment in the areas of

cardiology, cancer, neurosciences, orthopedics and women’s health. Lutheran General Hospital is a member of

Advocate Health Care, Illinois’ largest health care system and one of the nation’s Top 10 Health Care systems.

Overview• 638-bed hospital

• Sixth largest hospital in Chicagoland

• A medical staff of physicians, dentists and other health care professionals who have distinguished themselves in Illinois and the nation as clinicians, teachers, researchers and leaders in health care

• 1,270 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties

• A medical education program which provides training to 37 fellows, 176 residents, and 914 medical students each year

• Emergency care for over 63,000 patients each year

• Level I Trauma Center offering 24-hour specialty care while serving as a resource hospital to the 11 Level II trauma centers in the region

• Cardiovascular, Orthopedic, Neurosciences and Oncology Institutes offering multidisciplinary care for patients with the most complex medical conditions

• Center for Advanced Care providing advanced treatments and emerging technologies in breast health, cancer care and diagnostic imaging

• In 2013 donors gave over $4.2 million to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

About Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Call 1.800.3.ADVOCATE (1.800.323.8622) to make an appointment, or visit advocatehealth.com/luth for more information.

Accolades

• Named one of the 100 Top Hospitals® by Truven Health Analytics for the 15th time in 2014 and one of only 14 hospitals to receive the 100 Top Hospitals® Everest Award for greatest rate of improvement over five consecutive years

• Recipient of the 2012 Illinois Performance Excellence Silver Award for demonstrating sound and notable continuous improvement processes

• 17 physicians recognized as one of Chicago Magazine’s Top Doctors in 2014

• Awarded the Get with the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as well as the Get with the Guidelines Gold Performance Achievement Award for Acute Myocardial Infarctions

• One of 28 hospitals recognized by the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) of the American College of Surgeons for achieve exemplary outcomes for surgical patient care

• Inpatient rehabilitation program accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) based on the exceptional care provided

• First hospital in the north and northwest suburbs to receive American Nurses Credentialing Center’s prestigious Magnet designation. The hospital also has been redesignated two times

• Redesignated a Blue Distinction Center for Hip and Knee Replacement by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois

• Designated a NICHE Hospital (Nurses Improving Care for HealthSystem Elders) because of the specialized care for elderly adults

Call 1.800.3.ADVOCATE (1.800.323.8622) to make an appointment, or visit advocatehealth.com/luth for more information.

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Advanced Technology• The first hospital in the Midwest to offer 3D Mammography

• Illinois CyberKnife

• Prone Breast Irradiation

• da Vinci® SI Robotic Surgical System

• Intra-operative MRI scan

• O-arm CT scan

• Interventional Neuroradiology program treating complex vascular diseases with a minimally invasive approach

• State of the art Electrophysiology Lab providing the most advanced treatments for heart rhythm disturbances

• The state’s largest hyperbaric treatment center for a diverse array of health conditions including non-healing wounds associated with diabetes, chronic bone infections and radiation tissue damage

Clinical Excellence• The most comprehensive robotic surgery program in the

Northern Suburbs of Chicago with 34 physicians trained to perform 28 different robotic procedures using the da Vinci® Robotic Surgical System

• Named a Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology (COEMIG) by American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL)

• Designated as a teaching epicenter for the training of colorectal surgeons to use the da Vinci® SI Robotic Surgical System

• Minimally invasive spine treatment program offers advanced care for those in need of spinal correction

• Scoliosis Treatment Center provides comprehensive diagnosis, treatment and care for individuals with scoliosis

• First hospital in the state to offer the revolutionary intra-operative MRI treatment of brain tumors

• Comprehensive Cancer Care including Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Surgical Oncology, Advanced Practice Nurses, clinical research, dedicated Survivorship Program, outpatient infusion center, and ancillary services offered in the Center for Advanced Care including radiation oncology, advanced imaging, Center for Thoracic Disease, and the Caldwell Breast Center

• Bariatric and Metabolic Center offers a holistic approach to weight loss

• Center for Fetal Care provides a multidisciplinary approach for caring for mothers carrying a child with known or suspected medical complications

• First hospital in Illinois and one of only 20 in the nation to perform minimally invasive fetoscopic laser ablation for Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome

• Bone Marrow Transplant Program

• The state’s first Time-of-Flight positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) technology

• The Midwest’s first electronic intensive care unit (eICU) provides intensive care patients with around-the-clock, real-time audio and video monitoring from one central command center

• James R. and Helen D. Russell Institute for Research and Innovation offers patients access to clinical trials and cutting edge medical research

2013 Patient Service Statistics• Admissions: 28,692

• Deliveries: 4,334

• ER Department visits: 63,016

• Outpatient registrations: 234,213

• Surgeries: 19,170

Community Commitment• Free weekly lecture series providing health education

to community

• Cancer Survivorship Program offering nutrition, exercise and wellness classes for individuals battling cancer

• Childbirth education classes to equip parents as they prepare for the birth of their baby

• Home to the Advocate Medical Group Adult Down Syndrome Center, the only center of its kind in Illinois

• Culturally sensitive care provided to members of Korean, South Asian and Polish Community including health and wellness lectures in Polish and Korean

• South Asian Cardiovascular Center, the only center in the Midwest to provide culturally sensitive cardiac services to those of South Asian descent

• The region’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) resource hospital, providing training and education to emergency medicine providers