Hospital
Association
Northwest Community Healthcare
Background Statement
For more than 40 years,
Northwest Community Healthcare has provided quality,
compassionate healthcare services to the people of the
northwest suburbs. Northwest Community Healthcare includes
Northwest Community Hospital, three 24-hour Treatment Centers,
the Day Surgery Center, Wellness Center, home healthcare
services and six physician office locations. With a dedicated
medical staff of 700 community-based physicians, Northwest
Community offers an extensive range of services and is
recognized for excellence in cancer care, cardiology,
emergency medicine, mental health, orthopedics and
rehabilitation, and women’s and children’s services. In
November 2000, Northwest Community Hospital was named as one
of the nation’s Top Orthopedic Hospitals by the HCIA-Sachs
Institute and Human Motion Institute. Six months earlier,
Northwest Community was named as one of the Top 100 Heart
Hospitals in the nation by HCIA-Sachs. It is one of only two
hospitals in the state of Illinois to be awarded both
distinctions.
Northwest Community
Healthcare
Opened as Northwest Community
Hospital on December 2, 1959, today the hospital is part of
Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH), which includes
facilities in:
- Arlington Heights
- Buffalo Grove
- Lake Zurich
- Palatine
- Schaumburg
Facilities:
- A more than 500-bed hospital
offering a full range of medically advanced inpatient and
outpatient services
- Three 24-hour treatment
centers located in Buffalo Grove, Lake Zurich and Schaumburg
- Same-day outpatient surgery
center
- A Wellness Center in
Arlington Heights and a Fitness Center managed on behalf of
the Buffalo Grove Park District in Buffalo Grove that
promote healthy lifestyles through education, fitness,
health, and rehabilitation
- Five medical office
locations
- The new Center for Specialty
Medicine is being constructed on the NCH Arlington Heights
campus and will consist of two floors (52,000 square feet)
of advanced hospital diagnostic services and six floors
(103,000 square feet) of private physicians offices. Also, a
parking structure will be built next to the Center and
campus roadways will be improved. When completed in the
summer of 2003, these new enhancements will improve access
to medical services, save time and add convenience for
patients and family members
Medical services
Cancer services Cardiovascular
services Corporate Health services Emergency services Home
Healthcare services Mental Health Network Orthopedic services
Women’s and Children’s services
Medical Highlights:
Cardiovascular Services In May
2000, NCH was selected as one of the top 100 heart hospitals
in the nation by HCIA-Sachs* as a result of the findings of
its Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success study. NCH was one
of only four hospitals in the state if Illinois included on
the list that highlighted excellence in cardiovascular care.
NCH was recognized for its outstanding performance in the
treatment of heart attacks and procedures such as coronary
angioplasty and coronary bypass surgery. In addition, NCH’s
surgical Open Heart Program remains among the top 10 Chicago
area heart programs for the number of heart surgeries
performed in the past year-totaling more than many of the
area’s major teaching hospitals while consistently exceeding
national benchmarks for quality of care. *A
nationally-recognized healthcare information management firm
(now known as Solucient)
Cancer Services NCH has one of
the top 10 cancer programs in Illinois. It is one of the
leading Chicago-Area hospitals for the detection of new breast
cancer cases. The program offers diagnostic and treatment
services for nearly 1,000 new patients each year.
Women and Children’s Services
NCH has delivered more than 100,000 babies since it began
serving the community more than 40 years ago. It is a leader
in the delivery of OB services. Physicians from NCH and
Children’s Memorial Hospital partner together to ensure
round-the-clock presence of pediatric consultants who can be
called upon regarding any issue surrounding children’s health.
NCH is the only provider in the northwest suburbs to make this
unique service available to the families it serves.
Emergency Services The expanded
Emergency Department (ED) at Northwest Community Hospital
opened in June 1999. The new 20,000 square foot design of the
ED is almost double its original size of 11,000 square feet.
The department treats more patients annually (57,000) than any
other hospital in the northwest suburbs. It was also recently
designated by the State of Illinois as having the highest
possible level of care for children through their Emergency
Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP) certification. The
new Pediatric Emergency Department encompasses a
“kid-friendly” environment that is staffed by board-certified
pediatric emergency doctors, pediatric nurse practitioners,
pediatric emergency nurses and ED technicians. The 1,200
square foot department consists of seven patient bays with
equipment specially designed to care for young patients.
Orthopedic Services In October
2001, NCH was awarded a five-star rating, the highest rating,
by HealthGrades, Inc. for the overall success of its hip
replacement surgeries. It was ranked best among hospitals in
the northwest suburbs and within the top 25 statewide. This
recognition came less than one year after the Hospital was
named as one of the nation’s 100 Top Orthopedic Hospitals by
the HCIA-Sachs Institute (now Solucient) and Human Motion
Institute.
Facts and Figures:
More than 23,000 patients were
hospitalized at Northwest Community in 2000. Advanced care is
provided by a medical staff of 750 physicians and a nursing,
clinical support staff of more than 3,000.
In total, nearly 300,000
outpatient visits were provided to community members in 2000.
As one of the busiest centers
in Illinois, the Day Surgery Center performed more than 9,000
outpatient procedures in 2000.
In 2000, Northwest Community
Healthcare conducted more than 40,000 home healthcare visits.
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