Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
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| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | |
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| Advocate Aurora Health | |
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 Main entrance to the hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Downers Grove, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°49′04.822″N 88°00′31.856″W / 41.81800611°N 88.00884889°W[1] |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Type | Community |
| Affiliated university | None |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 333[3] |
| Helipad | FAA LID: 0IL4 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1976 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Illinois |
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital is a 333-bed community hospital located in Downers Grove, in the US state Illinois. The hospital opened in 1976, and operates the only Level I trauma center in the county of DuPage. Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital is a part of Advocate Aurora Health.
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital has earned a spot on the 100 Top Hospitals list five times.[4]
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital has 333 beds, and more than 1,000 physicians representing 63 specialties. There are 2,600 employees at the hospital, and services include: cardiology, orthopedic surgery, general surgery, gastroenterology, stroke care, obstetrics and gynecology, low dose diagnostic imaging, and a comprehensive breast center. The emergency department is the only Level I trauma center in DuPage County.[5]
The hospital has level III designation for obstetric, perinatal and neonatal services, which is the highest designation in the state.[6]
Awards and recognition
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital is the only health care provider in Illinois to have earned the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award—the highest presidential honor for performance excellence.[7]
- 100 Top Hospitals National Benchmarks Study, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014[8]
- Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Services, 2009–14[9]
- 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals, 2011[4]
- Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois[4]
- Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence[4]
- Lincoln Gold Award for Achievement of Excellence, 2010[4]
- Practice Greenhealth Environmental Leadership Circle Award, 2012, 2013[4]
