Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Advocate Health Care
Main entrance to the hospital
Geography
Location Downers Grove, Illinois, United States
Coordinates 41°49′04.822″N 88°00′31.856″W / 41.81800611°N 88.00884889°W / 41.81800611; -88.00884889[1]Coordinates: 41°49′04.822″N 88°00′31.856″W / 41.81800611°N 88.00884889°W / 41.81800611; -88.00884889[2]
Organization
Care system Private
Hospital type Community
Affiliated university None
Services
Emergency department Level I trauma center
Beds 333[3]
Helipad FAA LID: 0IL4
History
Founded 1976
Links
Website www.advocatehealth.com/gsam/
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 Health Care.

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital has earned a spot on the 100 Top Hospitals list five times.[4]

Services

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]

Recognitions/Awards

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[10]
  • Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois[10]
  • Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence[10]
  • Lincoln Gold Award for Achievement of Excellence, 2010[10]
  • Practice Greenhealth Environmental Leadership Circle Award, 2012, 2013[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Good Samaritan Hospital
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Good Samaritan Hospital
  3. ↑ "Fact Sheet" (PDF). Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital.
  4. ↑ "awards – Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL – Western Suburbs". Advocate Health. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  5. ↑ "outpatient sites of care". Advocatehealth.com. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  6. ↑ "high-risk services – Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL – Western Suburbs". Advocate Health. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  7. ↑ "Baldrige Award recipient". Advocate Health. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  8. ↑ Thomson Reuters Archived June 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  9. ↑ Nurses Credentialing Center Archived 2010-07-08 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "awards – Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove, IL – Western Suburbs". Advocate Health. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
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